Way to ignore directories for FTP and synchronize

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piotku
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Way to ignore directories for FTP and synchronize

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I would gladly see a way to add some folders to a "ignore" list so they won't be transferred by FTP or compared using synchronize option.

I'm thinking about folders like ".git" or "node_modules", which shouldn't be normally transferred or compared but are, which takes usually a lot of time.

I know - there's an option: Configuration -> Operation -> Ignore List - but then it totally hides those folders even from showing which is not what is needed.

I see this work like the above Configuration -> Operation -> Ignore List (where you can add just folder names, no paths) but with an option to show them but not include in file transfers or synchronization.
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Re: Way to ignore directories for FTP and synchronize

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In Synchronize dirs, you can ignore files and/or folders with the wildcard box between the two paths. They need to be put behind a vertical line |. This is used because it cannot appear in file names. Example:
*.* | .git\ node_modules\
will ignore all folders named .git or node_modules anywhere in the searched locations. The backslash is needed for folders.
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Re: Way to ignore directories for FTP and synchronize

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Little hacky solution but works fine - thanks for a quick answer!
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