is there a way to control what files get a Meta file

[slothuus]

Hi All

i am using resilio for my studio. where it has a option where you can do selective sync on some folder.
and before the files get transfere it generates a .rlsl file for every file before its downloaded.

problem that unity creates a meta file for them before they are delete, is there a way to ignore does files so it doesnt generate a meta file for them. hope it makes sense.

Cheers

[Joe-Censored]

Do you have any control of the filenames?

Here’s what Unity doesn’t import, so shouldn’t create meta files for:

@Unity Documentation

Hidden Assets
During the import process, Unity completely ignores the following files and folders in the Assets folder (or a sub-folder within it):

• Hidden folders.
• Files and folders which start with ‘.’.
• Files and folders which end with ‘~’.
• Files and folders named cvs.
• Files with the extension .tmp.

This is used to prevent importing special and temporary files created by the operating system or other applications.

Unity - Manual: Special folder names

[slothuus]

Sadly not

There is no other option?

[luvcraft]

This functionality REALLY needs something akin to .gitignore, especially now that Package Manager git packages exist.

If I have a Package Manager package with a folder full of doxygen-generated documentation, there’s no reason for Unity to add a .meta file to every file and folder in there. And it’s ugly to have to name the folder “Documentation~” rather than just having some sort of “.metaignore” file in the package that lists “Documentation” and everything beneath it to ignore for creating meta files.

Same goes for having a Readme.md file, and tons of other cases.