Question: I have a local folder that is under git, when I was playing with some git stuff in different IDES, etc it got added to the git but I don't want it to be under git control, I just want it to be a normal folder for now! until I decide to add it to some repo later.

I am new to git so don't know much commands but if I run a `git status` command this is what I get:

```
git status
# On branch master
#
# Initial commit
#
# Changes to be committed:
#   (use "git rm --cached <file>..." to unstage)
#
#   new file:   .idea/vcs.xml
#   new file:   .idea/workspace.xml
#
# Changes not staged for commit:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
#
#   modified:   .idea/workspace.xml
#
# Untracked files:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
#
#   .idea/.name
#   .idea/.rakeTasks
#   .idea/HisFirstService.iml
#   .idea/dictionaries/
#   .idea/encodings.xml
#   .idea/misc.xml
#   .idea/modules.xml
#   .idea/scopes/
#   Gemfile
#   Gemfile.lock
#   README
#   Rakefile
#   client.rb
#   config/
#   db/
#   models/
#   service.rb
#   spec/

```

Answer: 
It sounds like you want to remove a git *repository* that was automatically created by an IDE. (Note that `git` doesn't track *folders*, only files.)

If that's the case, just remove the `.git` directory and you'll be left with a folder that isn't tracked by git at all.
Use `git rm --cached` to remove this directory from repository (it should stay in your working directory) and then put it's name into .gitignore file. At the end commit both .gitignore and directory removal.