Exclude file repository from index

Many Linux distributions include the locate command to quickly find files and folders, and run a daily cron job updatedb.mlocate to create the corresponding index. A large file repository can take a long time to index, up to the point where the hard drive is constantly indexing.

In order to exclude the repository folder from indexing, add its path to the PRUNEPATH variable in the /etc/updatedb.conf configuration file (use sudo).