# Skip Loading DLLs

It is possible to prevent Designer from trying to load certain (mainly native) DLLs from the Plugin folder. The reason for this is that users might use certain DLLs that are not part of their Plugin (i.e. there is one Plugin DLL and there are some other ones that the Plugin itself uses in the same folder), so they should not be loaded into the Designer as .Net assemblies.

To skip loading a DLL, follow these steps:

1. Place an empty text file next to the DLL which should not be loaded.
2. Give the file the same name as the DLL but with .ref extension. For example, "Arbitrary.ThirdParty.DllName.dll" will have its text file as "Arbitrary.ThirdParty.DllName.ref".