Profile Properties — Folder Filters
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Folder filters enable you to filter specific folders during a copy operation, i.e. exclude them from the copy operation. The filtering methods inclusive and exclusive enable you to determine how filter texts are to be applied during a copy operation. In the copy modes 1:1 copy, Update and User-defined the filters only affect the contents of the source folders.
Inclusive
Only folders matching an activated filter text are included during a copy operation. Example: If you specify the filter text "Test" only folders named 'Test' are searched during a copy operation. All other folders are filtered (= excluded) from the copy operation.Exclusive
All the folders matching a filter text are excluded from the copy operation. Example: If you specify the filter text "Test", all folders named 'Test' and their subfolders are filtered, i.e. excluded from the copy operation.Filter List
The filter list contains all of the filter texts set up for folders.
Each filter text can be enabled or disabled for a copy operation via its checkbox.
The following buttons are available for the filter list:
The following buttons are available for the filter list:
- Add – Add one filter text per selected folder
- Enter Text – Add one filter text per text entry
- Edit – Edit filter text
- Remove – Remove filter text
- Filter Wizard – Start Filter Wizard
- Variables – Show Windows environment variables
Filter Texts
Comparisons using a filter text are always done using the folder name.
When a filter text contains a backslash (\) comparison is made with the entire path of the current folder.
Filters are not case-sensitive, meaning no distinction is made between uppercasing and lowercasing when during comparisons.
The filter text may contain various wildcards and Windows environment variables. Examples:
The filter text may contain various wildcards and Windows environment variables. Examples:
- Temp*
- Temp?
- *Temp?
- *Temp*
- %TEMP%
- *\Temp*\*
- *\Windows\Temp*\*
- C:\Windows\Temp*
- C:\Windows\%TEMP%\*
Filter Wizard
The filter wizard causes all the source and/or destination folders to be shown, enabling you to mark them as filtered by right-clicking them.
Clicking on the Apply button causes all folders to be marked as filtered and entered in the filter list.