How can I exclude some folders from my Eclipse project?

Question

I'm adding an eclipse project to our existing code-base, and I'd like to know if there is a way to exclude some directories from being picked up by eclipse at all? The reason is that we have a huge "third-party" directory in our repository that cannot be present in the project for the pair-programming plugin we are using to be able to sync efficiently.

Any clues?

Answer 1

There is a straight way to do it:

1. Right-click a project folder in Project Explorer tree and go to "Properties".
2. Resource -> Resource Filters.
3. Add as many exclusion filters for files/folders as you like.

P.S. If your project tree is not updated automatically you may have to press F5 while having input focus in Project Explorer window.

Answer 2

Filters will hide resources from view, but they're still in the project. If you create a project in another location you can create linked resources to the folders you want to include in your project.

For reference I posted another answer that describes how to use linked resources in more detail.