Exclude Files from Synchronization

Use these steps to exclude files from being synchronized for all automatic updates, on-demand synchronizations, advanced synchronizations and deployments.

To exclude a specific file, directory, or file type

1. In the Application Center snap-in, expand the cluster node, right click Synchronizations, and then on the pop-up menu, click Properties.

2. On the General tab, click Add.

3. In the Add Synchronization Exclusion dialog box, click the appropriate exclusion type, and then either enter the correct path or use Browse to locate the file or folder.

4. Click OK.

 Notes

To include a previously excluded file, directory, or file type

• On the General tab, in the list, click the resource, and then click Remove.

 Note   You can specify only one resource at a time. To specify multiple resources, repeat the preceding step.

Exclusion	What is excluded	How to specify	Example
File	The specified file only.	Specify the full path or browse to the file.	C:\Mydirectory\Myfile.txt
Directory	The specified directory and all sub-directories.	Specify the full path or browse to the directory.	C:\Mydirectory
File type	All files with the specified file extension on the server.	Enter *. and the file extension.	*.txt
File type in a specific directory	All files of the specified file type in the specified directory and any of its subdirectories.	Specify or browse to the full path for the folder, and then enter *. and the file extension.	C:\Mydirectory\*.txt

Related Topics

• For more information about synchronization, see Synchronization Fundamentals.

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