Windows 10: Search excludes any folder with a .git subfolder

I use Git to keep track of my projects, and this creates a .git folder in any repository that is tracked.


I am unable to search anything in these folders. For example, I know that filename.txt exists inside one such folder, and when I type filename.txt in the Start Menu search, I do not get any result. I am able to search all other folders properly.


I've tried rebuilding the Windows Index but that does not help. I used the Settings app and found that these folders are excluded, and then removed them. However, when I check again after a few minutes, they are back in the excluded list.




Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

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Exclude subfolder

This folder is being watched:

C:\Users\Shane\Music

I would like to exclude this subfolder:

C:\Users\Shane\Music\_downloads

Files in this subfolder are usually tagged incorrectly, and I like to fix them before moving them into the sorted folders.

Is it possible to exclude a subfolder?

Thanks,

Shane.

 

Excluding folders in Windows Search

Hi,

I'd like to set Windows Search so that the search only searches within the user's C:\Users folder. Alternatively, I'd be happy if the Search searched the whole PC, but excluded the ability to search within other users' folders.

I tried setting the Find My Files setting to Enhanced and added everyone else's User folder to the excluded list. However, exactly the same excluded folder list appears within each user's own Windows, which is clearly not what I need. Each user needs a different set of folders excluded from Search. I just can't figure out how to do this.

Is anyone able to help please?

Thanks

M

Windows 10 version 1909

 

Exclude subfolder

Hi,

To isolate your concern, we would like to ask the following:

• What do you mean by excluding sub-folder from the music collection?
• What exactly are you trying to accomplish by excluding the sub-folder?

We look forward to your response.