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A blacklist for Synology folders and files.
[Version]
major = 1
minor = 1
[Common]
black_prefix = "."
black_dir_prefix = "/Backup", "/Moments"
max_length = 0
max_path = 0
[File]
black_suffix = ".lnk", ".pst", ".swp", ".temp", ".tmp"
max_size = 0
[Directory]
black_name = ".cache", ".node-gyp", "bower_components", "node_modules"
[EA]
@derekedelaney
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MAC: for f in ~/.SynologyDrive/data/session/*/conf/blacklist.filter; do ln -sf ~/.drive_global_blacklist.filter $f; done

WINDOWS: C:\Users\user-name\AppData\Local\SynologyDrive\data\session\#\conf\blacklist.filter

SOURCE: https://community.synology.com/enu/forum/9/post/123571

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youngOman commented Dec 6, 2022

Why can't I find .Synology folder in my mac.. I found it on my Linux & Windows desktop except on my mac

Just found a solution a few months ago:
Window : C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\SynologyDrive\data\session\1\conf

Linux : ~/.SynologyDrive/data/session/4/conf

MacOS :Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/SynologyDrive/data/session/[number]/conf/blacklist.filter

Hope it helps!

@spassvogel
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It's now in ~/Library/Application support/SynologyDrive/SynologyDrive.app/Contents/Resources/conf it seems

@derekedelaney
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derekedelaney commented Apr 14, 2023

Excellent, thanks for the update! So the new Mac script looks like this:

for f in ~/Library/Application\ Support/SynologyDrive/SynologyDrive.app/Contents/Resources/conf/blacklist.filter; do ln -sf ~/.drive_global_blacklist.filter $f; done

@spassvogel
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Hmm, that space in "Application Support" might be a problem?

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Good point, edited the original.

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