Start11 Follow Windows Indexing Options

Make Start11 hide exluded paths from "Recent documents..."

from Stardock Forums

Hello. I have a certain number of folders I don't want to be indexed by Windows itself, and such wont show up when using the default Start menu. But Start11 completely ignores that and shows all new files.

Will Start11 comply with these settings, or have I missed out where to change this?

To confirm, I am not talking about the search feature per se.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

I am afraid recent documents is a specific OS folder populated by the OS automatically.  It does not use the Indexing options.

 

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

These aren't the OS specific folders (ie Documents, ProgramData etc) I am trying to exclude, but folders I've created myself, outside any OS specific folders.

ie: D:\myfolder1

 

Sorry, I missunderstood your question, but the issue is still the same. Windows will affirm to the exclusion settings in Indexing Options. Any excluded folders wont show up in the Recent Documents, or as Windows 11 calls it, Recommended section

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting KataStrofY, reply 2

These aren't the OS specific folders (ie Documents, ProgramData etc) I am trying to exclude, but folders I've created myself, outside any OS specific folders.

ie: D:\myfolder1

 

Sorry, I missunderstood your question, but the issue is still the same. Windows will affirm to the exclusion settings in Indexing Options. Any excluded folders wont show up in the Recent Documents, or as Windows 11 calls it, Recommended section
End of KataStrofY's quote

The files shown in recent documents are the files saved as links by Windows in the recent folder.  You can view this by pressing Win+R and typing recent and enter.  This is not altered in any way by indexing options as it is nothing to do with the Windows Indexer.

If you do not want to show things then I would recommend you disable the recent documents section.