SourceTree-使用.gitignore

Question

I use the SourceTree app to use Git. Within my project I installed files using composer. Now I have 26.000 files in my working copy, but I now want to start with my changes and with a working copy that shows 0 changes.

I tried it with a .gitignore file in my projects root folder. But still - for example I can see files within the media/folder. Why is this the case and do you have a hint how I can start with a working copy from 0.

Answer 1

According to the yellow icon on SourceTree, files on media directory are already tracked by git. That's why they are still listed by SourceTree despite the content of .gitignore file.

So you will have to untrack those files with git rm --cached command.
To do this with SourceTree, right click on the files you want to untrack, and choose Stop tracking .