How to create a .ignore file

[jasonmcroy 315]

I am trying to exclude a folder from the library scan. I Googled this and searched the forum here and saw and went to the Wiki about this. All is says is to create a .ignore file in the folder I want to exclude. 

 

This is what I did - I created a new text document in Windows 10 text editor, changed the file extension to .ignore (Windows made me also give it a name, so I named it Emby.ignore) and saved it as that file. However, the folder is still showing up in my library scans.

 

Is there something I am supposed to place inside the file too? I tried putting .ignore inside the text document as well. 

 

Is this not working or am I doing it incorrectly?

[puithove 209]

I think by giving it the name that you did, it's not being recognized.  I think the full name has to be just ".ignore" - although not straightforward with Windows, it should be possible (might need to do it from the commandline).  "Emby.ignore" is not equal to ".ignore" when something is looking for a specific file name.

 

Otherwise, according to this, you could also make the folder a hidden folder instead of creating a .ignore file - maybe try that.  https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Excluding-files-&-folders

[puithove 209]

Yea, just did this for fun.  From the commandline, this works:

rename "New Text Document.txt" ".ignore"

Or you could do it in one step with:

Echo "Ignore me" > .ignore

[Happy2Play 9450]

Or name it just like the wiki says.  Little deceiving with the trailing dot.  So when you rename the file and extension you end up with a .ignore file

.ignore.

[dcook 289]

It should be just .ignore

 

Screen capture of mine on Windows 10:

 

[jasonmcroy 315]

I think by giving it the name that you did, it's not being recognized.  I think the full name has to be just ".ignore" - although not straightforward with Windows, it should be possible (might need to do it from the commandline).  "Emby.ignore" is not equal to ".ignore" when something is looking for a specific file name.

 

Otherwise, according to this, you could also make the folder a hidden folder instead of creating a .ignore file - maybe try that.  https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Excluding-files-&-folders

 

Thanks. I thought about the hide folder aspect as well (I did read the data in that link) but I need the folder to be seen by another application as well. 

 

 

 

Yea, just did this for fun.  From the commandline, this works:

rename "New Text Document.txt" ".ignore"

Or you could do it in one step with:

Echo "Ignore me" > .ignore

 

Thanks. That does work. 

 

 

It should be just .ignore

 

Screen capture of mine on Windows 10:

 

 

Thanks. At least I know it can be done! lol I did finally somehow manage to get it to work (outside of doing it via the CL even though that does work too. I had to create a named .ignore file then reopen it and delete the name and it finally let me save it that way. If I tried to create a new text document without naming it and changing the extension to .ignore Windows didn't like that at all.

 

 

Anyway, thanks everyone, I finally having it working now! I don't know why it wouldn't let me just save a new document with the extension changed and no file name before. 

[Happy2Play 9450]

Anyway, thanks everyone, I finally having it working now! I don't know why it wouldn't let me just save a new document with the extension changed and no file name before.

You can as I posted in post 4.  filename ".ignore" extention "."

Edited June 2, 2016 by Happy2Play

[jasonmcroy 315]

You can as I posted in post 4.  filename ".ignore" extention "."

 

I did see that, however, if you put that as the file name it doesn't work. It has to be a non named file with the extension being .ignore and that was the original issue I was having and why I posted because Windows wasn't letting me create a .ignore file without a name. 

 

I tried it by naming it .ignore with the file extension being .ignore and the folder would still show up. 

 

As I said above, I was finally able to force it to create the file with no name and with the .ignore extension and it worked.

[Happy2Play 9450]

Ok but it does work.

 

[jasonmcroy 315]

Ok, glad it works for you, not working for me that way. I just tested it again and putting a name of .ignore on the file makes the folder show up again. 

[Koleckai Silvestri 1151]

File Explorer (also controls the desktop and the taskbar) can be silly at times. Easiest just to create it from the command line. Press shift, right-click in the window and say "open command prompt here" then create your file. The command echo '' >.ignore is the easiest.

 

Then if you want to use File Explorer, just copy and paste that file wherever you want it.

[Pixelpaule 4]

Hey guys,

 

if i create a .ignore file in a folder would be subfolders also ignored?

 

Thanks

Edited July 1, 2016 by Pixelpaule

[Spotta 6]

Is there a way to ignore a single file inside a folder like a sample?

[Luke 40121]

Mark it as hidden, however anything with sample in the filename is already ignored.

[Spotta 6]

will give that a go, anything with sample in the name being ignored is why I must not have come across this before, this one just happens to be called preview :/

[minos 15]

Mark it as hidden, however anything with sample in the filename is already ignored.

 

hi, its not working for me, where is my misstake?

Edited December 24, 2017 by minos

[Luke 40121]

This was changed because apparently some TV shows have the word sample in the name.

[Happy2Play 9450]

This was changed because apparently some TV shows have the word sample in the name.

 

Could the "sample" ignore be applied to only Movie content?

[Daniel1966 6]

On 6/2/2016 at 3:29 PM, puithove said:

Otherwise, according to this, you could also make the folder a hidden folder instead of creating a .ignore file - maybe try that.  https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Excluding-files-&-folders

 

I love how the help article states "Just mark it Hidden" but proceeds to NOT tell you HOW to mark it hidden.

Brilliant!

[darkassassin07 620]

Right click > properties > hidden = enabled.

[Luke 40121]

7 hours ago, Daniel1966 said:

 

I love how the help article states "Just mark it Hidden" but proceeds to NOT tell you HOW to mark it hidden.

Brilliant!

Hi, this will be corrected. Thanks.