diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 6efe7f6..21d0759 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -25,5 +25,13 @@
     "**/Thumbs.db": true, // defaults
     "**/__pycache__": true, // annoying
     "**/.mypy_cache": true, // annoying
+  },
+  "files.watcherExclude": {
+    "**/.git/objects/**": true,
+    "**/.git/subtree-cache/**": true,
+    "**/node_modules/*/**": true,
+    "**/.hg/store/**": true,
+    "**/output/**": true,
+    "**/ShapeNetCore.v2.PC15k/**": true,
   }
 }