Vscode: Multi-Root Workspace: Exclude Subfolders

[chriszwickerocteris]

Similar to what #45470 is asking for, I would like to exclude certain folders from my multi-root workspace layout, mainly those subfolders that are mounted as root folders themselves, but sometimes also other files / folders.

I suggest simply adding an ignore section, e.g.

{
  "folders": [
    {
      "path": "foo",
      "ignore": [
        "baz/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "path": "bar"
    },
    {
      "path": "foo/baz"
    },
    {
      "name": "Root",
      "path": ".",
      "ignore": [
        "foo/",
        "bar/",
        ".git/"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "settings": {}
}

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[chriszwickerocteris]

I'm a bit confused by how this is being handled:

• this feature request suggests a way to handle what #45470 requests and additional requirements in a way that seems much simpler to implement than what is suggested in #45470.
• the issue is closed as "out of scope", but there's no information as to why - I understand everyone has very limited time available, but some kind of feedback would be helpful...

[rucoder]

up vote for the feature

[pacifier007]

These feature requests keep getting marked as out-of-scope with no explanation. It's a perfectly valid and needed feature. Example, my use-case here: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/91102#issuecomment-589244585

Related tickets:

50638

48262

[gnowland]

I agree, it would be great to be able to add a folder but exclude its sub-folders if we only want to work with the *files* within said folder, but not sub-folders.