diff --git a/internal/orchestrator/orchestrator.go b/internal/orchestrator/orchestrator.go
index 8e9cf57..b6b0be0 100644
--- a/internal/orchestrator/orchestrator.go
+++ b/internal/orchestrator/orchestrator.go
@@ -16,6 +16,34 @@ import (
 var ErrNotTested = errors.New("accounts not fully tested")
 var ErrAlreadyRunning = errors.New("task already running")
 
+// folderPlan is one source folder scheduled for copy and its destination name.
+type folderPlan struct {
+	src, dst string
+	total    int64
+}
+
+// planFolders decides which of an account's source folders to copy and where.
+// Excluded source folders are dropped; a folder absent from mapping keeps its
+// own name. Order follows the input folder list.
+func planFolders(folders []string, mapping map[string]string, excluded []string) []folderPlan {
+	skip := make(map[string]struct{}, len(excluded))
+	for _, e := range excluded {
+		skip[e] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	plan := make([]folderPlan, 0, len(folders))
+	for _, f := range folders {
+		if _, ok := skip[f]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		df := f
+		if m, ok := mapping[f]; ok && m != "" {
+			df = m
+		}
+		plan = append(plan, folderPlan{src: f, dst: df})
+	}
+	return plan
+}
+
 type Orchestrator struct {
 	store       *store.Store
 	hub         *wshub.Hub
@@ -269,27 +297,19 @@ func (o *Orchestrator) runAccount(ctx context.Context, task store.Task, runID in
 		return o.accountFailed(ctx, task.ID, a, srcEP, dstEP, "src", err)
 	}
 
-	// Planning pass: EXAMINE every folder up front to learn the total message
-	// count, so the UI can show an accurate overall bar / ETA before copying.
-	type folderPlan struct {
-		src, dst string
-		total    int64
-	}
-	plan := make([]folderPlan, 0, len(folders))
+	// Planning pass: decide folders from the account's own config, then EXAMINE
+	// each to learn message counts for the overall progress bar.
+	plan := planFolders(folders, a.FolderMapping, a.ExcludedFolders)
 	var grandTotal int64
-	for _, folder := range folders {
+	for i := range plan {
 		if actx.Err() != nil {
 			break
 		}
-		df := folder
-		if m, ok := task.FolderMapping[folder]; ok {
-			df = m
-		}
-		n, cerr := imapx.FolderMessageCount(src, folder)
+		n, cerr := imapx.FolderMessageCount(src, plan[i].src)
 		if cerr != nil && actx.Err() == nil {
-			slog.Warn("count folder failed", "account", a.ID, "folder", folder, "err", cerr)
+			slog.Warn("count folder failed", "account", a.ID, "folder", plan[i].src, "err", cerr)
 		}
-		plan = append(plan, folderPlan{src: folder, dst: df, total: n})
+		plan[i].total = n
 		grandTotal += n
 	}
 	o.hub.Publish(wshub.Event{Type: "plan", TaskID: task.ID, Data: map[string]any{
diff --git a/internal/orchestrator/planfolders_test.go b/internal/orchestrator/planfolders_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dacb7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/orchestrator/planfolders_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package orchestrator
+
+import "testing"
+
+func names(ps []folderPlan) []string {
+	out := make([]string, len(ps))
+	for i, p := range ps {
+		out[i] = p.src + "->" + p.dst
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func TestPlanFolders(t *testing.T) {
+	folders := []string{"INBOX", "Спам", "Trash", "Sent"}
+
+	// Empty config: every folder syncs to its own name, in order.
+	got := planFolders(folders, nil, nil)
+	if len(got) != 4 || got[0].src != "INBOX" || got[0].dst != "INBOX" {
+		t.Fatalf("empty config: %v", names(got))
+	}
+
+	// Rename + exclusion.
+	got = planFolders(folders,
+		map[string]string{"Спам": "Spam"},
+		[]string{"Trash"})
+	if len(got) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 3 plans (Trash excluded), got %v", names(got))
+	}
+	for _, p := range got {
+		if p.src == "Trash" {
+			t.Fatalf("excluded folder present: %v", names(got))
+		}
+		if p.src == "Спам" && p.dst != "Spam" {
+			t.Fatalf("rename not applied: %v", names(got))
+		}
+		if p.src == "INBOX" && p.dst != "INBOX" {
+			t.Fatalf("unmapped folder should keep its name: %v", names(got))
+		}
+	}
+}