diff --git a/maloja/data_files/cache/.gitignore b/maloja/data_files/cache/.gitignore
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-*
-!.gitignore
-!*.info
diff --git a/maloja/data_files/cache/dummy b/maloja/data_files/cache/dummy
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/maloja/data_files/clients/.gitignore b/maloja/data_files/clients/.gitignore
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--- a/maloja/data_files/clients/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-!example_file.tsv
diff --git a/maloja/data_files/images/.gitignore b/maloja/data_files/images/.gitignore
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index 306625e..0000000
--- a/maloja/data_files/images/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-*
-!.gitignore
-!*.info
diff --git a/maloja/data_files/settings/.gitignore b/maloja/data_files/settings/.gitignore
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--- a/maloja/data_files/settings/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-settings.ini