# 2.0.3.5 ignoring exclude-files-attributes

**URL:** <https://forum.duplicati.com/t/2-0-3-5-ignoring-exclude-files-attributes/3755>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 6, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/2-0-3-5-ignoring-exclude-files-attributes/3755 "2018-06-06T15:13:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![JonMikelV](https://forum.duplicati.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/439d5e/32.png) [@JonMikelV](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/JonMikelV)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/2-0-3-5-ignoring-exclude-files-attributes/3755/2 "2018-06-08T00:44:13Z")

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Just out of curiosity, are you using any “Exclude filter group” settings such as “Default excludes”?

Using the `test-filter` Command from the GUI on 2.0.3.6 it looks like things work as expected… Unfortunately, I don’t currently have a 2.0.3.5 version to on.

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Results with ONLY `--exclude-files-attributes=ReadOnly,Hidden,System`

```
Including source path: E:\
Excluding path due to attribute filter: E:\$RECYCLE.BIN\
---- > Excluding path due to attribute filter: E:\System Volume Information\
Including path as no filters matched: E:\DuplicatiHelp.bat
Including path as no filters matched: E:\DuplicatiHelp.txt
Including path as no filters matched: E:\Minio\.minio.sys\
Including path as no filters matched: E:\Minio\duplicati\
Including path as no filters matched: E:\Minio\.minio.sys\multipart\
Including path as no filters matched: E:\Minio\.minio.sys\tmp\
Including path as no filters matched: E:\Minio\.minio.sys\format.json
Matched 3 files (93.49 KB)
Return code: 0

```

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Results with ONLY `--exclude={DefaultExcludes}`

```
Including source path: E:\
Excluding path due to filter: E:\$RECYCLE.BIN\ => ({DefaultExcludes})
Including path as no filters matched: E:\Minio\
---- > Excluding path due to filter: E:\System Volume Information\ => ({DefaultExcludes})
Including path as no filters matched: E:\DuplicatiHelp.bat
Including path as no filters matched: E:\DuplicatiHelp.txt
Including path as no filters matched: E:\Minio\.minio.sys\
Including path as no filters matched: E:\Minio\duplicati\
Including path as no filters matched: E:\Minio\.minio.sys\multipart\
Including path as no filters matched: E:\Minio\.minio.sys\tmp\
Including path as no filters matched: E:\Minio\.minio.sys\format.json
Matched 6 files (171.54 MB)
Return code: 0

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