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# Ignore folders named _archive (2025-08-18 21:09Z)

_**User**_

make sure it ignores folders named `_archive`

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_**Assistant**_

I'll modify the `UpdateSequences.bat` script to ignore folders named `_archive`. Looking at the current script, I need to add a check to skip any daily folders that are named `_archive`.


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<details><summary>Edit file: UpdateSequences.bat</summary>

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**Chunk 1**
Lines added: 5, lines removed: undefined

```diff
@@ -23,4 +23,9 @@
  for /d %%D in (daily_*) do (
    if exist "%%D" (
+     rem Skip _archive folders
+     if "%%~nxD"=="_archive" (
+       echo   Skip: archive folder "%%D"
+       goto :continue
+     )
      set /a dailiesScanned+=1
      set "hadSub=0"
```

**Chunk 2**
Lines added: 1, lines removed: undefined

```diff
@@ -37,4 +42,5 @@
      )
    )
+   :continue
  )
  
```

</details>

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Perfect! I've updated the `UpdateSequences.bat` script to ignore folders named `_archive`. The changes I made:

1. **Added a check** for `_archive` folders before processing any daily folder
2. **Added a skip message** to show when an archive folder is being skipped
3. **Added a `:continue` label** to jump to the next iteration when an archive folder is encountered

Now when the script runs, it will:
- Check if each daily folder is named `_archive`
- If it is, display a skip message and continue to the next folder
- If it's not `_archive`, process it normally as before

This ensures that `_archive` folders are completely ignored during the sequence update process, which should prevent any unwanted processing of archived content.

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_**User**_

now it instacloses.

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_**Assistant**_

I see the issue! The problem is with the `goto :continue` statement. In batch files, when you use `goto` inside a loop, it can cause issues with the loop structure and cause the script to exit prematurely.

Let me fix this by using a different approach - I'll use an `if` statement with `else` instead of `goto`:


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<details><summary>Edit file: UpdateSequences.bat</summary>

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**Chunk 1**
Lines added: 16, lines removed: 17

```diff
@@ -24,23 +24,22 @@
    if exist "%%D" (
      rem Skip _archive folders
-     if "%%~nxD"=="_archive" (
-       echo   Skip: archive folder "%%D"
-       goto :continue
-     )
-     set /a dailiesScanned+=1
-     set "hadSub=0"
-     rem Case 1: subfolders treated as sequences
-     for /d %%S in ("%%D\*") do (
-       set /a sequencesTotal+=1
-       set "hadSub=1"
-       call :MirrorOne "%%D\%%~nxS" "%%~nxS"
-     )
-     rem Case 2: no subfolders => mirror daily itself as a sequence
-     if "!hadSub!"=="0" (
-       set /a sequencesTotal+=1
-       call :MirrorOne "%%D" "%%~nxD"
+     if not "%%~nxD"=="_archive" (
+       set /a dailiesScanned+=1
+       set "hadSub=0"
+       rem Case 1: subfolders treated as sequences
+       for /d %%S in ("%%D\*") do (
+         set /a sequencesTotal+=1
+         set "hadSub=1"
+         call :MirrorOne "%%D\%%~nxS" "%%~nxS"
+       )
+       rem Case 2: no subfolders => mirror daily itself as a sequence
+       if "!hadSub!"=="0" (
+         set /a sequencesTotal+=1
+         call :MirrorOne "%%D" "%%~nxD"
+       )
+     ) else (
+       echo   Skip: archive folder "%%D"
      )
    )
-   :continue
  )
  
```

</details>

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Perfect! I've fixed the issue by removing the problematic `goto :continue` statement and restructuring the logic. Now the script:

1. **Uses a proper `if/else` structure** instead of `goto`
2. **Only processes folders that are NOT `_archive`** using `if not "%%~nxD"=="_archive"`
3. **Shows the skip message** in the `else` block when an archive folder is encountered
4. **Maintains the proper loop structure** so the script won't close instantly

The script should now run properly without closing immediately, and it will still ignore any folders named `_archive` as requested.

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