diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 15d2cea73a30e7b14432ad17e18d8ed2a1dcb340..4da431700d58667a17a0734a663acdad238b292a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # Ignore Mac DS_Store files
 .DS_Store
+
+# VSCode - currently stores garbage data, can be removed if useful settings are chosen
+.vscode
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