Exclude folders

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jsupps

I have a folder with many folders inside it.

Ex:
Main
     FolderA
          A_Exclude
               A_Sub
          B
     FolderB
          A_Exclude
               A_Sub
          B
etc.

I would like to exclude the A_Exclude folder (and A_Sub + any others in the A folder) in every folder it appears in.

I tried \A_Exclude\ but it did not work.

What is the correct way to do this?

Thanks
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Plerry

In- and Exclude Filter definitions are relative to the root of your base locations.
If Main is one of your base-locations, you need to exclude
\FolderA\A_Exclude\
not just
\A_Exclude\
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jsupps

That makes sense. But, is it possible to wildcard it? I have many folders on the FolderA level (C, D, etc.) and all have the folder I want to exclude under it and more are created every day. They are basically temporary folders that I don't need backed up.
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xCSxXenon

Yes, you will probably want "*\A_Exclude\" in your exclude filter.

You can also run a compare and right-click the folder to select from multiple exclude syntax options