diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a837506..fd1fd85 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Icon
 *.pyc
 *.lnk
 *.bat
+backup
 # Files that might appear in the root of a volume
 .DocumentRevisions-V100
 .fseventsd