diff --git a/SugarCRM.gitignore b/SugarCRM.gitignore
index c2d893a9..842c3ec5 100644
--- a/SugarCRM.gitignore
+++ b/SugarCRM.gitignore
@@ -1,33 +1,25 @@
 ## SugarCRM
 # Ignore custom .htaccess stuff.
 /.htaccess
-# Ignore large parts of the annoying cache directory without breaking things.
-cache/csv/*
-cache/dashlets/*
-cache/diagnostic/*
-cache/dynamic_fields/*
-cache/feeds/*
-cache/import/*
-cache/include/*
-cache/jsLanguage/*
-cache/modules/*
-!cache/modules/emails
-!cache/modules/Emails
-cache/pdf/*
-cache/smarty/cache/*
-cache/smarty/templates_c/*
-cache/themes/*
-cache/xml/*
+# Ignore the cache directory completely.
+# This will break the current behaviour. Which was often leading to
+# the misuse of the repository as backup replacement.
+# For development the cache directory can be safely ignored and
+# therefore it is ignored.
+/cache/
 # Ignore some files and directories from the custom directory.
-custom/history/*
-custom/modulebuilder/*
-custom/working/*
-custom/modules/*/Ext/
-custom/application/Ext/*
+/custom/history/
+/custom/modulebuilder/
+/custom/working/
+/custom/modules/*/Ext/
+/custom/application/Ext/
 # Custom configuration should also be ignored.
 /config.php
 /config_override.php
 # The silent upgrade scripts aren't needed.
-silentUpgrade*.php
+/silentUpgrade*.php
 # Logs files can safely be ignored.
 *.log
+# Ignore the new upload directories.
+/upload/
+/upload_backup/