Where does sourcetree store ignore files?

[cyber_octopus]

I cannot find the gitignore files anywhere and there is not menu to modify which files are ignored (I want to stop ignoring files under a given folder).

Where does sourcetree store ignore files?

[Anwesha Pan (TCS)]

SourceTree, as a Git client, does not store .gitignore files itself in the root directory of your Git repository. Instead, they must be listed in global .gitignore

• How can I get SourceTree to add the files to the repository-specific .gitignore?

Easiest way to edit the individual, is right click the file. Click Ignore and select the option to ignore just in this repository then you will see a new file called .gitignore in the list.

If you have accidentally already added them to the list. You can delete them by going to Sourcetree - > Preferences -> Git menu option. 

When you choose to ignore a file that is modified etc, SourceTree will bring up the dialogue. Instead of choosing the "global ignore list", select the "this repository only" option.

For more details you can refer this Atlassian link - gitignore 

I hope this answer your question. 🙂

Thanks,
Anwesha