diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 74a9fc62..d7f77315 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 # User-specific files (MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio)
 *.userprefs
 
-README.md
 # Build results
 [Dd]ebug/
 [Dd]ebugPublic/
@@ -241,3 +240,14 @@ ModelManifest.xml
 
 # FAKE - F# Make
 .fake/
+
+
+## Ignore .o and .d files (objects and dependencies)
+*.o
+*.d
+
+# Don't ignore binary resource files
+!res/bin/*
+
+## Ignore Data Folder symlink
+Data Folder
diff --git a/.vs/ProjectSettings.json b/.vs/ProjectSettings.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f8b48885..00000000
--- a/.vs/ProjectSettings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "CurrentProjectSetting": null
-}
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diff --git a/.vs/VSWorkspaceState.json b/.vs/VSWorkspaceState.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 62afdc15..00000000
--- a/.vs/VSWorkspaceState.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "ExpandedNodes": [
-    "",
-    "\\src",
-    "\\src\\hacks"
-  ],
-  "PreviewInSolutionExplorer": false
-}
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diff --git a/.vs/cathook/v15/.suo b/.vs/cathook/v15/.suo
deleted file mode 100644
index 831440fc..00000000
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diff --git a/.vs/slnx.sqlite b/.vs/slnx.sqlite
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index 0b906d87..00000000
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diff --git a/cathook.vcxproj.user b/cathook.vcxproj.user
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b0f24d5..00000000
--- a/cathook.vcxproj.user
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <ShowAllFiles>true</ShowAllFiles>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-</Project>
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