# SonarQube for IDE in Intellij ignores exclusions **URL:** \ **Category:** IntelliJ Platform\ **Tags:** exclusions\ **Created:** [April 3, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-for-ide-in-intellij-ignores-exclusions/180786 "2026-04-03T15:27:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![simasch](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/simasch/32/65507_2.png) [@simasch](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/simasch)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-for-ide-in-intellij-ignores-exclusions/180786/1 "2026-04-03T15:27:37Z")
Please provide - Operating system: Mac - SonarQube for IntelliJ plugin version: latest - IntelliJ version: latest - Programming language you’re coding in: Java - Is connected mode used: no And a thorough description of the problem / question: ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/uploads/sonarcommunity/original/3X/6/0/60a46f01e3d319d9edb181df8ba9390dbfa74c17.png) But when doing a full analysis, it still analyzes files from that location. ---
**Author:** ![ganncamp](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/ganncamp/32/1261_2.png) [@ganncamp](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/ganncamp)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-for-ide-in-intellij-ignores-exclusions/180786/2 "2026-04-03T16:18:22Z")
Hi, Can you give us a [verbose log](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-for-intellij/resources/troubleshooting) from IDE startup through to when that happens?   Thx, Ann ---
**Author:** ![simasch](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/simasch/32/65507_2.png) [@simasch](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/simasch)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 10:14am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-for-ide-in-intellij-ignores-exclusions/180786/3 "2026-04-04T10:14:15Z")
[verbose.log](https://community.sonarsource.com/uploads/short-url/hPknCsL5Iozn8FIEjEsnNqNfWFt.log) (21.1 MB) ---
**Author:** ![ganncamp](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/ganncamp/32/1261_2.png) [@ganncamp](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/ganncamp)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 11:04am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-for-ide-in-intellij-ignores-exclusions/180786/5 "2026-04-06T11:04:56Z")
Hi, Thanks for the log. I’ve flagged this for the experts.   Ann ---
**Author:** ![viacheslav.tsuvariev](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/viacheslav.tsuvariev/32/72249_2.png) [@viacheslav.tsuvariev](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/viacheslav.tsuvariev)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-for-ide-in-intellij-ignores-exclusions/180786/8 "2026-04-07T14:59:04Z")
Hi, This is a known existing behavior. It’s been there for a while. We have a ticket here with the intention to change it to make it more aligned with the expectations: [Jira](https://sonarsource.atlassian.net/browse/SLCORE-2196) ---
**Author:** ![simasch](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/simasch/32/65507_2.png) [@simasch](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/simasch)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-for-ide-in-intellij-ignores-exclusions/180786/10 "2026-04-07T15:11:56Z")
IMO this is crucial. I work on mixed projects with Java and JavaScript, and I don’t want to have one or the other analyzed. Otherwise, what are the exclusions used for? ---
**Author:** ![nicolas.quinquenel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/nicolas.quinquenel/32/40740_2.png) [@nicolas.quinquenel](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/nicolas.quinquenel)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-for-ide-in-intellij-ignores-exclusions/180786/12 "2026-04-07T16:02:16Z")
Exclusions are currently applied only to automatic analysis. We made a deliberate decision early on to still allow users to analyze excluded files by manually triggering an analysis. For example, if a file is excluded, modifying it will not trigger an automatic analysis. However, if you manually trigger an analysis on that file, it will be included. While this behavior makes sense in isolation, it can be confusing when running a full project analysis. We agree that this is an area for improvement, and based on recent feedback, we will try improving this behavior in our next release. ---
**Author:** ![nicolas.quinquenel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/nicolas.quinquenel/32/40740_2.png) [@nicolas.quinquenel](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/nicolas.quinquenel)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 8:44am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-for-ide-in-intellij-ignores-exclusions/180786/15 "2026-04-13T08:44:12Z")
Hey @simasch, we have just released a new version that contains an update in the file exclusions’ logic. It should now be applied across all analysis. Let us know if it solves your issue, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![simasch](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/simasch/32/65507_2.png) [@simasch](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/simasch)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-for-ide-in-intellij-ignores-exclusions/180786/18 "2026-06-24T13:17:47Z")
Yes it looks like it’s solving the problem. Thank you and sorry for the late reply. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/system/32/31083_2.png) [@system](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-for-ide-in-intellij-ignores-exclusions/180786/19 "2026-07-01T13:18:28Z")
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