diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+trilium-data/document.db binary
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+/backups
+/trilium-datata/sessions
+# --- Trilium Notes Data Files to IGNORE (Volatile Data) ---
+trilium-data/log/
+trilium-data/sessions/
+trilium-data/session_secret.txt
+trilium-data/document.db-wal
+trilium-data/document.db-shm
+trilium-data/document.db binary
+trilium-data/
+trilium-data/sessions/
+
+backups/
+trilium-data/
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