diff --git a/Global/Archives.gitignore b/Global/Archives.gitignore
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+# it's better to unpack these files and commit the raw source
+# git has its own built in compression methods
+*.7z
+*.dmg
+*.gz
+*.iso
+*.jar
+*.rar
+*.tar
+*.tar.gz
+*.zip
+*.bzip
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