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Re: Exclude subfolders from index by folder name [message #1688 is a reply to message #1687] Wed, 23 August 2023 16:48 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Another option is to add an empty file named ".noindex" in each of the folders yo want to skip at indexing time. As the Finder hides files whose name begin with a dot, you need to show invisible files (command-shift-.) in order to create (or rename or delete) such a file from the Finder.

Jérôme - FoxTrot Engineering
 
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