How to create gitignore in Windows and Mac (Xamarin Edition) Create gitignore.txt in root of Xamarin Solution Copy below command to gitignore.txt Open Xamarin's solution folder: Windows: Hold SHIFT key, right-click on Xamarin Solution's Folder, then choose 'Open Command Window Here' Mac: Drag Xamarin's solution folder, drop on Terminal app icon Run rename command: Windows: ren gitignore.txt .gitignore Mac: mv gitignore.txt .gitignore #Autosave files *~ #build [Oo]bj/ [Bb]in/ packages/ TestResults/ # globs Makefile.in *.DS_Store *.sln.cache *.suo *.cache *.pidb *.userprefs *.usertasks config.log config.make config.status aclocal.m4 install-sh autom4te.cache/ *.user *.tar.gz tarballs/ test-results/ Thumbs.db #Mac bundle stuff *.dmg *.app #resharper *_Resharper.* *.Resharper #dotCover *.dotCover