Configure sublime text 3 folder node_modules for node.js

You need this setting binary_file_pattern:

    // These files will still show up in the side bar, but won't be included in
    // Goto Anything or Find in Files
    "binary_file_patterns": ["*.jpg", "*.jpeg", "*.png", "*.gif", "*.ttf", "*.tga", "*.dds", "*.ico", "*.eot", "*.pdf", "*.swf", "*.jar", "*.zip"],

You can also use:

// index_exclude_patterns indicate which files won't be indexed.
"index_exclude_patterns": ["*.log"],

It's will show it in sidebar, but remove it from any index.

You can also try this plugin: https://github.com/titoBouzout/SideBarFolders

For some users.. (me :P), the ST project system is too much.. I just want to be able to switch folders without saving or tracking project files, and keeping Tabs intact.. well, this package does just that.

Sublime text -> Preferences -> Settings-> opens a new window with all the program settings on the left and your user settings on the right. You would add this line between the {} brackets -

"binary_file_patterns": [".svn/", ".git/", "node_modules/", "bower_components/"]