How can I make Eclipse file search not include svn directories?

Question

When I do a file search on eclipse it includes the .svn directories by default. I tried excluding them from the build path but they still appear on file search

Answer 1

Excluding the .svn folders by making them derived stops then appearing in the search results, see here.

You have to do it manually for each folder, if you have a lot of .svn folders then it's not ideal.