example_duplicacy_filters.txt

-*/~*
-*/del/
-*/_del/
-*/_del */
-*/desktop.ini
-*/Thumbs.db
-*/*.lnk
-*/*.tmp*
-$RECYCLE.BIN/
-System Volume Information/
-Users/John Doe/Documents/unwanted_directory/
+Users/John Doe/Documents/*
+Users/John Doe/Pictures/*
+Users/John Doe/Desktop/*
+Users/John Doe/another_wanted_directory/*
+Users/John Doe/
+Users/
+please_back_up_another_wanted_directory/*
-*

New revision corrected to ensure files are correctly matched (and excluded) by top 7-8 patterns.