diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 9ceea9d..f2ec98e 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -3,5 +3,20 @@
         "Merkle",
         "Precertificate"
     ],
-    "rust-analyzer.rustfmt.extraArgs": ["+nightly"]
+    "rust-analyzer.rustfmt.extraArgs": ["+nightly"],
+    "files.watcherExclude": {
+        "**/.git/objects/**": true,
+        "**/.git/subtree-cache/**": true,
+        "**/.hg/store/**": true,
+        "**/.jj/**": true
+    },
+    "files.exclude": {
+        "**/.git": true,
+        "**/.svn": true,
+        "**/.hg": true,
+        "**/.jj": true,
+        "**/CVS": true,
+        "**/.DS_Store": true,
+        "**/Thumbs.db": true
+    }
 }
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