diff --git a/src/main/java/io/gitlab/jfronny/resclone/Resclone.java b/src/main/java/io/gitlab/jfronny/resclone/Resclone.java
index e7ad059..998ffc5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/gitlab/jfronny/resclone/Resclone.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/gitlab/jfronny/resclone/Resclone.java
@@ -47,13 +47,15 @@ public class Resclone implements ModInitializer {
         PROCESSORS.clear();
         DOWNLOADED_PACKS.clear();
 
-        addProcessor(new RootPathProcessor()); //This should be run before any other processor to make sure the path is valid
+        addProcessor(new RootPathProcessor()); //This should be run before any other processor to make sure the root is correct
         addFetcher(new BasicFileFetcher());
         addFetcher(new GitHubFetcher());
         addFetcher(new CurseforgeFetcher());
         addFetcher(new ModrinthFetcher());
-        if (FabricLoader.getInstance().getEnvironmentType() == EnvType.CLIENT) addProcessor(new PruneVanillaProcessor());
-        addProcessor(new RemoveEmptyProcessor());
+        if (RescloneConfig.filterPacks) {
+            if (FabricLoader.getInstance().getEnvironmentType() == EnvType.CLIENT) addProcessor(new PruneVanillaProcessor());
+            addProcessor(new RemoveEmptyProcessor());
+        }
         reload();
 
         LOGGER.info("Installed {} resource pack{}.", packCount, packCount == 1 ? "" : "s");
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ public class Resclone implements ModInitializer {
         }
         else {
             try {
+                //TODO migrate this to try-with-resources once JVM is updated
                 ExecutorService pool = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(RescloneConfig.packs.size());
                 for (PackMetaUnloaded s : RescloneConfig.packs) {
                     pool.submit(generateTask(s, metas));
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/gitlab/jfronny/resclone/RescloneConfig.java b/src/main/java/io/gitlab/jfronny/resclone/RescloneConfig.java
index 32f0618..f311385 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/gitlab/jfronny/resclone/RescloneConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/gitlab/jfronny/resclone/RescloneConfig.java
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ import java.util.Set;
 public class RescloneConfig implements JfCustomConfig {
     public static Set<PackMetaUnloaded> packs;
     public static boolean pruneUnused;
+    public static boolean filterPacks;
     public static boolean logProcessing;
 
     private static final String ERR_DUPLICATE = "Unexpected duplicate \"%s\" in Resclone config";
     private static final String PACKS = "packs";
     private static final String PRUNE_UNUSED = "pruneUnused";
+    private static final String FILTER_PACKS = "filterPacks";
     private static final String LOG_PROCESSING = "logProcessing";
     private static final Type META_SET = new TypeToken<Set<PackMetaUnloaded>>(){}.getType();
 
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ public class RescloneConfig implements JfCustomConfig {
         if (!Files.exists(path)) {
             packs = new HashSet<>();
             pruneUnused = true;
+            filterPacks = true;
             logProcessing = false;
             write(path);
             return;
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ public class RescloneConfig implements JfCustomConfig {
                 reader.beginObject();
                 Set<PackMetaUnloaded> packs = null;
                 Boolean pruneUnused = null;
+                Boolean filterPacks = null;
                 Boolean logProcessing = null;
                 while (reader.peek() != JsonToken.END_OBJECT) {
                     final String name = reader.nextName();
@@ -59,6 +63,10 @@ public class RescloneConfig implements JfCustomConfig {
                             if (pruneUnused != null) throw new JsonParseException(ERR_DUPLICATE.formatted(PRUNE_UNUSED));
                             pruneUnused = reader.nextBoolean();
                         }
+                        case FILTER_PACKS -> {
+                            if (filterPacks != null) throw new JsonParseException(ERR_DUPLICATE.formatted(FILTER_PACKS));
+                            filterPacks = reader.nextBoolean();
+                        }
                         case LOG_PROCESSING -> {
                             if (logProcessing != null) throw new JsonParseException(ERR_DUPLICATE.formatted(LOG_PROCESSING));
                             logProcessing = reader.nextBoolean();
@@ -72,12 +80,17 @@ public class RescloneConfig implements JfCustomConfig {
                     pruneUnused = true;
                     updateRequired = true;
                 }
+                if (filterPacks == null) {
+                    filterPacks = true;
+                    updateRequired = true;
+                }
                 if (logProcessing == null) {
                     logProcessing = false;
                     updateRequired = true;
                 }
                 RescloneConfig.packs = packs;
                 RescloneConfig.pruneUnused = pruneUnused;
+                RescloneConfig.filterPacks = filterPacks;
                 RescloneConfig.logProcessing = logProcessing;
             } else throw new JsonParseException("Expected Resclone config to be an object or array");
         }
@@ -91,10 +104,13 @@ public class RescloneConfig implements JfCustomConfig {
                     .comment("The packs to be loaded by resclone")
                     .name(PACKS);
             GsonHolders.CONFIG.getGson().toJson(packs, META_SET, writer);
-            writer.comment("Whether to prune unused packs from the cache")
+            writer.comment("Automatically remove all downloaded packs that are not in the config to free up unneeded space")
                     .name(PRUNE_UNUSED)
                     .value(pruneUnused)
-                    .comment("Whether to log processing of packs")
+                    .comment("Whether to filter packs to remove files unchanged from vanilla and empty directories")
+                    .name(FILTER_PACKS)
+                    .value(filterPacks)
+                    .comment("Log automatic processing steps applied to downloaded packs")
                     .name(LOG_PROCESSING)
                     .value(logProcessing)
                     .endObject();
@@ -119,6 +135,7 @@ public class RescloneConfig implements JfCustomConfig {
                 }).setPath(path)
                         .<Set<PackMetaUnloaded>>value(PACKS, new HashSet<>(), Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY, Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY, io.gitlab.jfronny.libjf.config.api.v2.type.Type.ofClass(META_SET), 100, () -> packs, p -> packs = p)
                         .value(PRUNE_UNUSED, pruneUnused, () -> pruneUnused, p -> pruneUnused = p)
+                        .value(FILTER_PACKS, filterPacks, () -> filterPacks, p -> filterPacks = p)
                         .value(LOG_PROCESSING, logProcessing, () -> logProcessing, p -> logProcessing = p)
         ).load();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/resclone/lang/en_us.json b/src/main/resources/assets/resclone/lang/en_us.json
index 7c3b03e..a3ea22e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/resclone/lang/en_us.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/resclone/lang/en_us.json
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   "resclone.jfconfig.packs.tooltip": "The packs to download and add",
   "resclone.jfconfig.pruneUnused": "Prune Unused",
   "resclone.jfconfig.pruneUnused.tooltip": "Automatically remove all downloaded packs that are not in the config to free up unneeded space",
+  "resclone.jfconfig.filterPacks": "Filter Packs",
+  "resclone.jfconfig.filterPacks.tooltip": "Whether to filter packs to remove files unchanged from vanilla and empty directories",
   "resclone.jfconfig.logProcessing": "Log Processing",
   "resclone.jfconfig.logProcessing.tooltip": "Log automatic processing steps applied to downloaded packs"
 }
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