Exclude filter not working

[sidprice]

I have the following in the list of excludes:
*.bin
*.git

The batch file has:

        <Pair>
            <Left>D:\DataRoot</Left>
            <Right>E:\DirSync_2\DataRoot</Right>
            <Filter>
                <Include>
                    <Item>*</Item>
                </Include>
                <Exclude>
                    <Item>*.bin</Item>
                    <Item>*.git</Item>
                </Exclude>
                <SizeMin Unit="None">0</SizeMin>
                <SizeMax Unit="None">0</SizeMax>
                <TimeSpan Type="None">0</TimeSpan>
            </Filter>
        </Pair>
 


However, the folders are NOT excluded. How can I fix this?
Sid

[therube]

How are your directories named?

If you change your <Exclude> to:

<Item>*.bin*</Item>
<Item>*.git*</Item>


does that work?

[xCSxXenon]

https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=exclude-files
You need a '\' at the end to specify directories

[sidprice]

Adding the "\" did not work. However:

The full folder names are ".bin" and ".git", the backup location has those folders from previous backup runs. However, with the exclude filters added, in "mirror" mode, the folders are not removed from the backup. If I manually remove one of the folders on the backup drive and run FFS the folder is not copied to the backup.

This sounds like a bug; If a folder (and maybe a file as well) exists on the backup device and it is then excluded from the job, the backup folder is not removed.
Sid

[xCSxXenon]

viewtopic.php?t=9692

[sidprice]

That is a smart workaround, however, this is a huge backup with many, many, folders ".git" It will take hours to browse the destination list and delete them one-by-one.
:(

[xCSxXenon]

a CMD solution may be best for you. Look into the "FOR" utility to search for all '.git' folders and delete them (rmdir)

[sidprice]

Sure.

This should be a feature/option of FFS.
Sid

[WilliamB]

Sid said

If a folder (and maybe a file as well) exists on the backup device and it is then excluded from the job, the backup folder is not removed.

I'm new to FFS, but I've been using a different file syncer for many years (SFFS), and I think if a file or folder is excluded from the job, it should be ignored, as is the case. The job should not do anything to excluded files or folders.