# Issue with file/folder ignore rules

**URL:** <https://kopia.discourse.group/t/issue-with-file-folder-ignore-rules/96>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 8, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/issue-with-file-folder-ignore-rules/96 "2020-09-08T06:30:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![jkowalski](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/jkowalski/32/3_2.png) [@jkowalski](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/jkowalski)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/issue-with-file-folder-ignore-rules/96/7 "2021-04-29T14:06:55Z")

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You don’t need to use `.kopiaignore` files - instead you can define policies at all those directories that exclude specific files in them:

```auto
$ kopia policy set --add-ignore '*' ~/Downloads /tmp
Setting policy for jarek@jareks-mbp:/Users/jarek/Downloads

 - adding "*" to "ignore rules"

Setting policy for jarek@jareks-mbp:/tmp

 - adding "*" to "ignore rules"

```

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