diff --git a/lsp-sample/.vscode/settings.json b/lsp-sample/.vscode/settings.json
index 12511c65..a297c22d 100644
--- a/lsp-sample/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/lsp-sample/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 {
+	// set to false to hide directory from the VS Code Document Sidebar
 	"files.exclude": {
-		"out": false // set this to true to hide the "out" folder with the compiled JS files
+		"client/out/**/*": false,
+		"client/server/**/*": false,
+		"client/node_modules": false,
+		"server/node_modules": false
 	},
+	// set this to false to include "out" folder in search results
 	"search.exclude": {
-		"out": true // set this to false to include "out" folder in search results
+		"out": true
 	},
 	"typescript.tsdk": "./node_modules/typescript/lib",
 	"typescript.tsc.autoDetect": "off"