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[Relocated2007]

@Relocated2007 The mpdignore route does work and if it isn't working for you then you have something else wrong with your installation, so I agree with @TheOldPresbyope (when does one ever do otherwise?) that you should address that problem rather than trying further modifications.

The easiest way to create a file that works is to navigate to the folder you want to exclude in the command line:

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cd /path/to/folder/

Then run this command to make the file:

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echo "*" > .mpdignore

The in the moOde interface, go to the Library tab and press the "Regenerate Music Library" button.  Note the instruction to stay on this screen until the spinner clears (move too soon and you will not get all the library, go drink coffee for 20 minutes to be safe).  If once the library is rebuilt you are still seeing files in the directory with the ignore file in it, please post the results of:

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ls -la
cat .mpdignore

From within the folder where you made the file.
If you are doing this from the Pi, you might need to use the /mnt/ directory to be able to write to the folder rather than through the /tmp/ and it's symlink.
For eg, my exlcuded folder on my NAS is this:

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pi@Orpheus:/mnt/NAS/Claudia/zzz_EXCLUDE

I tried but I am getting 

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.mpdignore: Permission denied

even with Sudo command. My USB is in the media folder there is nothing in the mnt dir (I mean no USB there are only NAS  SDCARD  UPNP).
My path looks: 

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pi@moode:/media/7b952e33-7045-4155-9865-e7962f56faa4/media/music $

But I tried again and went to the music path and Hallluja I made this command to the full library folder, so when I regenerate lib there is only the Stereo test as supposed to be cool.
I did the ls command and I could see .mpdignore file, cool. So remove it and made an echo command in the Amiga folder which I want to exclude (folder contains only files no subfolders).
Again permission was denied even with sudo, I do not know what to do?
I am just I reckon given up. My workaround with symlink to the proper music folder on USB is working well, only those thumbnails but screw it, I am listening nod watching.