diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+cache/*
+characters/*
+extensions/silero_tts/outputs/*
+logs/*
+models/*
+softprompts/*
+torch-dumps/*
+*pycache*
+*/*pycache*
+*/*/pycache*
+
+settings.json
+img_bot*
+img_me*
+
+!characters/Example.json
+!characters/Example.png
+!models/place-your-models-here.txt
+!softprompts/place-your-softprompts-here.txt
+!torch-dumps/place-your-pt-models-here.txt