Option to save excluded data's metadata?

I exclude data downloaded from internet but I want to know that data is excluded when I restore, so I want to save/restore filenames, directory structure, and metadata like file created , last edited.

Also there is 1% data I don’t care about it’s metadata like programs.

Syntax Idea to exclude all but save metadata

*.* --save-metadata

Level based - only save 1 sub folder below the current directories metadata

*.* --save-metadata level1

Feature request 2 - Instead of selectively excluding, add option to selectively include