diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 7693938..6e2edd2
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# ignores user files
+/tortoise/voices/
+/models/
+
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]