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Source Control - git.repositoryScanIgnoredFolders #303182

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@solder2000

Type: Bug

I want anything in the directory "old-stuff" to be ignored from scanning. i set "old-stuff" in the repositoryScanIgnoredFolders setting. but i'm still getting repos, which are subfolders inside the "old-stuff" directory, in my source control repositories list.

VS Code version: Code 1.111.0 (ce099c1, 2026-03-06T23:06:10Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:
Connection to 'wsl+WebGoat' could not be established
Remote OS version: Linux x64 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2

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