Why does my export include .blend and .psd files?

Godot's import system imports source assets but the source files remain in the project. The export filter doesn't strip them by default. Add patterns like *.blend, *.psd, *.kra to the Exclude filter in the export preset.

How do I exclude entire folders?

Project Settings → Export → Resources → Filters to exclude non-resource files. Use res://art/source/* or *.blend wildcards.

How can I check what's in the PCK?

godot-pck-tool (third-party CLI) lists every file in the export. Run after build to confirm no source files snuck in. Also useful for debugging missing-asset bugs.

Fix: Godot 4 Export PCK Includes Source Files Leak

Quick answer: Export preset → Resources → Filters to exclude non-resource files: *.blend, *.psd, *.kra, *.tmp. Or move source files outside res:// entirely.

Game ships with the artist’s .psd and .blend files inside the PCK. Players can extract them. Source asset leak is bigger downloads and embarrassment.

The Symptom

Exported PCK contains source asset files. Storage waste; potential IP leak.

The Fix

Exclude filter on export preset.

Project → Export → Resources tab:
  Filters to exclude non-resource files from export:
    *.blend, *.psd, *.kra, *.bak, *.tmp

Wildcards. The matching files are stripped from the PCK.

Move sources outside the project. Cleaner long-term: keep source assets in a sibling folder (~/projects/MyGame/_source/) and export final assets into res://. Godot doesn’t see source files at all.

Verify with godot-pck-tool

# Install the CLI tool
godot-pck-tool list mygame.pck

Lists every file. Source extensions absent confirms exclusion.

Verifying

Build the export. Run godot-pck-tool list. No .psd, .blend, .kra entries. PCK size visibly smaller after exclusion.

“Filter sources. Or keep them outside res://. PCK ships clean.”

Related Issues

For Android export template, see Android template. For UID collision, see UID collision.

Filter excludes. PCK clean.