Exclude files from sync

Exclusion patterns keep some files out of sync: they stay on your computer and are not sent to Drime.

#Add a pattern

1. Open the Drime window from the notification area, then Preferences > Sync.

   

2. Under Excluded files, add a pattern, for example *.tmp, node_modules or .app/cache/.

The section then shows how many patterns are configured. A file kept out of sync this way is marked Excluded by your sync rules.

To remove a pattern, click Remove next to it. When there is none, the list reads No pattern yet.

#Patterns already in place

Drime Desktop excludes these by default: .DS_Store, Thumbs.db, desktop.ini, .git, *.tmp, ~$*, .Trash*, *.part, *.crdownload, .sync, .idea, .vscode, __pycache__, *.pyc, .env and .env.local.

#Files that are never synced

Whatever your patterns, Drime Desktop always skips:

• its own sync databases;

• conflict copies (names containing _conflict_);

• Office and LibreOffice lock files, and partial downloads;

• Thumbs.db, Desktop.ini, $Recycle.Bin and System Volume Information;

• .dropbox* files and *.app items.

#Exclusions for a backup

A computer backup has its own rules, separate from sync. Open the backup's menu, choose Manage exclusions, then:

Click Save exclusions. The rules apply to new uploads and to the next rescan. See Back up folders from your computer.

#If it doesn't work