---
id: data-transfers.exclude-files-from-a-transfer
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/exclude-files-from-a-transfer
category: "Data Transfers"
subcategory: "Setting up a transfer"
question: "Can I exclude certain files or file types from a transfer?"
alt_questions:
  - "filter files in data transfers"
  - "skip file types when syncing"
  - "exclude folders from sync storage studio"
  - "transfer only photos from a folder"
  - "ignore files in a transfer"
short_answer: "Not right now — a transfer covers everything in the source folder, with no include or exclude filters. Put the files you want in their own folder and use that as the source instead."
tags: ["filters", "exclude", "limitations"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/multiple-folders-in-one-transfer"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can I exclude certain files or file types from a transfer?

Not right now — a transfer always covers everything inside the source folder. New Transfer doesn't offer include or exclude filters.

To leave something out, organise first: put the files you want to send in their own folder and use that as the source, or move the ones you want to skip elsewhere before the transfer runs.

Related: [Multiple folders in one transfer](https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/multiple-folders-in-one-transfer)