Remove files from Netbeans project, but not from hard drive

Question

In my project folder a lot of files, but I don't want have them all in my Netbeans project. Also Netbeans scanning them automatically using more memory and time.

Is there a way to exclude files/folders from Netbeans project.

Answer 1

Solution working with Netbeans 7.3:

• right click on your project in the "Projects" window,
• click on "Properties",
• click on "Ignored folders" in the left panel called "Categories",
• click on "Add folder" and select the folders you want to ignore.