Exclude Files with No Extension?

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TheSQLG0d
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Exclude Files with No Extension?

Post by TheSQLG0d »

I have 60K files on my C drive with no extension. I wish to exclude all such files from Everything.

I searched forum for this, but found nothing helpful.

I have tried *.dll;*. and *.dll;*."" and neither excluded files with no extension.

Is there a way to accomplish this?

Version 1.5.0.1416b (x64), win 10 22H2
NotNull
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Re: Exclude Files with No Extension?

Post by NotNull »

I'm assuming you want to permanently exclude those files under Menu > Tools > Options > Indexes > Exclude?
Then try the following:

Include only files =
*.*

Exclude files =
*.dll



In the search bar, files without extension can be excluded by adding
!ext:
to the search query
void
Developer
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Re: Exclude Files with No Extension?

Post by void »

To exclude dll files and files with no extension, please try the following exclude filter:

*.dll;regex:^[^.]*$
hamid56
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Re: Exclude Files with No Extension?

Post by hamid56 »

in completing David guidance we have 3 another method for excluding no-ext files:i appreciate any person that mention another reasonable method(without adding * or " to current commands).
file:!.
ext:
file: !regex:\.
file: regex:^[^.]*$