[issue]: Known trash directory locations should be filtered from the boot menu #2189

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opened 2026-02-20 21:20:45 -05:00 by deekerman · 3 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 21:20:45 -05:00

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Originally created by @Korkman on GitHub (May 8, 2024).

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I have checked the official FAQ.

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1.0.97

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Known trash directory locations should be filtered from the boot menu by default. It's confusing some folks.

$RECYCLE.BIN
.trash-*
.Trashes/*

These are the naming schemes a quick research produced for Windows, Linux (FreeDesktop) and macOS respectively.

Related to #524 and the respective FAQ entry "$xxx.iso was shown in boot menu"

Could be made an option like VTOY_FILE_FLT_TRASH, but I honestly don't see anyone wanting to turn it off.

Originally created by @Korkman on GitHub (May 8, 2024). ### Official FAQ - [X] I have checked the official FAQ. ### Ventoy Version 1.0.97 ### What happened? Known trash directory locations should be filtered from the boot menu by default. It's confusing some folks. ``` $RECYCLE.BIN .trash-* .Trashes/* ``` These are the naming schemes a quick research produced for Windows, Linux (FreeDesktop) and macOS respectively. Related to #524 and the respective FAQ entry "`$xxx.iso was shown in boot menu`" Could be made an option like `VTOY_FILE_FLT_TRASH`, but I honestly don't see anyone wanting to turn it off.

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@steve6375 commented on GitHub (May 8, 2024):

Or configure Ventoy to work from a base folder (e.g. V_FILES) instead of the root of the USB drive?

@steve6375 commented on GitHub (May 8, 2024): Or configure Ventoy to work from a base folder (e.g. V_FILES\) instead of the root of the USB drive?

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@Korkman commented on GitHub (May 8, 2024):

@steve6375 That's already possible in the form of option VTOY_DEFAULT_SEARCH_ROOT and I recommend it. But changing it to a default "isos" or so would be a breaking change for all documentation out there. And it is a positive for ease of use to just copy ISOs to the formatted drive for simple use-cases.

@Korkman commented on GitHub (May 8, 2024): @steve6375 That's already possible in the form of option `VTOY_DEFAULT_SEARCH_ROOT` and I recommend it. But changing it to a default "isos" or so would be a breaking change for all documentation out there. And it is a positive for ease of use to just copy ISOs to the formatted drive for simple use-cases.

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@Korkman commented on GitHub (Sep 22, 2024):

I notice this has been implemented in 1.0.99. Thank you @ventoy !

@Korkman commented on GitHub (Sep 22, 2024): I notice this has been implemented in 1.0.99. Thank you @ventoy !