diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+#This .gitignore created by qPCR4vir
+#ignore thumbnails created by windows
+Thumbs.db
+#Ignore files build by Visual Studio
+*.obj
+*.exe
+*.pdb
+*.user
+*.aps
+*.pch
+*.vspscc
+*_i.c
+*_p.c
+*.ncb
+*.tlb
+*.tlh
+*.bak
+*.cache
+*.ilk
+*.log
+[Bb]in
+[Dd]ebug*/
+*.lib
+*.sbr
+obj/
+[Rr]elease*/
+_ReSharper*/
+[Tt]est[Rr]esult*
+*.suo
+*.sdf
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