# "Ignore Files" with path not working

**URL:** <https://kopia.discourse.group/t/ignore-files-with-path-not-working/3562>\
**Category:** General Topics\
**Created:** [December 21, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/ignore-files-with-path-not-working/3562 "2024-12-21T19:36:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![xep22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b5a626/32.png) [@xep22](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/xep22)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/ignore-files-with-path-not-working/3562/1 "2024-12-21T19:36:24Z")

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I am using KopiaUI on windows and “Ignore Files” is not working like I need. I can use this:

`*.tmp`

but for example this is not working, it will be backuped anyway:

`D:\test\file.tmp`

`D:\test\*`

I don’t undestand what I’m doing wrong ??

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**Author:** ![dcog989](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/dcog989/32/1245_2.png) [@dcog989](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/dcog989)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/ignore-files-with-path-not-working/3562/2 "2024-12-23T17:28:53Z")

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```auto
**\*.tmp

```

‘\*\*’ matches zero or multiple directories - [Ignoring Files and Folders in Snapshots | Kopia](https://kopia.io/docs/advanced/kopiaignore/)