diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 58efbe0..3e54676 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,23 +1,67 @@
-# ---> C Sharp
-# Build Folders (you can keep bin if you'd like, to store dlls and pdbs)
+# =========================
+# Root-level custom ignore
+# =========================
+
+/README.md
+/MesApi/
+/UploadResultDll/
+
+# =========================
+# Visual Studio / C# / .NET
+# =========================
+
+# Build folders
 [Bb]in/
 [Oo]bj/
+[Dd]ebug/
+[Rr]elease/
+x64/
+x86/
+[Aa][Rr][Mm]/
+[Aa][Rr][Mm]64/
 
-# mstest test results
-TestResults
-
-## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and
-## files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
+# Visual Studio cache / temp
+.vs/
+ipch/
+*.aps
+*.ncb
+*.opensdf
+*.sdf
+*.cache
+*.VC.db
+*.VC.opendb
 
 # User-specific files
 *.suo
 *.user
+*.userosscache
 *.sln.docstates
+*.rsuser
 
-# Build results
-[Dd]ebug/
-[Rr]elease/
-x64/
+# Test results
+[Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
+[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
+TestResults/
+
+# NuGet
+packages/
+*.nupkg
+.nuget/
+
+# Publish
+publish/
+*.Publish.xml
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+
+# Temp / generated
+*.tmp
+*.temp
+*.pidb
+*.svclog
+
+# C/C++ intermediate files
 *_i.c
 *_p.c
 *.ilk
@@ -32,81 +76,67 @@ x64/
 *.tlb
 *.tli
 *.tlh
-*.tmp
-*.log
-*.vspscc
-*.vssscc
-*.vs
-.builds
-
-# Visual C++ cache files
-ipch/
-*.aps
-*.ncb
-*.opensdf
-*.sdf
 
 # Visual Studio profiler
 *.psess
 *.vsp
 *.vspx
-*.vs
 
-# Guidance Automation Toolkit
-*.gpState
-
-# ReSharper is a .NET coding add-in
-_ReSharper*
+# ReSharper
+_ReSharper*/
+*.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
+*.DotSettings.user
 
 # NCrunch
 *.ncrunch*
 .*crunch*.local.xml
 
-# Installshield output folder
-[Ee]xpress
+# InstallShield
+[Ee]xpress/
 
-# DocProject is a documentation generator add-in
+# DocProject
 DocProject/buildhelp/
 DocProject/Help/*.HxT
 DocProject/Help/*.HxC
 DocProject/Help/*.hhc
 DocProject/Help/*.hhk
 DocProject/Help/*.hhp
-DocProject/Help/Html2
-DocProject/Help/html
+DocProject/Help/Html2/
+DocProject/Help/html/
 
-# Click-Once directory
-publish
-
-# Publish Web Output
-*.Publish.xml
-
-# NuGet Packages Directory
-packages
-
-# Windows Azure Build Output
-csx
-*.build.csdef
-
-# Windows Store app package directory
+# Azure / app packages
 AppPackages/
+BundleArtifacts/
+Package.StoreAssociation.xml
+_pkginfo.txt
+*.build.csdef
+csx/
 
-# Others
-[Bb]in
-[Oo]bj
-sql
-TestResults
-[Tt]est[Rr]esult*
-*.Cache
-ClientBin
+# StyleCop
 [Ss]tyle[Cc]op.*
-~$*
-*.dbmdl
-Generated_Code #added for RIA/Silverlight projects
 
-# Backup & report files from converting an old project file to a newer
-# Visual Studio version. Backup files are not needed, because we have git ;-)
+# Generated code
+Generated_Code/
+
+# Backup / upgrade reports
 _UpgradeReport_Files/
 Backup*/
 UpgradeLog*.XML
+UpgradeLog*.htm
+ServiceFabricBackup/
+*.rptproj.bak
 
+# Database / local tooling
+*.dbmdl
+*.dbproj.schemaview
+*.jfm
+*.pfx
+
+# Misc
+ClientBin/
+~$*
+sql/
+.builds
+*.vspscc
+*.vssscc
+*.gpState
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