Intellij IDEA. Hide .iml files

Question

I use Intellij IDEA 12 and I want to hide .iml files in Project view. How I can achieve this?

Answer 1

Check “Ignored files and folders” in File Types settings:

File | Settings | Editor | File Types for Windows and Linux

IntelliJ IDEA | Preferences | Editor | File Types for OS X

Then add *.iml;*.idea; in the text box in the bottom:

http://blogs.jetbrains.com/idea/2011/04/intellij-idea-does-not-show-some-files-know-the-hiding-places/

Answer 2

For Intellij IDEA 13 on OS X 10.9, do this:

• Go to Intellij IDEA > Preferences.
• Scroll down to the IDE Settings section, go to File Types.
• Add *.iml and .idea to the Ignore files and folders list box at the bottom of this window.

The project navigator will be much cleaner!

I hope it helps!

Answer 3

• Go to File -> Settings -> File Types
• Append *.iml to the list below "Ignore files and folders" (located at the bottom of the dialog)

Answer 4

For IntelliJ 14 on Windows, go to File->Settings->Editor->File Types. At the bottom, append ;.idea;*.iml.

Answer 5

IntelliJ 14 and 15 on Mac OS X (they've changed the hierarchy again in 14):

• Go to IntelliJ IDEA -> Preferences -> Editor -> File Types
• Append *.iml to the list below "Ignore files and folders" (located at the bottom of the dialog)

Answer 6

IntelliJ IDEA 2017.1.2 Ultimate on macOS Sierra 10.12.4