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Always Omit Folders

You can omit folders or drives from all filter processing. For example, you can always exclude the Windows directory from all filter processing. This ensures that files are not migrated from any specified directory even if they meet filter criteria that is defined for the migration.

Note: If you identify a folder to omit, CA DMM omits this folder from all filter processing. This method differs from defining an exclude filter. The Exclude filters exclude the files matching the filter criteria from the migration wherever the file is selected. For example, you can explicitly select an .mp3 file from the tree on the Select Files and Folders page, but if you create an exclude.mp3 filter, that file is not migrated.

Example: Always omit folder

The following sample procedure always omits the My Documents and Windows system folders from filter processing at migration.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Filters from the Settings tree view.
2. Click Always Omit.
3. Click Add.
4. Type %DNA_My_Documents%, and click OK.

   Note: If you are defining a template to be used on different operating systems, use environment variables when defining omitted folders for filters such as My Documents and the Windows system folders. Each operating system locates system folders in different locations.

5. (Optional) Clear Omit all subfolders if you want to omit the root of My Documents only.
6. Click Add, use the Browse button to select the c:\Windows folder.
7. Click OK.