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# Excluding Content

The default behavior of Movebot is to migrate all compatible files and folders from the source to the destination. This behavior can be overridden by using content exclusion rules. 

Content exclusion rules can be defined on the project or individual transfer levels. 

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### **Project Level Exclusion Rules**

Project-level exclusion rules will apply to all migrations in a project. Administrators can define these in the project settings under **Rules.**

Select "Ignored Files" to choose relevant folders/files you want to exclude. When selecting a folder, all subfolders will also be excluded from transfers. 

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### **Individual Migration/Transfer Level Rules**

Exclusion rules are also available at the Transfer level. Rules defined at this level are **in addition** to rules set at the project level. 

At the project level, there is also the option for explicit inclusion. Defining rules here will exclude all content **except** content that matches the rule set. 

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Explicit inclusion rules are also useful for carving up your project into chunks by file types or size. 
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#### Ignore subfolders mapped in other transfers

When this transfer-level **default option** remains checked, Movebot will ignore subfolders that are mapped within the same project. The intent is to stop the same folder from being transferred multiple times to avoid creating duplicate content at the destination. 

If you intentionally want to transfer a folder to multiple locations, you will need to uncheck this option.

**Available Rule Types**

| File Extension Matches          | Only match files with the following extensions                                                          |
| ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Files older than                | Only match files that are older than                                                                    |
| Files modified before timestamp | Only match files modified before the defined unix timestamp                                             |
| File size greater than          | Only match files with a size greater than                                                               |
| File/Folder name matches        | Only match files with the following name. This field supports unix style wildcards                      |
| Path matches                    | Only match files with the following path.  Requires a unix style wildcard to start eg *\*/D:/Documents* |

 

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