How to exclude files of a certain extension UNLESS they are in a certain folder?

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Hi, I'd like to exclude almost all *.lnk files. I say 'almost', because I do have an exception. The exception is that there is a certain folder -- c:\x\ -- for which I want to include all *.lnk files.

How can I do that? Is there an easy way? Thanks!

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To exclude lnk files not in C:\x\

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Exclude tab on the left.
• Change Exclude files to:
  regex:^(?!c:\\x\\).*\.lnk$
• Click OK.

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To easily exclude lnk files with your Everything filter:

• In Everything, from the Search menu, click Organize filters....
• Select Everything and click Edit....
• Change the Search to:
  !*.lnk | "c:\meta\**.lnk"
• Click OK.
• Click OK.

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To create a new filter:

• In Everything, from the Search menu, click Add to filters....
• Change the Name to:
  Exclude lnk files
• Change the Search to:
  !*.lnk | "c:\meta\**.lnk"
• Click OK.

Filters can be activated from the Search menu, Filter bar (View -> Filters), right clicking the status bar, filter macro or filter keyboard shortcut.

[supplementfacts]

Great, I tried the first technique and it worked. Thanks again!