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  • 1.  Folder exclusions - prefixes

    Posted Jul 30, 2017 05:30 AM
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    Hey,

    ​When we use the predefined prefixes, does this include the \ before the folder path?  Or do we need to specify the the leading \ ?

    See attached pitcure.

    Thanks.



  • 2.  RE: Folder exclusions - prefixes

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Jul 30, 2017 06:39 AM

    This link should help answer

    https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.TECH183201.html


    NAME OF PREFIX
    Description

    PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON
    A folder for components that are shared across applications. A typical path is C:\Program Files\Common Files

    SYSTEM
    The Windows System folder. A typical path is C:\Windows\System32 or C:\WINNT\System32

    COMMON_PROGRAMS
    The file system folder that contains the folders for the common program groups that appear on the Start menu for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs

    COMMON_DOCUMENTS
    The file system folder that contains documents that common to all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents

    PROGRAM_FILES
    The Program Files folder. A typical path is C:\Program Files

    COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY
    The file system folder that contains files and folders that appear on the desktop for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop

    WINDOWS
    The Windows folder or SYSROOT. This corresponds to the %windir% or %SYSTEMROOT% environmental variables. A typical path is C:\Windows or C:\WINNT

    COMMON_APPDATA
    The file system folder containing application data for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data

    COMMON_STARTUP
    The file system folder that contains all the programs that appear in the Startup folder for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

    Note: Endpoint Protection does not allow the use of wildcards.

    Two more Prefix variable were added in SEPM 14.0 as below:


    USER_PROFILE    		 File system folders that correspond to all the users.

    SYSTEM_DRIVE    		 The SYSTEM_DRIVE variable indicates the location where the Windows operating system is installed

     



  • 3.  RE: Folder exclusions - prefixes

    Posted Jul 30, 2017 07:17 AM

    You don't need the leading slash (\)



  • 4.  RE: Folder exclusions - prefixes

    Posted Jul 31, 2017 04:45 AM

    Hi Ldoodle,

    Just adding a couple of articles that may help you get the most out of SEP's Exclusion/Exception capabilities:

    Exceptions, Illustrated: Part One

    https://www.symantec.com/connect/articles/exceptions-illustrated-part-one

     

    Exceptions, Illustrated: Part Two

    https://www.symantec.com/connect/articles/exceptions-illustrated-part-two