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Version untracked files with PhpStorm

And why you might want to do this

Joel Clermont
Joel Clermont
2026-04-10

Git is great for tracking changes, but it can't help with files you've deliberately excluded from version control.

In this video, I walk through how PhpStorm's Local History feature fills that gap, using a real example with Laravel Vapor environment files.

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