diff --git a/shortcuts/rclone-local-nc b/shortcuts/rclone-local-nc
index 29095d0..ed012d6 100755
--- a/shortcuts/rclone-local-nc
+++ b/shortcuts/rclone-local-nc
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export NC_ORG="nc-personal:/org/"
 
 # rclone common flags/switches
 export RC_COMMON="--delete-after --fast-list --human-readable --interactive"
-export RC_EXCLUDE="--exclude=archivebox --exclude=/Attic/** --exclude=/Documents/**"
 
 # get a wake lock so we dont get background killed
 /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/termux-wake-lock
@@ -18,7 +17,11 @@ export RC_EXCLUDE="--exclude=archivebox --exclude=/Attic/** --exclude=/Documents
 # sync any local changes up to the main server
 echo "starting rclone from local storage -> nextcloud"
 /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/rclone sync \
-    $RC_COMMON $RC_EXCLUDE $RC_DEBUG \
+    $RC_COMMON $RC_DEBUG \
+    --filter "+ /Documents/Resume/**" \
+    --filter "- archivebox" \
+    --filter "- /Attic/" \
+    --filter "- /Documents/" \
     $LOCAL_ORG $NC_ORG
 
 # pause to review rclone output
diff --git a/shortcuts/rclone-nc-local b/shortcuts/rclone-nc-local
index af08baf..2cc66fa 100755
--- a/shortcuts/rclone-nc-local
+++ b/shortcuts/rclone-nc-local
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export NC_ORG="nc-personal:/org/"
 
 # rclone common flags/switches
 export RC_COMMON="--delete-after --fast-list --human-readable --interactive"
-export RC_EXCLUDE="--exclude=archivebox --exclude=/Attic/** --exclude=/Documents/**"
 
 # get a wake lock so we dont get background killed
 /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/termux-wake-lock
@@ -18,7 +17,11 @@ export RC_EXCLUDE="--exclude=archivebox --exclude=/Attic/** --exclude=/Documents
 # sync org data to local device (pull down outstanding changes, if any)
 echo "starting rclone from nextcloud -> local storage"
 /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/rclone sync \
-    $RC_COMMON $RC_EXCLUDE $RC_DEBUG \
+    $RC_COMMON $RC_DEBUG \
+    --filter "+ /Documents/Resume/**" \
+    --filter "- archivebox" \
+    --filter "- /Attic/" \
+    --filter "- /Documents/" \
     $NC_ORG $LOCAL_ORG
 
 # pause to review rclone output