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Git Gui is showing over 8000 files from the .gem and AppData directories which is preventing me from seeing my actual repository.
How can I prevent git from seeing these files?
Use the .gitignore file. Place a file named .gitignore in the root of your checked out repository that includes the names of the files you want ignored. Wildcards are ok. Putting in a directory name will ignore everything in that directory.
Here’s an example from GitHub.
In your case you’d want a file named
.gitignorewith the following: