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+# to exclude Obsidian's settings (including plugin and hotkey configurations)
+.obsidian/
+
+# to only exclude plugin configuration. Might be useful to prevent some plugin from exposing sensitive data
+.obsidian/plugins
+
+# OR only to exclude workspace cache
+.obsidian/workspace.json
+
+# to exclude workspace cache specific to mobile devices
+.obsidian/workspace-mobile.json
+
+# Add below lines to exclude OS settings and caches
+.trash/
+.DS_Store
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