On the page you can exclude folders from a comparison. The folder filter is actual for all of the folder pairs. Folder filter consists of the list folder names you do want to exclude from a comparison.

You can type folder patterns or select the pattern names from a tree.

Type the folder name in the line Type folder pattern string for exclude and click on the button Add pattern to add the typed folder name. The typed name will be added into Exclude patterns list for folders. A pattern string can be a combination of valid folder name characters and the asterisk (*). The asterisk is a wildcard that represents any combination of valid folder name characters.

To add pattern names from a tree click the button Add from tree. You can select folders names in the Getting folder names window.

You can manage the folder patterns in Exclude patterns list for folders with following buttons:

Button	Description
Add pattern	Adds the typed folder pattern.
Add from tree	Adds the folder patterns from the tree.
Delete pattern	Deletes the selected folder pattern.
Clear patterns	Deletes all the folders patterns in the list.

You can save the folder filter as predefined in order to use it for other jobs. To save the file filter click the button Save filter on the toolbar.

Image	Shortcut	Description
	None	Saves the current filter as the predefined folder filter in the Save folder filter window.
	None	Sets the predefined folder filter and fills fields with values of the predefined folder filter.
	None	Deletes the selected predefined file filter from the list.
	None	Changes caption of the selected predefined file filter in the Rename folder filter window.
	None	Moves selection in the predefined file filter list to one item up.
	None	Moves selection in the predefined file filter list to one item down.

See also:
   Page Job settings
   Page Comparing folders
   Page File filters
   Page Synchronize methods
   Page Comparison rules
   Page Scheduling
   Page Log settings
   Page E-mail notifications