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How do I ignore an entire directory?
Simple question. How do I ignore an entire file directory in OneDrive? I have Documents folder backed up, but want to ignore an entire folder. Example: UnrealProjects which has HUGE, enormous files, ...
OneDrive doesn’t provide a normal “ignore this subfolder” option inside a backed-up Documents folder.
The simplest solution is to move UnrealProjects outside OneDrive, for example to C:\UnrealProjects or D:\UnrealProjects, then update Unreal Engine to use that location. Your other Documents files can keep syncing.
Close Unreal first and make sure the project files are fully downloaded. Copy them to the new location, open a project there to verify it works, and only then delete the old OneDrive copy. That deletion will also remove the cloud copy.
Don’t use Choose folders for this: unchecking a folder removes it from the PC while keeping it online—the opposite of what you want.