# How to specify to avoid specific folder in the home?

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-specify-to-avoid-specific-folder-in-the-home/113473>\
**Category:** ℹ️ Support\
**Created:** [April 12, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-specify-to-avoid-specific-folder-in-the-home/113473 "2021-04-12T18:36:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![boistordu](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/boistordu/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@boistordu](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/boistordu)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-specify-to-avoid-specific-folder-in-the-home/113473/1 "2021-04-12T18:36:14Z")

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Hi,

On my own self-histed instances I’ve specified to nextcloud to include the home folder of the users.  
And also I have move the nextcloud folder to another disk

I would like to put some kind of exception about “lost+found” folder and.gnupg  
Is the a way to do that?

Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 9:12am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-specify-to-avoid-specific-folder-in-the-home/113473/2 "2024-12-13T09:12:57Z")

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**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 9:12am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-specify-to-avoid-specific-folder-in-the-home/113473/3 "2024-12-13T09:12:58Z")

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