diff --git a/src/sync.ts b/src/sync.ts
index 5fdd1d6..fe0eba9 100644
--- a/src/sync.ts
+++ b/src/sync.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {
   atWhichLevel,
   unixTimeToStr,
   statFix,
+  isFolderToSkip,
 } from "./misc";
 import { RemoteClient } from "./remote";
 import {
@@ -307,6 +308,10 @@ const isSkipItem = (
   if (syncConfigDir && isInsideObsFolder(key, configDir)) {
     return false;
   }
+  if (isFolderToSkip(key, []))  {
+    // some special dirs and files are always skipped
+    return true;
+  }
   return (
     isHiddenPath(key, true, false) ||
     (!syncUnderscoreItems && isHiddenPath(key, false, true)) ||