Follow these steps to exclude .idea folder from Git in PhpStorm:
01. CTRL+ALT+S 02. Settings > Version Control > Ignored Files 03. Green “plus” sign on the right 04. Add the .idea folder
This will remove all files in the .idea folder from Git. Note: From Git ! Not from the system. Open the “local” terminal in PhpStorm:
git rm -r --cached .idea/*