From b272febfa0c5562e993d24abe5d21ab18cb7c313 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: travish <traviswaynehill@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2025 09:13:46 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] feat: add ignored directories textarea to define
 ignoredPaths

---
 src/Setting.ts | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/Setting.ts b/src/Setting.ts
index 545b096..472ce17 100644
--- a/src/Setting.ts
+++ b/src/Setting.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,25 @@ export class BinaryFileManagerSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 					});
 			});
 
+		new Setting(containerEl)
+			.setName('Ignored directories')
+			.setDesc(
+				'Directory paths to ignore during auto detection. One path per line. Wildcards supported (e.g., archives/*, *inbox)'
+			)
+			.addTextArea((textArea) => {
+				textArea
+					.setPlaceholder('archives/*\n*inbox\ntemp/')
+					.setValue(this.plugin.settings.ignoredPaths.join('\n'))
+					.onChange(async (value: string) => {
+						this.plugin.settings.ignoredPaths = value
+							.split('\n')
+							.map((path) => path.trim())
+							.filter((path) => path.length > 0);
+						await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+					});
+				textArea.inputEl.rows = 4;
+			});
+
 		new Setting(containerEl)
 			.setName('New file location')
 			.setDesc('New metadata file will be placed here')

From f9849e2d372342ce87a05365f9d957c8979d6b34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: travish <traviswaynehill@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2025 09:14:17 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] feat: implement logic to ignore vault paths from
 autoDetection

---
 src/main.ts | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 523eb7c..951fdfc 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ interface BinaryFileManagerSettings {
 	filenameFormat: string;
 	templatePath: string;
 	useTemplater: boolean;
+	ignoredPaths: string[];
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: BinaryFileManagerSettings = {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: BinaryFileManagerSettings = {
 	filenameFormat: 'INFO_{{NAME}}_{{EXTENSION:UP}}',
 	templatePath: '',
 	useTemplater: false,
+	ignoredPaths: [],
 };
 
 export default class BinaryFileManagerPlugin extends Plugin {
@@ -69,6 +71,11 @@ export default class BinaryFileManagerPlugin extends Plugin {
 					return;
 				}
 
+				// Check if the file path should be ignored during auto detection
+				if (this.isPathIgnored(file.path)) {
+					return;
+				}
+
 				await this.metaDataGenerator.create(file as TFile);
 				new Notice(`Metadata file of ${file.name} is created.`);
 				this.fileListAdapter.add(file.path);
@@ -148,6 +155,36 @@ export default class BinaryFileManagerPlugin extends Plugin {
 
 	// onunload() {}
 
+	private isPathIgnored(filePath: string): boolean {
+		if (this.settings.ignoredPaths.length === 0) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		for (const ignoredPath of this.settings.ignoredPaths) {
+			const trimmedPath = ignoredPath.trim();
+			if (trimmedPath === '') {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			// Convert glob pattern to regex
+			const regexPattern = trimmedPath
+				.replace(/\*/g, '.*')
+				.replace(/\?/g, '.');
+
+			const regex = new RegExp(`^${regexPattern}(?:/|$)`);
+
+			// Check if the file path or its parent directory matches the pattern
+			if (
+				regex.test(filePath) ||
+				regex.test(filePath.split('/').slice(0, -1).join('/'))
+			) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	async loadSettings() {
 		this.settings = Object.assign(
 			{},

From b4b55f5d006b19d447433324b95b7b5e2f5df151 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: travish <traviswaynehill@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2026 20:43:24 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] feat: implement ignore vault paths from manual, unlinked
 detection

---
 src/main.ts | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 951fdfc..8256118 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ export default class BinaryFileManagerPlugin extends Plugin {
 						continue;
 					}
 
+					// Check if the file path should be ignored during manual detection
+					if (this.isPathIgnored(file.path)) {
+						return;
+					}
+
 					promises.push(
 						this.metaDataGenerator
 							.create(file as TFile)
@@ -133,6 +138,10 @@ export default class BinaryFileManagerPlugin extends Plugin {
 				const unlinkedFiles =
 					this.metaDataGenerator.findUnlinkedBinaries();
 				unlinkedFiles.forEach((file) => {
+					// Check if the file path should be ignored during unlinked detection
+					if (this.isPathIgnored(file.path)) {
+						return;
+					}
 					promises.push(
 						this.metaDataGenerator
 							.create(file as TFile)