In Eclipse, hide files ending in tilde `~`

Question

Eclipse, by default, hides files that begin with . in the Package Explorer, Navigator, and other file views (e.g. .classpath, .settings, etc). Is it possible to hide files which end in ~ (e.g. somefile.txt~).

Yes, these are Emacs backup files, created while using both Eclipse and Emacs on the same project.

Answer 1

In the package explorer toolbar, there should be an icon that makes a dropdown menu appear; in that menu, select "Filters…".

Edit: see this link for an example of the icon, denoted the 'Menu button'

Answer 2

use backup-directory-alist in your emacs config to stash away the emacs backups in a different directory