Exclude folder from search but not from the project list

Question

I have a few different project with the same core.

All I need is to mark all not current projects as excluded to avoid searching through them (

Answer 1

To apply custom search use Scopes Settings/Preferences > Appearance & Behavior > Scopes to use it for Find in Path or Replace in Path.
I suggest to reorganize your folders, so that no unnecessary files are left in project directory. Also, you can specify Source Root by going to Settings > Project Settings > Directories and adding additional directories.

Answer 2

Like @Justinas and commenters said: You could make a custom scope and annoy yourself every time by selecting that custom scope when using Find in Path (and similar) because PhpStorm does not use that custom scope by default

Answer 3

This is the best way to exclude directories from your search results. I work on large Magento project with many directories I don't want in search results. This solved my problem. If your project contains a /vendor directory, this will help speed up indexing in PHPStorm since it's ignored.

Right click on any folder to bring up the following options.

Answer 4

As of version 2016.3 this is found under Settings > Appearance & Behavior > Scopes.

Or regardless of the version, just go to Settings and type "scopes" into the search box at the top.

Then just click the + symbol to add the scope, choose the folder you want to exclude, and click Exclude Recursively and apply.

Then when you search using CTRL+SHIFT+F, under Options > Scope select Custom and choose the scope you just created (thanks commenters).