Introduction
this is a powershell script that excludes common files and folders that are used with unreal engine, customize it to your needs and don’t forget to add your project’s folder. This script is inspired from ikrima.dev
$userPath = $env:USERPROFILE
$pathExclusions = New-Object System.Collections.ArrayList
$processExclusions = New-Object System.Collections.ArrayList
$extensionExclusions = New-Object System.Collections.ArrayList
# Visual Studio
$pathExclusions.Add('C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET') > $null
$pathExclusions.Add('C:\Windows\assembly') > $null
$pathExclusions.Add($userPath + '\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio') > $null
$pathExclusions.Add($userPath + '\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VisualStudio') > $null
$pathExclusions.Add('C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Packages') > $null
$pathExclusions.Add('C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild') > $null
$pathExclusions.Add('C:\Program Files\MSBuild') > $null
$pathExclusions.Add('C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio') > $null
$pathExclusions.Add('C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio') > $null
$pathExclusions.Add('C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs') > $null
$pathExclusions.Add('C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs') > $null
$pathExclusions.Add('C:\Program Files\dotnet') > $null
$pathExclusions.Add('C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin') > $null
$pathExclusions.Add('C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Debuggers') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('devenv.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('cl.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('dotnet.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('msbuild.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('perfwatson2.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('vbcscompiler.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('testhost.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('datacollector.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('IntelliTrace.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('CodeCoverage.exe') > $null
# Perforce
$processExclusions.Add('p4.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('p4v.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('p4admin.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('p4merge.exe') > $null
# Rider
$processExclusions.Add('rider64.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('Rider.Backend.exe') > $null
$pathExclusions.Add($userPath + '\AppData\Local\JetBrains\Rider*\resharper-host') > $null
#Rad Debugger
$processExclusions.Add('raddbg.exe') > $null
$extensionExclusions.Add(".rdi") > $null
# C++ files
$extensionExclusions.Add(".h") > $null
$extensionExclusions.Add(".c") > $null
$extensionExclusions.Add(".cpp") > $null
$extensionExclusions.Add(".idb") > $null
$extensionExclusions.Add(".lib") > $null
$extensionExclusions.Add(".obj") > $null
$extensionExclusions.Add(".pdb") > $null
$extensionExclusions.Add(".sbr") > $null
# Unreal Engine
$processExclusions.Add('ShaderCompileWorker.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('UnrealEditor-Cmd.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('UnrealEditor.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('UnrealEditor-Win64-DebugGame.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('UnrealEditor-Win64-Debug.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('UnrealHeaderTool.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('zenserver.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('UnrealInsights.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('UnrealLightmass.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('UnrealPak.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('LiveCodingConsole.exe') > $null
$extensionExclusions.Add(".uproject") > $null
foreach ($exclusion in $pathExclusions)
{
Write-Host "Adding Path Exclusion: " $exclusion -ForegroundColor Green
Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $exclusion
}
foreach ($exclusion in $processExclusions)
{
Write-Host "Adding Process Exclusion: " $exclusion -ForegroundColor Green
Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess $exclusion
}
foreach ($exclusion in $extensionExclusions)
{
Write-Host "Adding Extension Exclusion: " $exclusion -ForegroundColor Green
Add-MpPreference -ExclusionExtension $exclusion
}
Write-Host "" -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "Your Exclusions:" -ForegroundColor Green
$prefs = Get-MpPreference
$prefs.ExclusionPath
$prefs.ExclusionProcess
$prefs.ExclusionExtension
Write-Host "" -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "Enjoy faster build times and coding!" -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "" -ForegroundColor Green