folder exclusion with or without "\"

Created: 11 Oct 2012 | Updated: 11 Oct 2012 | 4 comments

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Hello,

I saw similar discussions on the forum but didn't find the exact answer, still a little bit confused.

If I want to exclude a folder and all files and subfolders inside with the Centralized Exceptions policy, do I need to use backslash at the end or no (also the option Include subfolders is selected):

Example:

C:\Program Files\Folder1

C:\Program Files\Folder1\

Which of these will work, or both of them?

Thanks

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Ashish-Sharma

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HI,

You can use

C:\Program Files\Folder1

Creating Centralized Exceptions Policies in the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH183201

Thanks In Advance

Ashish Sharma

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Brian81 Trusted Advisor

folder exclusion with or without "\" - Comment:11 Oct 2012 : Link

Both will work but best practice would be to do:

C:\Program Files\Folder

But I have seen both work

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folder exclusion with or without "\" - Comment:11 Oct 2012 : Link

thanks

Mithun Sanghavi Symantec Employee Technical Support Accredited

folder exclusion with or without "\" - Comment:11 Oct 2012 : Link

Hello,

I agree above, I would suggest you to use

C:\Program Files\Folder1

To understand, I would suggest you to check the Glossary of File/Folder Prefix Variables provided in the Article below:

Creating Centralized Exceptions Policies in the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH183201

The Description in the Above Article shows all the paths as -

C:\Program Files\Common Files

C:\Windows\System32 or C:\WINNT\System32

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs

which clearly explains the path to be used without "\" at the end.

Hope that helps!!

Mithun Sanghavi
Symantec Technical Support Engineer, SEP
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