diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3cfbbb22..00198b8f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,26 +1,20 @@
-cache/*
-characters/*
-extensions/silero_tts/outputs/*
-extensions/elevenlabs_tts/outputs/*
-extensions/sd_api_pictures/outputs/*
-logs/*
-loras/*
-models/*
-softprompts/*
-torch-dumps/*
+cache
+characters
+extensions/silero_tts/outputs
+extensions/elevenlabs_tts/outputs
+extensions/sd_api_pictures/outputs
+logs
+loras
+models
+softprompts
+torch-dumps
 *pycache*
 */*pycache*
 */*/pycache*
 venv/
 .venv/
+repositories
 
 settings.json
 img_bot*
 img_me*
-
-!characters/Example.json
-!characters/Example.png
-!loras/place-your-loras-here.txt
-!models/place-your-models-here.txt
-!softprompts/place-your-softprompts-here.txt
-!torch-dumps/place-your-pt-models-here.txt