diff --git a/launcher/FileIgnoreProxy.cpp b/launcher/FileIgnoreProxy.cpp
index 1f6b664c2..556e992c2 100644
--- a/launcher/FileIgnoreProxy.cpp
+++ b/launcher/FileIgnoreProxy.cpp
@@ -262,9 +262,19 @@ bool FileIgnoreProxy::filterAcceptsRow(int sourceRow, const QModelIndex& sourceP
     QFileSystemModel* fsm = qobject_cast<QFileSystemModel*>(sourceModel());
 
     auto fileInfo = fsm->fileInfo(index);
+    return !ignoreFile(fileInfo);
+}
+
+bool FileIgnoreProxy::ignoreFile(QFileInfo fileInfo) const
+{
     auto fileName = fileInfo.fileName();
     auto path = relPath(fileInfo.absoluteFilePath());
-    return !(path.startsWith("..") ||  // just in case ignore files outside the gameroot
-             std::any_of(m_ignoreFiles.cbegin(), m_ignoreFiles.cend(), [fileName](auto iFileName) { return fileName == iFileName; }) ||
-             std::any_of(m_ignoreFilePaths.cbegin(), m_ignoreFilePaths.cend(), [path](auto iPath) { return path == iPath; }));
+    return (path.startsWith("..") ||  // just in case ignore files outside the gameroot
+            std::any_of(m_ignoreFiles.cbegin(), m_ignoreFiles.cend(), [fileName](auto iFileName) { return fileName == iFileName; }) ||
+            m_ignoreFilePaths.covers(path));
+}
+
+bool FileIgnoreProxy::filterFile(const QString& fileName) const
+{
+    return blocked.covers(fileName) || ignoreFile(QFileInfo(QDir(root), fileName));
 }
diff --git a/launcher/FileIgnoreProxy.h b/launcher/FileIgnoreProxy.h
index dbd353e0b..e01a2651e 100644
--- a/launcher/FileIgnoreProxy.h
+++ b/launcher/FileIgnoreProxy.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QSortFilterProxyModel>
 #include "SeparatorPrefixTree.h"
 
@@ -66,15 +67,19 @@ class FileIgnoreProxy : public QSortFilterProxyModel {
     // list of file names that need to be removed completely from model
     inline QStringList& ignoreFilesWithName() { return m_ignoreFiles; }
     // list of relative paths that need to be removed completely from model
-    inline QStringList& ignoreFilesWithPath() { return m_ignoreFilePaths; }
+    inline SeparatorPrefixTree<'/'>& ignoreFilesWithPath() { return m_ignoreFilePaths; }
+
+    bool filterFile(const QString& fileName) const;
 
    protected:
     bool filterAcceptsColumn(int source_column, const QModelIndex& source_parent) const;
     bool filterAcceptsRow(int source_row, const QModelIndex& source_parent) const;
 
+    bool ignoreFile(QFileInfo file) const;
+
    private:
     const QString root;
     SeparatorPrefixTree<'/'> blocked;
     QStringList m_ignoreFiles;
-    QStringList m_ignoreFilePaths;
+    SeparatorPrefixTree<'/'> m_ignoreFilePaths;
 };
diff --git a/launcher/ui/dialogs/ExportInstanceDialog.cpp b/launcher/ui/dialogs/ExportInstanceDialog.cpp
index 8d0e05a20..cc41c394d 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/dialogs/ExportInstanceDialog.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/dialogs/ExportInstanceDialog.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QFileSystemModel>
 #include <QMessageBox>
+#include "FileIgnoreProxy.h"
 #include "ui_ExportInstanceDialog.h"
 
 #include <FileSystem.h>
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
 #include <QSaveFile>
 #include <QSortFilterProxyModel>
 #include <QStack>
+#include <functional>
 #include "Application.h"
 #include "SeparatorPrefixTree.h"
 
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ ExportInstanceDialog::ExportInstanceDialog(InstancePtr instance, QWidget* parent
     proxyModel = new FileIgnoreProxy(root, this);
     proxyModel->setSourceModel(model);
     auto prefix = QDir(instance->instanceRoot()).relativeFilePath(instance->gameRoot());
-    proxyModel->ignoreFilesWithPath().append({ FS::PathCombine(prefix, "logs"), FS::PathCombine(prefix, "crash-reports") });
+    proxyModel->ignoreFilesWithPath().insert({ FS::PathCombine(prefix, "logs"), FS::PathCombine(prefix, "crash-reports") });
     proxyModel->ignoreFilesWithName().append({ ".DS_Store", "thumbs.db", "Thumbs.db" });
     loadPackIgnore();
 
@@ -137,11 +139,9 @@ bool ExportInstanceDialog::doExport()
 
     SaveIcon(m_instance);
 
-    auto & blocked = proxyModel->blockedPaths();
-    using std::placeholders::_1;
     auto files = QFileInfoList();
     if (!MMCZip::collectFileListRecursively(m_instance->instanceRoot(), nullptr, &files,
-                                    std::bind(&SeparatorPrefixTree<'/'>::covers, blocked, _1))) {
+                                            std::bind(&FileIgnoreProxy::filterFile, proxyModel, std::placeholders::_1))) {
         QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Error"), tr("Unable to export instance"));
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/launcher/ui/dialogs/ExportMrPackDialog.cpp b/launcher/ui/dialogs/ExportMrPackDialog.cpp
index f1d2610a6..b302f7ba5 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/dialogs/ExportMrPackDialog.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/dialogs/ExportMrPackDialog.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ExportMrPackDialog::ExportMrPackDialog(InstancePtr instance, QWidget* parent)
     // use the game root - everything outside cannot be exported
     const QDir root(instance->gameRoot());
     proxy = new FileIgnoreProxy(instance->gameRoot(), this);
-    proxy->ignoreFilesWithPath().append({ "logs", "crash-reports" });
+    proxy->ignoreFilesWithPath().insert({ "logs", "crash-reports" });
     proxy->ignoreFilesWithName().append({ ".DS_Store", "thumbs.db", "Thumbs.db" });
     proxy->setSourceModel(model);
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void ExportMrPackDialog::done(int result)
             return;
 
         ModrinthPackExportTask task(ui->name->text(), ui->version->text(), ui->summary->text(), instance, output,
-                                    [this](const QString& path) { return proxy->blockedPaths().covers(path); });
+                                    std::bind(&FileIgnoreProxy::filterFile, proxy, std::placeholders::_1));
 
         connect(&task, &Task::failed,
                 [this](const QString reason) { CustomMessageBox::selectable(this, tr("Error"), reason, QMessageBox::Critical)->show(); });