File Director
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Exclusions
File Director keeps all files in sync, regardless of age, type, or size. You may want to tailor what gets synced, saving network bandwidth and storage.
You can define exclusions for File Director Mac to exclude files and file types from being uploaded.
The exclusions use the same "language" as the exclusions for the File Director Windows client:
<Rule name> = <expression>
<expresssion>= [ext=<extension>]
[filepath=<regex String>]
rule<Number> = rule<Number> AND rule [Number]
For example, the following excludes ISO files:
defaults write com.ivanti.filedirector exclusionRule -dict-add "extensionISO" "ext= .iso"
For more information on Windows exclusions, see Exclusions, electives and overrides in the File Director Windows Client help.
Default exclusions
Certain files and folders are excluded by default to save resources, for example:
| Exclusion | Description |
|---|---|
| .DS-Store | Desktop Services Store files |
| .download | Safari temp download files |
| .crdownload | Chrome temp download files |
| .Spotlight-V100 | Index data files for Spotlight searches |
| .fseventstd | File System Events notifications |
| .DocumentRevisions-V100 | Excel temp files |
| Icon | Icon folders |
| .part* | Partial downloads |
| .localized | Localization files |
| .VolumeIcons.icns | Volume icon folder |
| .TemporaryItems | Folder for temp items |
| .Trashes | Folder that stores deleted data |
| .Trash | Trash folder |
| ~* | Paths that start with a tilde, for example Office temp files |