How to Remove .idea Directory from .git
If you have accidentally added the .idea directory to .git repository, and you don’t want it to be there, then there is an easy way to remove it. You just have to use the command line and do the following:
# Create file .gitignore touch .gitignore # Add .idea to .gitignore echo '.idea' >> .gitignore # Remove directory from staging git rm -r --cached .idea # Add file to git git add .gitignore # Commit changes git commit -m "Removed .idea from git" # Push changes git push