Ignore common directories (x64, Debug, Release)

[mhenning]

Is there a way to configure Beyond Compare 4 to ignore subdirectories which generally don't contain relevant files.
Specifically, I want to exclude x64, Debug and Release directories for Visual Studio along with bin and classes for eclipse.

This is just to make large project comparisons easier by eliminating a major source of "false positives".

Respectfully,

-Mark Henning

[Aaron]

Hello,

You could define Name Filters for a specific session or update the session defaults for all future Folder Compare sessions. This can include specific directory paths or use masking characters, for example:
-.\...\bin\ (in the filter bar)
.\...\bin (in the Session Settings, Name Filters tab, Exclude Folders section)

Typing either syntax in either location automatically then updates the other with the correct syntax (adding or removing the '-' for Exclude, or trailing \ for Folder).