Ignore node_modules in Webstorm when using navigation pop-up

Solution 1:

To exclude the directory from being searched via navigation pop-up, pick node_modules directory in Project view, then from mouse context menu:

Mark Directory As -> Excluded

Directory could be restored via Preferences->Directories->Excluded Folders settings

Solution 2:

In Webstorm 8, you need to also visit Settings > JavaScript > Libraries and disable Node.js core modules and node_modules. The directory exclusion will then work as before.

Solution 3:

To exclude node_modules/ files from being searched in "Navigate | File..." popup and to avoid indexing node_modules/ folder, please perform these steps:

1. Mark node_modules/ folder as excluded in Settings | Directories.

2. Remove "<your project name> node_modules" library in Settings | Languages & Frameworks | JavaScript | Libraries.

Solution 4:

To exclude node_modules folder from all projects (only created after that change) you can add this folder to list of standard folders to ignore.

1. Open PHPStorm, and close current project File > Close Project.

2. On startup PHPStorm window click "Configure > Settings".

3. Then navigate to Build, Execution, Deployment > Deployment > Options.

4. Now you can set node_modules or anyone else to exclude by default for all new projects.

P.s. Closing the current project is very important. If you do this settings with active project, this will affect only current project.