Get TFS to ignore my packages folder

Question

I\'m trying to get TFS (2013) to ignore my packages folder. I passionately don\'t want it source controlled as I\'m using NuGet and it\'s great!

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Answer 1

You can permanently set this once-off in your AppData\Roaming for all solutions (old & new)!

In your %AppData%\NuGet\NuGet.Config file, add the following just before the XML tag...

...you can specify any path you want - the important thing is putting it OUTSIDE your TFS workspace!

Now you never have to worry about that stuff again. Your solution folder will not contain any packages anymore; all solutions will default to using your custom packages location instead.

NOTE - This works is on a per-user basis.