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# Ignore files and folders during deliveries

In the Visual Studio IDE, you can exclude specific files, folders, and file types from deliveries.

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## Edit ignore rules

To exclude items, you define ignore rules in a .dmignore file. For guidelines and examples of ignore rules, see Ignore files and folders.

To add or modify ignore rules:

1. In Solution Explorer, select the project, solution, or folder where you want to edit ignore rules.

2. Right-click, select Ignore Rules, and then select Edit .dmignore.

3. Add and modify ignore rules.

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## Ignore files and folders

You can apply ignore rules to one or more files or folders.

To specify files and folders to ignore:

1. In Solution Explorer, navigate to the folder where you want to ignore files and/or folders.
2. Select one or more items.

3. Right-click, select Ignore Rules, and select one of these options:

   Option | Details
   --- | ---
   Ignore <file/folder name> | Ignores a specific file or folder.
   Ignore <file/folder name> recursively | Ignores a specific file or folder recursively.
   Ignore *.<file extension> | Ignores all the selected file types.
   Ignores all the selected file types. | Ignores all the selected file types recursively.

The appropriate ignore rules are added to the .dmignore file. You do not need to add them manually.

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## Cancel recursive ignore rules

You can cancel all the recursive ignore rules inherited from parent ignore files.

To cancel recursive ignore rules:

1. In Solution Explorer, select the folder where you want to cancel recursive ignore rules.

2. Right-click, select Ignore Rules, and select Edit .dmignore.

3. Enter: c:

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See also:

- Deliver changes to a stream
- Resolve conflicts between files

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