Bug Can't get hidden_changes.conf to work

Hi, I've read the documentation regarding the Hidden Changes List and it seems to be exactly what we need for our project. We have a bunch of terrain assets that need to be initially synced, but after that any changes should be ignored.

I've tried adding the files to the hidden_changes.conf file, both through the Unity editor and manually, using the file name AND path. I tried adding the meta files too. I've updated to the latest version of the Version Control package and also the standalone Plastic SCM app (Mac OS).

I've restarted Unity many times.

But the files continue to appear in the pending changes list.

Can anyone confirm that this feature works with Unity and if I need to do anything else to get it working?

We're using: Unity 2021.3.23.f1
Version Control 2.0.5

Thanks!

 

Disable the display of hidden_changes files in the Pending Changes Options:

, and only enable it on demand (=in case you deliberately want to checkin a new version of your locally changed file, which can be useful).

EDIT: ah sry, I'm assuming you are using the Unity plugin? No idea whether it has that option, we're always using the standalone Plastic/DevOps client

 

Thank you for helping. I am using the Unity plugin. It does have that option, but I already disabled it and still no luck. Anything else you can think of?

 

Hi @carlosalba1985 thanks for replying.

To clarify the situation. We have a set of terrain assets which have been committed to the repository. The scene tools we use dirty these files every time we open or run the scene file. So we would like to avoid them appearing in the "Changed Items" list and only push changes manually for these files.

So the files aren't private, have been committed, and aren't explicitly checked out.

I can see they are all listed in the hidden_changes.conf file, which is in the root directory of the project.

They are listed like this in the file:

TerrainData_e0926f7e-5115-41c6-a98e-0fae728f0720.asset
TerrainData_dfa5b488-40c4-4ced-9e5c-8cea7f86d056.asset
TerrainData_ac305017-8cde-4b06-a4e9-26458f71e74c.asset
TerrainData_9b3e6d41-c122-44eb-a2b0-07c537dda4bd.asset

Any other reason that they wouldn't be hidden?

Thanks

 

You also need to add the associated .meta files. YOu can just add an asterisk at the end:

TerrainData_e0926f7e-5115-41c6-a98e-0fae728f0720.asset*

TerrainData_dfa5b488-40c4-4ced-9e5c-8cea7f86d056.asset*

TerrainData_ac305017-8cde-4b06-a4e9-26458f71e74c.asset*

TerrainData_9b3e6d41-c122-44eb-a2b0-07c537dda4bd.asset*

 

I did try manually adding the meta files, but I'll try the asterisk now, thanks!

Edit: Still no luck...

 

Actually, in the inspector, under "Status", these files do say "Checked Out (Changed)"

So is this the problem? I haven't manually checked them out. Do I need to do something to prevent them from being Checked Out?

 

I've just tried checking "Enable Manual Checkout For Unity Assets" and that also doesn't work. The assets all say "Checked-Out" as soon as I launch the scene.

 

I can't see a three dots menu, but I tried the cog icon menu, which has an option called "Enable Manual Checkout For Unity Assets" - but does not stop the assets from being checked out automatically. I tried restarting Unity, but still not working for me.

 

@carlosalba1985

Following up on this - should I file a bug report? Can you think of anything else I might be missing?

Thanks

 

We're using version 2.0.7