Is it safe to ignore DreamWeaver _notes folders and dwsync.xml files using the source control?

Question

I see that Dreamweaver generated _notes folders (containing dwsync.xml files) that were checked by our original management system by our newly created development team.

I have never used Dreamweaver, but Google research tells me that they have something to do with file synchronization between the local machine and the remote server.

I assume that this is metadata specific to their machine and does not serve any useful purpose for other team members on other machines?

Can I safely configure my version control client to ignore this folder when checking files and folders?

Answer 1

According to this Adobe help article :

When you put or receive a file in Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 and CS5, Dreamweaver locally stores remote and local date and time stamps in files named dwsync.xml , which are located in hidden _notes folders in the same folder as the files are transferred.

Considering that in case of corruption, Adobe advises deleting these files, closing Dreamweaver, reopening it to re-create the specified files, this means that we are talking about creating content.

And the generated content usually does not need to be versioned.