Force kDrive to exclude files & folders

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

Manage files excluded from kDrive

To this end:

1. Make a left click on the desktop app icon in the notification area of your computer (top right on macOS, bottom right on Windows and a double left click on the Linux taskbar).
2. Click on the action menu ⋮ top right in the application.
3. Click on Preferences:
   
4. Click on Files to be excluded (in the partAdvanced).
5. To add files to exclude, click on the icon ‍‍ Add then enter the name.
   • To exclude a collection of files, specify e.g. *.bak (joker asterisk before the file extension concerned).
   • If you add the name of a folder, It will not be / more synchronized, including its content, subfolders etc.
6. To remove files/folders that you had added for the purpose of excluding them from synchronization, click the Recycle Bin icon ‍ Remove to the right of the line concerned.
   • It is possible to hide synchronization warning messages for excluded files by checking the right box of the excluded file.
7. Click the blue button Save:
   

Be aware of this other guide if you are looking for information about the box " Sync Hidden Files".