diff --git a/crates/lanspread-peer/src/lib.rs b/crates/lanspread-peer/src/lib.rs
index 6c38666..5d39b36 100644
--- a/crates/lanspread-peer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/lanspread-peer/src/lib.rs
@@ -2095,8 +2095,12 @@ async fn get_game_file_descriptions(
 
     let mut file_descriptions = Vec::new();
 
+    let local_dir = game_path.join("local");
+
     for entry in walkdir::WalkDir::new(&game_path)
         .into_iter()
+        // Skip the local install folder; it's not meant to sync.
+        .filter_entry(|entry| !entry.path().starts_with(&local_dir))
         .filter_map(std::result::Result::ok)
     {
         let relative_path = match entry.path().strip_prefix(&base_dir) {