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Windows Defender asks to exclude PyCharm projects each and every time

I've made a folder which contains Python projects and entered it into Windows Defender's exclusion list, but every time I make a new project in PyCharm I'm being asked to exclude the folder inside the excluded folder. Is there a step I'm missing?

I've added the whole parent folder into the exclusion list and opened new project folders inside it.

Solution

  • You are not missing any step. If a directory is excluded, all of its descendants are also excluded.

    This is a known problem with PyCharm. Disable that notification and move on.