How to exclude a folder from Norton data protector

Norton keeps blocking kestrel from running in visual studio. I've already talked to "tech support" and they didn't know how to fix it so I'm seeking help in the wilderness. VS is listed in the programs to allow in the firewall section and the folder I want to exclude has been added to Items to Exclude from Scans,auto-protect,script control,sonar etc and still doesnt work. Only when I turn off data protector does everything work the way its suppose to. But I dont see why I have to do that every time I want to code. Nor do I want to add every single program I write to process exclusion. Any Ideas?

[Admin:Clarified Subject]

Um, can you add process to Data Protector exclusion?
https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/norton-360/current/solutions/v130571264 - 08/10/2021

Caveat: I'm not familiar with Visual Studio / kestrel.