title: How to stop tracking folder / files in git from IDE
body: <p>I use PyCharm as my IDE and I love it. I use <code>git</code> as my version control system. I use it from within PyCharm (I don't know how to use it effectively any other way). Every once in a while, I will want to stop tracking a file in <code>git</code>. Whether I just don't want to track it anymore, or some <code>.xml</code> file somehow got added to the git list that always changes.</p>
  
  <p>Is it true that there is no straitforward way to stop tracking a file or folder in git? The methods I have found seem like I am spending way too much time to do something that I would think should be simple?</p>
  
  <p>First thing I always do is add them to the .gitignore file but that doesn't help after the fact.</p>