diff --git a/src/ui/CheckboxSyncPluginSettingTab.ts b/src/ui/CheckboxSyncPluginSettingTab.ts
index c91fe45..2a3498e 100644
--- a/src/ui/CheckboxSyncPluginSettingTab.ts
+++ b/src/ui/CheckboxSyncPluginSettingTab.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { ConfirmModal, InfoModal, SaveConfirmModal } from "./modals";
 import { SettingsValidator } from "./validation/SettingsValidator";
 import { ValidationError } from "./validation/types";
 import { EnableConsoleLogSettingComponent } from "./components/devGroup/EnableDebug";
+import { PathGlobsSettingComponent } from "./components/pathGroup/PathGlobsSettingComponent";
 
 export class CheckboxSyncPluginSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 	plugin: CheckboxSyncPlugin;
@@ -59,6 +60,14 @@ export class CheckboxSyncPluginSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 			[parentToggleComp, childrenToggleComp, automaticFileSyncToggleComp]
 		);
 
+		const pathGlobsComp = new PathGlobsSettingComponent();
+
+		const filteringGroup = new SettingGroup(
+			"File Scope & Filtering", 
+			[pathGlobsComp],          
+			"Define rules to include or exclude files/folders from plugin processing."
+		);
+
 		const consoleLog = new EnableConsoleLogSettingComponent();
 
 		const devGroup = new SettingGroup(
@@ -70,6 +79,7 @@ export class CheckboxSyncPluginSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 		this.settingGroups = [
 			symbolGroup,
 			behaviorGroup,
+			filteringGroup,
 			devGroup
 		];
 
diff --git a/src/ui/components/pathGroup/PathGlobsSettingComponent.ts b/src/ui/components/pathGroup/PathGlobsSettingComponent.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dbbf7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/components/pathGroup/PathGlobsSettingComponent.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { Setting, TextAreaComponent } from 'obsidian';
+import { CheckboxSyncPluginSettings } from 'src/types';
+import { BaseSettingComponent } from 'src/ui/basedClasses/BaseSettingComponent';
+import { ValidationError } from 'src/ui/validation/types';
+
+export class PathGlobsSettingComponent extends BaseSettingComponent {
+  private textInput: TextAreaComponent;
+
+  getSettingKey(): keyof CheckboxSyncPluginSettings {
+    return 'pathGlobs';
+  }
+
+  private arrayToMultilineString(value: string[] | undefined | null): string {
+    if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+      try {
+        return value.join('\n');
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error(`[${this.getSettingKey()}] Error joining array to multiline string: `, e);
+        return '';
+      }
+    }
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  render(container: HTMLElement, currentValue: any): void {
+    const multilineStringValue = this.arrayToMultilineString(currentValue as string[] | undefined);
+
+    this.setting = new Setting(container)
+      .setName('Ignored Files & Folders')
+      .setDesc('List files or folders that the plugin should IGNORE. ' +
+               'This uses "glob patterns" (similar to .gitignore syntax) to match paths.\n' + 
+               '- Each pattern on a new line. If this list is empty, no files are ignored (plugin processes all).\n' +
+               '- Example to IGNORE: `My Folder/` or `*.log`\n' +
+               '- Example to PROCESS an item within an IGNORED path: `!My Folder/My Important File.md`\n' +
+               '- The last rule that matches a file determines its fate.'
+      )
+      .addTextArea(text => {
+        this.textInput = text;
+        text.setPlaceholder(
+            '# Lines starting with # are comments and will be ignored\n' +
+            'Drafts/\n' +
+            '*.tmp\n' +
+            '!Drafts/ReadyToPublish.md\n\n' +
+            '# To process ONLY files in "Projects" folder:\n' +
+            '*\n' +
+            '!Projects/**'
+        );
+        text.inputEl.setAttr('rows', 10); // Увеличил немного для плейсхолдера
+        text.inputEl.style.width = '100%';
+        
+        text.setValue(multilineStringValue);
+        
+        text.onChange(() => {
+          this.onChangeCallback(); 
+        });
+      });
+  }
+
+  getValueFromUi(): string[] {
+    if (this.textInput) {
+      const rawValue = this.textInput.getValue();
+      return rawValue
+        .split('\n')
+        .map(s => s.trim())
+        .filter(s => s.length > 0 && !s.startsWith('#')); // Игнорируем пустые строки и комментарии
+    }
+    throw new Error(`[${this.getSettingKey()}] Cannot get value from UI: TextArea component not rendered or available.`);
+  }
+
+  setValueInUi(value: any): void {
+    if (this.textInput) {
+      if (value === undefined) {
+          this.textInput.setValue('');
+          return;
+      }
+      // Ожидаем, что value это string[]. Если нет, будет ошибка времени выполнения при .join()
+      this.textInput.setValue((value as string[]).join('\n'));
+    } else {
+      throw new Error(`[${this.getSettingKey()}] Cannot set value in UI: TextArea component not rendered or available.`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  validate(): ValidationError | null {
+    try {
+      this.getValueFromUi();
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      return { field: this.getSettingKey(), message: e.message };
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+}