diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a91c0fbce..316433153 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6550035/46709024-9b23ad00-cbf6-11e8-9fb2-ca8b20b7dbec.jpg"
     width="408px" border="0" alt="croc">
 <br>
-<a href="https://github.com/schollz/croc/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v10.2.0-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Version"></a>
+<a href="https://github.com/schollz/croc/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v10.2.1-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Version"></a>
 <a href="https://github.com/schollz/croc/actions/workflows/ci.yml"><img
 src="https://github.com/schollz/croc/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg" alt="Build
 Status"></a> 
diff --git a/src/cli/cli.go b/src/cli/cli.go
index e8ec3ba6f..a4c0495f4 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.go
+++ b/src/cli/cli.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func Run() (err error) {
 	app := cli.NewApp()
 	app.Name = "croc"
 	if Version == "" {
-		Version = "v10.2.0"
+		Version = "v10.2.1"
 	}
 	app.Version = Version
 	app.Compiled = time.Now()
@@ -431,6 +431,49 @@ Or you can go back to the classic croc behavior by enabling classic mode:
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
+	minimalFileInfosInclude := []croc.FileInfo{}
+	exclusions := []string{}
+	for _, exclude := range crocOptions.Exclude {
+		exclusions = append(exclusions, strings.ToLower(exclude))
+	}
+	for _, f := range minimalFileInfos {
+		exclude := false
+		for _, exclusion := range exclusions {
+			if strings.Contains(path.Join(strings.ToLower(f.FolderRemote), strings.ToLower(f.Name)), exclusion) {
+				exclude = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !exclude {
+			minimalFileInfosInclude = append(minimalFileInfosInclude, f)
+		}
+	}
+	emptyFoldersToTransferInclude := []croc.FileInfo{}
+	for _, f := range emptyFoldersToTransfer {
+		exclude := false
+		for _, exclusion := range exclusions {
+			if strings.Contains(path.Join(strings.ToLower(f.FolderRemote), strings.ToLower(f.Name)), exclusion) {
+				exclude = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !exclude {
+			emptyFoldersToTransferInclude = append(emptyFoldersToTransferInclude, f)
+		}
+	}
+
+	totalNumberFolders = 0
+	folderMap := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, f := range minimalFileInfosInclude {
+		folderMap[f.FolderRemote] = true
+		log.Tracef("zxvc file: %+v", f)
+		// is folder
+	}
+	for _, f := range emptyFoldersToTransferInclude {
+		log.Tracef("zxvc folder: %+v", f)
+	}
+	totalNumberFolders = len(folderMap)
+	log.Debugf("zxvc total number of folders: %d", totalNumberFolders)
 
 	cr, err := croc.New(crocOptions)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -440,7 +483,7 @@ Or you can go back to the classic croc behavior by enabling classic mode:
 	// save the config
 	saveConfig(c, crocOptions)
 
-	err = cr.Send(minimalFileInfos, emptyFoldersToTransfer, totalNumberFolders)
+	err = cr.Send(minimalFileInfosInclude, emptyFoldersToTransferInclude, totalNumberFolders)
 
 	return
 }
diff --git a/src/croc/croc.go b/src/croc/croc.go
index de846e8e9..65f550bf7 100644
--- a/src/croc/croc.go
+++ b/src/croc/croc.go
@@ -423,21 +423,6 @@ func GetFilesInfo(fnames []string, zipfolder bool, ignoreGit bool, exclusions []
 				TempFile:     true,
 				IsIgnored:    ignoredPaths[absPath],
 			}
-			// check if exclusions apply to this file
-			if len(exclusions) > 0 && !fInfo.IsIgnored {
-				allFiles, _ := recursiveFiles(absPath)
-				for _, exclusion := range exclusions {
-					for _, file := range allFiles {
-						if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(file), strings.ToLower(exclusion)) {
-							fInfo.IsIgnored = true
-							break
-						}
-					}
-					if fInfo.IsIgnored {
-						break
-					}
-				}
-			}
 			if fInfo.IsIgnored {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -470,23 +455,7 @@ func GetFilesInfo(fnames []string, zipfolder bool, ignoreGit bool, exclusions []
 							TempFile:     false,
 							IsIgnored:    ignoredPaths[pathName],
 						}
-						// check if exclusions apply to this file
-						if len(exclusions) > 0 && !fInfo.IsIgnored {
-							allFiles, _ := recursiveFiles(pathName)
-							for _, exclusion := range exclusions {
-								for _, file := range allFiles {
-									log.Tracef("ignoring test: %s %s %v", strings.ToLower(file), strings.ToLower(exclusion), strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(file), strings.ToLower(exclusion)))
-									if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(file), strings.ToLower(exclusion)) {
-										fInfo.IsIgnored = true
-										break
-									}
-								}
-								if fInfo.IsIgnored {
-									break
-								}
-							}
-						}
-						if fInfo.IsIgnored && (ignoreGit || len(exclusions) > 0) {
+						if fInfo.IsIgnored && ignoreGit {
 							return nil
 						} else {
 							filesInfo = append(filesInfo, fInfo)
@@ -522,22 +491,7 @@ func GetFilesInfo(fnames []string, zipfolder bool, ignoreGit bool, exclusions []
 				TempFile:     false,
 				IsIgnored:    ignoredPaths[absPath],
 			}
-			if len(exclusions) > 0 && !fInfo.IsIgnored {
-				allFiles, _ := recursiveFiles(absPath)
-				for _, exclusion := range exclusions {
-					for _, file := range allFiles {
-						log.Tracef("ignoring test: %s %s %v", strings.ToLower(file), strings.ToLower(exclusion), strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(file), strings.ToLower(exclusion)))
-						if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(file), strings.ToLower(exclusion)) {
-							fInfo.IsIgnored = true
-							break
-						}
-					}
-					if fInfo.IsIgnored {
-						break
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			if fInfo.IsIgnored && (ignoreGit || len(exclusions) > 0) {
+			if fInfo.IsIgnored && ignoreGit {
 				continue
 			} else {
 				filesInfo = append(filesInfo, fInfo)
diff --git a/src/install/default.txt b/src/install/default.txt
index 9a4063b89..664ce14d9 100644
--- a/src/install/default.txt
+++ b/src/install/default.txt
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ main() {
   local autocomplete_install_rcode
 
   croc_bin_name="croc"
-  croc_version="10.2.0"
+  croc_version="10.2.1"
   croc_dl_ext="tar.gz"
   croc_base_url="https://github.com/schollz/croc/releases/download"
   prefix="${1}"