diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f09594098c..681849701b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ documentation/html
 *.i
 *.d
 tools/kconfig-frontends/kconfig-mconf
+packages
diff --git a/bsp/simulator/.gitignore b/bsp/simulator/.gitignore
index fef6f4cbc8..8f4c8bfe54 100644
--- a/bsp/simulator/.gitignore
+++ b/bsp/simulator/.gitignore
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ _UpgradeReport_Files
 *.ncb
 *.suo
 *.exp
+*.sdf
 *.XML
 *.user
 *.def
+Backup*
+UpgradeLog*
+*.filters