diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
index 4c28b1a898a0f0bc507b93f8f5393d172709fe73..4824b8026319a8fb303971008a7d59a816d58bd6 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 eclipse.preferences.version=1
-encoding//src/main/java=UTF-8
-encoding//src/test/java=UTF-8
 encoding/<project>=UTF-8
diff --git a/CellDesigner-plugin/src/main/resources/empty.txt b/CellDesigner-plugin/src/main/resources/empty.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e45f025b4e3a8b4af265accb372955b7774d589f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CellDesigner-plugin/src/main/resources/empty.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+EMPTY file to force git to push the folder
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/converter-CellDesigner/src/main/resources/empty.txt b/converter-CellDesigner/src/main/resources/empty.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e45f025b4e3a8b4af265accb372955b7774d589f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/converter-CellDesigner/src/main/resources/empty.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+EMPTY file to force git to push the folder
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/converter-graphics/src/main/resources/empty.txt b/converter-graphics/src/main/resources/empty.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e45f025b4e3a8b4af265accb372955b7774d589f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/converter-graphics/src/main/resources/empty.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+EMPTY file to force git to push the folder
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend-js/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/frontend-js/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
index 4c28b1a898a0f0bc507b93f8f5393d172709fe73..4824b8026319a8fb303971008a7d59a816d58bd6 100644
--- a/frontend-js/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
+++ b/frontend-js/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 eclipse.preferences.version=1
-encoding//src/main/java=UTF-8
-encoding//src/test/java=UTF-8
 encoding/<project>=UTF-8
diff --git a/pathvisio/src/main/resources/empty.txt b/pathvisio/src/main/resources/empty.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e45f025b4e3a8b4af265accb372955b7774d589f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pathvisio/src/main/resources/empty.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+EMPTY file to force git to push the folder
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/quadTrees/src/main/resources/empty.txt b/quadTrees/src/main/resources/empty.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e45f025b4e3a8b4af265accb372955b7774d589f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadTrees/src/main/resources/empty.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+EMPTY file to force git to push the folder
\ No newline at end of file