This guide explains how to exclude files and folders from a kDrive synchronization on your computer, and which types of files are already excluded by default.

Manage files excluded from kDrive

To do this:

1. Click on the desktop app icon in the notification area of your computer (top right on macOS, bottom right on Windows, and double-click in the taskbar on Linux).
2. Click on the action menu ⋮ in the top right corner of the application.
3. Click on Preferences:
   
4. Click on Files to exclude (in the Advanced section).
5. To add files to exclude, click on the ‍‍ Add icon and then enter the name.
   • To exclude a collection of files, specify, for example, *.bak (asterisk "wildcard" preceding the file extension in question).
   • If you add the name of a folder, it will no longer be synchronized, including its content, subfolders, etc.
6. To remove files/folders that you added in order to exclude them from synchronization, click on the Trash icon ‍ Delete at the far right of the corresponding line.
   • You can hide synchronization warning messages for excluded files by checking the box to the right of the excluded file.
7. Click on the blue Save button: