# Proper way to exclude Libreoffice lock files?

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/proper-way-to-exclude-libreoffice-lock-files/6696
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 2, 2016, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/proper-way-to-exclude-libreoffice-lock-files/6696 "2016-02-02T02:56:15Z")
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### Author: ![AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/audriusbutkevicius/32/277_2.png) [@AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/AudriusButkevicius)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2016, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/proper-way-to-exclude-libreoffice-lock-files/6696/7 "2016-02-09T08:42:36Z")

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You have to shut down both sides, and start them back uo simultaniously for ignores to be picked up.

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