# Excluded settings

> Choose which Minecraft settings Settings Saver never saves or loads, such as resource packs or the last server, with exact keys or prefix patterns.

URL: https://xichil.dev/wiki/settings-saver/v0/guides/excluded-settings/ · Updated: 2026-11-06 · Applies to: Fabric, Quilt, Legacy Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, MC 1.7.10 - 26.3

Some settings belong to one instance or one computer, not to you: the resource packs a modpack ships,
the last server you joined, your sound device. Settings Saver leaves **excluded settings** alone. By
the end of this guide you can add and remove exclusions for a profile.

## Before you start

Exclusions belong to a profile, so each profile has its own list. The list you edit is the one of the
profile in use: switch first if you want to edit another one (see [Using profiles](https://xichil.dev/wiki/settings-saver/v0/guides/profiles/index.md)).

An excluded setting is skipped everywhere:

- **Save** and auto sync never write it to the profile.
- **Load** and the launch-time apply never change it in the instance, which keeps its own value.

## Steps

1. Open **Options**, **Settings Saver...**, then **Excluded settings...**. The screen is titled
   *Excluded settings: default* (or the name of the profile in use).
2. To add a setting, type its key in **Pattern** and add it. Keys are the names used in
   `options.txt`, for example `renderDistance`, `fov` or `key_key.jump`.
3. To match every key that starts with some text, end the pattern with `*`. `key_*` matches every
   keybind, `soundCategory_*` every volume slider.
4. To remove a pattern, remove it from the list.
5. Changes apply right away, and are saved in the profile's
   [`profile.properties`](https://xichil.dev/wiki/settings-saver/v0/config/profile/index.md).

Patterns may not contain spaces or `=`, and `*` is only allowed as the last character. The screen
says *Spaces and = aren't allowed* or *\* is only allowed at the end* when a pattern breaks a rule.

To find a key, open the instance's `options.txt` in a text editor: each line is `key:value`.

## Default exclusions

A new profile starts with these keys excluded:

| Key | Why it is excluded |
| --- | --- |
| `resourcePacks`, `incompatibleResourcePacks` | Packs differ per instance or modpack. |
| `lastServer` | The last server you typed into Direct Connect. |
| `tutorialStep`, `joinedFirstServer`, `skipMultiplayerWarning`, `skipRealms32bitWarning`, `onboardAccessibility`, `hideBundleTutorial`, `startedCleanly` | One-time tutorials, warnings and bookkeeping. |
| `soundDevice`, `fullscreenResolution` | Hardware-specific. |

The `version` line of `options.txt` is always handled by Settings Saver itself and can't be included.

**Reset to defaults** replaces the profile's list with the defaults above, after you confirm.

> **Tip:** Want only some settings shared? Exclude broadly, for example `key_*` so every instance keeps its own
> keybinds while video and sound settings are shared.