Exclude .dropbox.cache directory from backup

[user544649]

Hi,

I want to backup my Dropbox folder locally. I want to exclude the .dropbox.cache folder from the backup.

I added this line to the filter:
\.dropbox.cache\

However, the "marker_file" in the dropbox.cache folder is still included.

How is this possible?

[Plerry]

Assuming your Exclude Filter rule is setup and working correctly,
said "marker_file" likely already pre-existed in your backup location.

Excluding a file (or a folder that a file is in) from your sync will make
FFS ignore that file; it will not make FFS delete any such file
from your backup location.

[user544649]

Thanks for your reaction.

I checked my backup and the folder .dropbox.cache was indeed on my backup drive. I deleted the folder and did a new comparison. FFS still wanted to move the .dropbox.cache folder to the backup drive.

I don't know why.

Here are the details:

Exclusion filter:
\System Volume Information\
\$Recycle.Bin\
\RECYCLE?\
\Recovery\
*\thumbs.db
\.dropbox.cache\

Screenshot:

[Plerry]

In- and Exclusion Filter rules are relative to the root of your base-locations.
Because your base-locations are D:\ and E:\Backup (and not D:\Dropbox and E:\Backup\Dropbox), you need to exclude
\Dropbox\.dropbox.cache\

Your present exclude rule
\.dropbox.cache\
would exclude the folder .dropbox.cache if that would exist in the root of D:\ or E:\Backup .