# Exclude all except a folder?

**URL:** <https://kopia.discourse.group/t/exclude-all-except-a-folder/8906>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 18, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/exclude-all-except-a-folder/8906 "2026-05-18T14:16:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![uew93h](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/5e9695/32.png) [@uew93h](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/uew93h)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/exclude-all-except-a-folder/8906/1 "2026-05-18T14:16:22Z")

</div>

I tried but This also save other folders without any content

Only folders are saved no content under `Sub1/*`-

_`*.*`_  
`!/.BackupIgnore*`  
`!/SubFolder_to_The_SisterFolder_To_IgnoreFile/Sub1/ <---- For folder`  
`!/SubFolder_to_The_SisterFolder_To_IgnoreFile/Sub1/* <---- For content`

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![kapitainsky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/kapitainsky/32/535_2.png) [@kapitainsky](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/kapitainsky)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/exclude-all-except-a-folder/8906/2 "2026-05-18T16:35:20Z")

</div>

Please provide a tree structure of your source starting from root you use for your snapshot. Then indicate what you want to exclude/include and we can try to work out how to do it.

Giving only some partial information makes it impossible to help.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![uew93h](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/5e9695/32.png) [@uew93h](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/uew93h)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/exclude-all-except-a-folder/8906/3 "2026-05-31T10:41:47Z")

</div>

After latest UI update 1 of the 2 problems is solved of where desired content isn’t saved but excluded folders are still saved.

```auto
*.*
!/.BackupIgnore*
!/Skins/Custom/
!/Skins/Custom/*

```

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/kopia/original/2X/f/f0cdda7e13f5ed9db466bb2eaba3b89b80323d58.png)

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/kopia/original/2X/2/25ee492839c9779acb1ee44f785de0b692a1e9ed.png)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![kapitainsky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/kapitainsky/32/535_2.png) [@kapitainsky](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/kapitainsky)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/exclude-all-except-a-folder/8906/5 "2026-06-07T04:25:30Z")

</div>

Please check my last post. Provide details - I am not going to keep guessing based on some screenshots.

Have a look at similar thread:

> [@Ignore folder except 1 subfolder](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/ignore-folder-except-1-subfolder/8758):
>
> Hello, What ignore pattern would ignore the subfolder \AppData except for \AppData\ThisFolder I have tried combinations of: \AppData !\AppData\ThisFolder and !\AppData\ThisFolder \AppData But it just ignores ‘ThisFolder’ regardless.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![kapitainsky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/kapitainsky/32/535_2.png) [@kapitainsky](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/kapitainsky)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2026, 5:44am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/exclude-all-except-a-folder/8906/6 "2026-06-07T05:44:49Z")

</div>

> [@uew93h](#):
>
> `*.*`

> [@Ignore folder except 1 subfolder](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/ignore-folder-except-1-subfolder/8758/12):
>
> \*.\* ←- Ignore Everything

It does not mean ignore everything.

It means ignore some items with “dot” in the middle

If you want “everything” then use “\*”

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![uew93h](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/5e9695/32.png) [@uew93h](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/uew93h)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 10:21am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/exclude-all-except-a-folder/8906/7 "2026-06-08T10:21:55Z")

</div>

[Help] This Backups everything  
`*`  
`!.Backup*`  
`!C:/Users/username/Desktop/`

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![uew93h](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/5e9695/32.png) [@uew93h](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/uew93h)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/exclude-all-except-a-folder/8906/8 "2026-06-11T01:34:55Z")

</div>

@kapitainsky help please

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Angler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Angler](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/Angler)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/exclude-all-except-a-folder/8906/9 "2026-06-12T20:08:43Z")

</div>

He tried, you didn’t cooperate. What are you expecting? Nobody magically knows what you’re trying to do or why something you’re hiding from us might be broken.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![uew93h](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/5e9695/32.png) [@uew93h](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/uew93h)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 6:39am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/exclude-all-except-a-folder/8906/10 "2026-06-14T06:39:11Z")

</div>

I genuine am confused please tell me what more data will help /