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file filters are great but I have questions

#1 Post by Chuckie » 2020-07-08 20:46

With file filters, is there a way to put more than one per line? Is there a limit on how many? Is there a method of adding them via text file?

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Re: file filters are great but I have questions

#2 Post by boco » 2020-07-08 22:08

With file filters, is there a way to put more than one per line?
Not sure what you mean. One line, one filter expression. You can associate multiple filters logically (AND, OR, NAND, NOR).
Is there a limit on how many?
The dev needs to answer that. Even if there is no hard limit, things might get slow with many filters.
Is there a method of adding them via text file?
Filters are saved in filters.xml - currently you cannot export or import them from the GUI. You need to work directly with filters.xml.
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Re: file filters are great but I have questions

#3 Post by botg » 2020-07-09 07:55

The limit on the amount of filters is your available memory. Performance impact scales linearly with the number of filters.

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Re: file filters are great but I have questions

#4 Post by Chuckie » 2020-07-09 08:47

I should have posted an example sorry. With the photo example I posted on this reply. When I clicked OK and Apply, it did take it. I didn't get an error. Some sites I don't need but certain file to check. The site is a bit over 800 gb. The files I need however are all over. Even doing a search recursively takes forever and since on certain ones get checked on certain days it is a tediously job and very time consuming no matter how I do it. But if this can be done it would help.

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#5 Post by Chuckie » 2020-07-09 08:50

Image sorry , was too fast on the trigger.
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Re: file filters are great but I have questions

#6 Post by boco » 2020-07-09 14:48

If you want to show only those files:
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If you do not want to show the files:
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In your example, the filename would literally have to end with ".lnk, .txt, .exe, .pdf". All characters are valid in filenames, even on Windows. As I said, one expression per line.
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