---
title: "Add or Edit exclusions page"
slug: "add-or-edit-exclusions-page"
tags: ["Reference", "ENS 10.7.x"]
updated: 2026-10-06T19:45:35Z
published: 2026-10-06T19:45:35Z
canonical: "docs.trellix.com/add-or-edit-exclusions-page"
---
> ## Documentation Index
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# Add or Edit exclusions page
You can exclude an executable from on-access scans or on-demand scans.
Trellix ENS treats all file and folder exclusions as case insensitive — all case variations of the specified locations are excluded. For example, if you exclude C:\Temp\ABC, Trellix ENS also excludes C:\temp\abc and C:\TEMP\Abc.
| Section | Option | Definition | Scan type |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| On-Access | On-Demand |
| **What to exclude** | | Specifies the type of exclusion and the details for the exclusion. |
| **File name or path** | Specifies the file name, path, or full path including file name to exclude. The file name or path can include wildcards. - Question mark (?) matches any single character. You can use a single ? character as the root of a file path. For example, ?:\ABC matches the root-level ABC folder for all drives. - Asterisk (*) matches multiple characters, except (\) backslash. > [!NOTE] > Note > > To exclude a folder on Windows systems, append a backslash (\) character to the path.To exclude a folder on macOS or Linux systems, append a slash (/) character to the path. - Double asterisk (**) matches multiple characters including backslash Select **Also exclude subfolders** if needed. File name exclusions can't include the following characters: \| " / < > |  |  |
| **File type** | Specifies file types (file extensions) to exclude. The file type can include wildcards, but must include one non-wildcard character. To specify a file with no extension, use ::: (3 colon characters). File type exclusions can't include the following characters: \| " / < > . * |  |  |
| **File age** (Windows & macOS only) | Specifies the access type of files to exclude and the **Minimum age in days**. - **Created** — Files created n days or more ago. - **Changed** — Files last changed n days or more ago - **Accessed** — Files last accessed n days or more ago (on-demand scans only). |  |  |
| **When to exclude** | | Specifies when to exclude the selected item. |
| | **On write** | Excludes from scanning when files are being written to or changed on the disk or other data storage device. |  | |
| | **On read** | Excludes from scanning when files are being read from the computer or other data storage device. > [!NOTE] > Note > > If you want to exclude items from Trellix (ENS) Adaptive Threat Protection scanning only, select this option. Threat Prevention still scans those items when they are being written to or changed on the disk. |  | |
| **Notes** | | Specifies any additional information about the exclusions. |  |  |