How to exclude specific routes from parent layout component in TanStack Router?

[ibnTofajjal]

Problem

I have a route structure where I want most authenticated routes to use a shared _authenticated layout, but I need the settings page to use its own custom layout instead of inheriting the parent layout.

Current Route Structure

src/routes/
├── __root.tsx                    # Root layout component
├── _authenticated.tsx            # Authentication layout wrapper
├── _authenticated/
│   ├── settings/
│   │   ├── index.tsx            # Settings page component
│   │   └── route.tsx            # Settings route definition & layout
│   ├── blogs/
│   │   ├── index.tsx            # Blogs page component
│   └── index.tsx                # Authenticated home page
├── dash/
│   ├── _layout.tsx              # Dashboard layout component
│   └── index.tsx                # Dashboard page component
└── index.tsx                    # Public home page (/)

Current Behavior

_authenticated.tsx layout is being applied to both /settings and /blogs routes
Settings page has its own layout defined in settings/route.tsx but still inherits the _authenticated layout

Expected Behavior

/blogs should use the _authenticated layout ✅
/settings should use ONLY its own custom layout from settings/route.tsx, NOT the _authenticated layout ❌

NOTE:

Restructuring the folder hierarchy isn't feasible due to the project's current size and complexity.