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+# Ignore Visual Studio and system files
+*.diff
+*.err
+*.orig
+*.obj
+*.pdb
+*.user
+*.aps
+*.pch
+*.vspscc
+*.vssscc
+*_i.c
+*_p.c
+*.ncb
+*.suo
+*.tlb
+*.tlh
+*.bak
+*.cache
+*.ilk
+*.log
+*.lib
+*.sbr
+*.scc
+*.resharper
+*.rej
+*.swo
+*.swp
+*.DS_Store
+*.[Pp]ublish.xml
+
+# Ignore Visual Studio and plugin folders
+[Bb]in
+[Dd]ebug
+[Oo]bj/
+[Rr]elease
+[Pp]review
+[Tt]humbs.db
+[Tt]est[Rr]esult*
+[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
+_ReSharper
+
+# Ignore Umbraco folders (Generated folders created by Umbraco)
+ClientDependency/
+TEMP/
+Logs/
+Cached/
+ExamineIndexes/
+
+# Ignore Umbraco content cache file
+umbraco.config