diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+/installer/SubtitleEdit-*-setup.exe
+/src/bin
+/src/obj
+/src/*.suo
+/src/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+/src/Test/bin
+/src/Test/obj
+/SE*.zip
+/SubtitleEdit-*-setup.exe