diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 78941e8..0b12632 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-# builds of the site need not be synchronized
+# Ignore builds of the site that need not be synchronized
 /public/
-# hiddern folder generated by obsidian (if one uses that)
+
+# Hide content generated by Obsidian (if one uses that)
 .obsidian/
 
-# ignore library (uploaded with rsync) 
+## LIBRARY 
+# ignore library (library uploaded with rsync rather than git) 
 content/library/ 
 # the Calibre trash folder shouldn't be synced either
 #content/library/.caltrash
+
+# ignore a temp-backup folder 
+/temp-back/