-create-file-list-exclude-folders doesn't work

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Someonegood
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-create-file-list-exclude-folders doesn't work

Post by Someonegood »

Hi I'm using everything 1.4 and the command line (not es)

I don't know if it's something I'm doing wrong but I'm so lost, would like some help

As title says, I put <everything.exe path> -create-file-list <path of where my efu will be> <path of what I want to scan> - create-file-list-exclude-folders <path of the folder I want to exclude from the main folder>

It does create a file list but when i open the efu in everything, the excluded folder exists in the file list.

I'm losing my mind. Thanks for any help.
NotNull
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Re: -create-file-list-exclude-folders doesn't work

Post by NotNull »

Someonegood wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 6:23 pm <path of the folder I want to exclude from the main folder>
-create-file-list-exclude-folders
only accepts foldernames without paths.
(but might include wildcards)

So this will not give the expected results:

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Everything.exe  -createfilelist .\output.efu c:\windows\   -createfilelist-excludefolders "c:\windows\system32";"c:\windows\winsxs"

Whereas the following 2 do:

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Everything.exe  -createfilelist .\output.efu c:\windows\   -createfilelist-excludefolders "system32";"winsxs"
Everything.exe  -createfilelist .\output.efu c:\windows\   -createfilelist-excludefolders "sys*32";"winsxs"
The double qotes are not needed when foldernames do not include spaces.



Everything.exe has basic support for generating filelists.
ES.exe gives you a much more granular control over what to include/exclude.
If you need support with that, just ask. No need to lose your mind another time ;)



BTW:
Someonegood wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 6:23 pm - create-file-list-exclude-folders
Very likely just a typo on the forum, but the <space> between - and create should not be there.
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