https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=597c0fce-47a7-4a41-8ccb-cd6b73fb1b6c FileSeek RSS: Adding an "Exclusion" results in a running search getting stuck Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:15:41 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=597c0fce-47a7-4a41-8ccb-cd6b73fb1b6c https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/adding-an-exclusion-results-in-a-running-search-getting-stuck/?ID=597c0fce-47a7-4a41-8ccb-cd6b73fb1b6c#2 Fri, 14 May 2021 18:31:02 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/adding-an-exclusion-results-in-a-running-search-getting-stuck/?ID=597c0fce-47a7-4a41-8ccb-cd6b73fb1b6c#2 FileSeek Hello,

If you set the "Skip Searching within files bigger than..." option in the FileSeek Settings > Search tab, to something low like 10mb, does that help?

Thanks! ]]> https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/adding-an-exclusion-results-in-a-running-search-getting-stuck/?ID=597c0fce-47a7-4a41-8ccb-cd6b73fb1b6c Thu, 13 May 2021 00:03:46 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/adding-an-exclusion-results-in-a-running-search-getting-stuck/?ID=597c0fce-47a7-4a41-8ccb-cd6b73fb1b6c FileSeek Hi,

I search by using v6.6 on Win10

Path(s): C:\Some-folder
Include files: *.* (pattern)
Exclude files: *.zip (pattern)
Query: +this +that (text query)

and the search gets stuck after "Files searched: 4"
If I remove the exclude filter for *.zip, it continues running.

If I remove Include: *.*, it adds it back automatically.

Please advise.

Thanks,
GT ]]>