https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=434705
--- Comment #6 from tagwer...@innerjoin.org --- Looking at a system with 5.81.0. My .config/baloofilerc includes the lines: exclude folders[$e]=$HOME/.cache/,$HOME/.local/share/Trash/,$HOME/.local/share/baloo/ folders[$e]=$HOME/ index hidden folders=true If I run "balooctl monitor" and then do a "balooctl purge" in another window, I get a stream of files (including files in hidden directories) excluding ~/.cache, ~/.local/share/Trash/, ~/.local/share/baloo/ The only think I can think of to check is whether $HOME is correct (it doesn't, for example, have a trailing slash) try: echo $HOME/.cache/ and check that you do get: /home/username/.cache/ -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.