diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 62ce4609..91678344 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
-!**/*.markdown
-!**/*.md
-!**/*.csv
-!**/*.erb
+**/*~
+**/*#
+**/*#*
+**/*.swp
+**/*.swo
+**/*.bak
+**/*.log*
+**/*.sublime-workspace
+**/.DS_Store
+**/.DS_Store?
+**/._*
+**/.Spotlight-V100
+**/.Trashes
+**/ehthumbs.db
+**/Thumbs.db
+**/desktop.ini 
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