diff --git a/.vscode/example/settings.json.tmpl b/.vscode/example/settings.json.tmpl
index b8e9f81cd..06528ce8e 100644
--- a/.vscode/example/settings.json.tmpl
+++ b/.vscode/example/settings.json.tmpl
@@ -19,5 +19,13 @@
         "--compile-commands-dir=${workspaceFolder}/build/latest",
         "--clang-tidy",
         "--header-insertion=never"
-    ]
+    ],
+    "files.watcherExclude": {
+        "**/.git/objects/**": true,
+        "**/.git/**/modules/**/objects/**": true,
+        "**/.git/**/subtree-cache/**": true,
+        "**/.git/**/rr-cache/**": true,
+        "build/**": true,
+        "toolchain/**": true
+    }
 }
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