Excluding Files from the Index
Sometimes you have older files that you don’t need or want to index. You can exclude files from the index with a few steps.
In the Options window, the Files tab displays the list of folders to index, and those excluded. The first part of the list indicates the name or complete path to each folder to index and the types of files to index (documents, music, pictures and/or videos), under the File Types column. The lower part of the list displays excluded folders. As excluded folders are never indexed, the File types column displays nothing for each specified folder. The Index Action column indicates whether the subfolders for this folder are indexed or not.
Local and network drives, external hard drives and specific files or folders can be added, excluded or removed. Also, targeted file types can be easily modified.
To exclude a drive or folder:
- In the Tools menu, click Options…
- Select the Files tab.
- Click Add. A new line will appear at the bottom of the list:
Click on the Index Action cell from the newly added path and select Skip all action. Click elsewhere in the window to confirm selection:
Type the folder path or browse to the folder you want to exclude using the “…” button:
Click Back to main view or Escape key to confirm and close the Options window.
By excluding files you don’t need indexed, you are fine tuning your Copernic experience to suit your needs and getting the most out of the software.
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