As part of the big bug review for 16.04 LTS I have tested this on 15.10 and the bug is still there.
** Tags added: desktop-bugscrub-triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1477787 Title: Files moved to "Exclude"ed folders still exist in Dash Status in Unity: Confirmed Status in unity package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Go to System Settings -> Security & Privacy -> Files & Applications Add the Public directory to the Exclude list. Now choose a document that shows up in the dash. Move that document to the Public directory. Open the dash. Expected: File is no longer visible or searchable in the dash Actual: File is visible in dash. "Show in Folder" opens the Public directory, revealing the file. Marking this as a security issue as it's part of the Security & Privacy settings. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1477787/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp