# Force exclude not working at reload

**URL:** <https://forum.embeetle.com/t/force-exclude-not-working-at-reload/1068>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 2, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.embeetle.com/t/force-exclude-not-working-at-reload/1068 "2026-08-02T08:48:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.embeetle.com/t/force-exclude-not-working-at-reload/1068/1 "2026-08-02T08:48:55Z")

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Title:  
Force Exclude setting lost after restarting Embeetle

Operating system:  
MX Linux

Embeetle version:  
[enter version]

Project:  
CH32V203 project

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open the project.
2. Right-click project/source/Samples/GPIO and select Force Exclude.
3. Wait for the Source Analyzer to finish.
4. Confirm that config/filetree.mk no longer contains the sample files.
5. Close Embeetle completely.
6. Reopen the project.
7. The sample files are included again.

Expected result:  
The Samples/GPIO folder remains force-excluded after restarting Embeetle.

Actual result:  
The Source Analyzer adds the sample files back into config/filetree.mk.

Files added again:  
project/source/Samples/GPIO/GPIO\_Toggle/User/ch32v20x\_it.c.o  
project/source/Samples/GPIO/GPIO\_Toggle/User/main.c.o  
project/source/Samples/GPIO/GPIO\_Toggle/User/system\_ch32v20x.c.o

Mxlinux 25.2

Embeetle  
version: 2.0.0 latest version: 2.0.0  
date: 04 Feb 2026 latest date: 04 Feb 2026

~/.embeetle/home\_window\_output.txt is empty and this is my .beetle/output.txt

[VERSION-CHECK] Latest Embeetle version: 2.0.0 (Current: 2.0.0)  
Change project status to busy  
Change project linker status to waiting  
Change project linker status to busy  
Change project linker status to error  
Change project status to ready  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol NMI\_Handler at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/Samples/GPIO/GPIO\_Toggle/User/ch32v20x\_it.c’ ( 991 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol HardFault\_Handler at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/Samples/GPIO/GPIO\_Toggle/User/ch32v20x\_it.c’ ( 1203 )  
Change project status to busy  
Change project linker status to waiting  
Remove warning: format specifies type ‘int’ but the argument has type ‘uint32\_t’ (aka ‘unsigned long’) at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/Samples/GPIO/GPIO\_Toggle/User/main.c’ ( 1532 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol main at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/Samples/GPIO/GPIO\_Toggle/User/main.c’ ( 1372 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol SystemCoreClock at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/Samples/GPIO/GPIO\_Toggle/User/system\_ch32v20x.c’ ( 2253 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol AHBPrescTable at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/Samples/GPIO/GPIO\_Toggle/User/system\_ch32v20x.c’ ( 3637 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol SystemInit at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/Samples/GPIO/GPIO\_Toggle/User/system\_ch32v20x.c’ ( 5056 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol SystemCoreClockUpdate at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/Samples/GPIO/GPIO\_Toggle/User/system\_ch32v20x.c’ ( 5531 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol main at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/User/main.c’ ( 9988 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol SystemCoreClock at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/User/system\_ch32v20x.c’ ( 2686 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol AHBPrescTable at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/User/system\_ch32v20x.c’ ( 3637 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol SystemInit at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/User/system\_ch32v20x.c’ ( 5056 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol SystemCoreClockUpdate at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/User/system\_ch32v20x.c’ ( 5531 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol NMI\_Handler at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/User/ch32v20x\_it.c’ ( 1086 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol HardFault\_Handler at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/User/ch32v20x\_it.c’ ( 1298 )  
Change project linker status to busy  
Change project linker status to done  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol AHBPrescTable at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/User/system\_ch32v20x.c’ ( 3637 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol HardFault\_Handler at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/User/ch32v20x\_it.c’ ( 1298 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol NMI\_Handler at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/User/ch32v20x\_it.c’ ( 1086 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol SystemCoreClock at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/User/system\_ch32v20x.c’ ( 2686 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol SystemCoreClockUpdate at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/User/system\_ch32v20x.c’ ( 5531 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol SystemInit at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/User/system\_ch32v20x.c’ ( 5056 )  
Remove error: multiply defined global symbol main at ‘/home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a/source/User/main.c’ ( 9988 )  
Change project status to ready

(MAKE) build -C build -f ../config/makefile TOOLPREFIX=(TOOLPREFIX)  
FLASHTOOL=$(FLASHTOOL)

command = [‘/home/E480/embeetle/beetle\_tools/gnu\_make\_4.2.1\_64b/make’, ‘build’, ‘-C’, ‘build’, ‘-f’, ‘../config/makefile’, ‘TOOLPREFIX=/home/E480/embeetle/beetle\_tools/gnu\_riscv\_xpack\_toolchain\_12.2.0\_3\_64b/bin/riscv-none-elf-’, ‘FLASHTOOL=/home/E480/embeetle/beetle\_tools/openocd\_wch\_0.11.0\_dev02415\_64b/bin/openocd’]

cwd = /home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a

(MAKE) clean -C build -f ../config/makefile TOOLPREFIX=(TOOLPREFIX)  
FLASHTOOL=$(FLASHTOOL)

command = [‘/home/E480/embeetle/beetle\_tools/gnu\_make\_4.2.1\_64b/make’, ‘clean’, ‘-C’, ‘build’, ‘-f’, ‘../config/makefile’, ‘TOOLPREFIX=/home/E480/embeetle/beetle\_tools/gnu\_riscv\_xpack\_toolchain\_12.2.0\_3\_64b/bin/riscv-none-elf-’, ‘FLASHTOOL=/home/E480/embeetle/beetle\_tools/openocd\_wch\_0.11.0\_dev02415\_64b/bin/openocd’]

cwd = /home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a

Change project status to busy  
Change project linker status to waiting  
Change project linker status to busy  
Change project linker status to done  
Change project status to ready

(MAKE) build -C build -f ../config/makefile TOOLPREFIX=(TOOLPREFIX)  
FLASHTOOL=$(FLASHTOOL)

command = [‘/home/E480/embeetle/beetle\_tools/gnu\_make\_4.2.1\_64b/make’, ‘build’, ‘-C’, ‘build’, ‘-f’, ‘../config/makefile’, ‘TOOLPREFIX=/home/E480/embeetle/beetle\_tools/gnu\_riscv\_xpack\_toolchain\_12.2.0\_3\_64b/bin/riscv-none-elf-’, ‘FLASHTOOL=/home/E480/embeetle/beetle\_tools/openocd\_wch\_0.11.0\_dev02415\_64b/bin/openocd’]

cwd = /home/E480/Desktop/projects/tank-sensor/Software/mcu-software/tank-meter-rev-a