Unable to include a directory within an excluded directory

[benjamindaines]

I am trying to exclude the .cache directory in my home directory, but I do want the yay directory within .cache to be backed up. I've tried adding it to the source directories, and have tried using +/home/ben/.cache/yay* within the excludes, however it does not back up. This seems to be the proper usage of the + according to borg documentation. Suggestions? Thanks.

[real-yfprojects]

Vorta passes your excludes to borg using the --exclude-from cmd option. Thus the advanced pattern style using +/-/R/... doesn't work.
You can still achieve the desired behaviour:

re:^/home/ben/.cache/(?!yay)

[goebbe]

Another option would be the use of --pattern or --patterns-from - via the "Schedule" tab and then the "Shell Commands" section.
See here for examples: #1991 (comment)