Try replacing spaces ' ' with dots '.' in the paths specified with --prunepaths. In a regexp a dot matches any character.
I had tried that, but --prunepaths='/cygdrive/c/System.Volume.Information' still caused the corresponding directory to be searched. I didn't have time to look further then, maybe somebody else will beat me to it. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/