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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: REDACTED on February 19, 2018, 01:26:57 AM

Title: Dumb question regarding File Shield exclusions
Post by: REDACTED on February 19, 2018, 01:26:57 AM

If I enter an exclusion as "C:\Users\username\Documents\some folder\*" does it also exclude subfolders? Or do they have to be entered individually?

Title: Re: Dumb question regarding File Shield exclusions
Post by: DavidR on February 19, 2018, 01:46:42 AM

Whilst you don't require the "speech quotes" in the exclusion, everything below the ...\some folder\* is excluded which is why you have to take care when using wildcard symbol *.

It would only be dumb if you hadn't asked a question that you weren't clear about the answer.

Title: Re: Dumb question regarding File Shield exclusions
Post by: bob3160 on February 19, 2018, 01:41:20 PM

Yes, it includes sub folders.