diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 78d024466807c59f56922be45a0e0ce2d06f4fcc..e8006741e51cfa35a94dafc9e184be9034b09db6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ local/
 
 # Mac file finder metadata
 .DS_Store
+# Windows file metadata
+._*
+# Old file browser metadata
+Thumbs.db
+
 # Emacs backup file
 *~