PhpStorm - How can I avoid creating the .idea folder?

Question

I don\'t want PhpStorm to create an .idea folder. Is this possible?

I\'m working in a new environment where I pretty much MUST figure out a way to remove them or I h

Answer 1

Maybe, as an alternative, if you use a VCS, you can add .idea to your VCS ignore list? For example, for Mercurial it is called .hgignore and for Git - .gitignore.