diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 556da7c..8237f88 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,17 @@
 Projekt osobní.md
+
+# to exclude Obsidian's settings (including plugin and hotkey configurations)
+.obsidian/
+
+# to only exclude plugin configuration. Might be useful to prevent some plugin from exposing sensitive data
+.obsidian/plugins
+
+# OR only to exclude workspace cache
+.obsidian/workspace.json
+
+# to exclude workspace cache specific to mobile devices
+.obsidian/workspace-mobile.json
+
+# Add below lines to exclude OS settings and caches
+.trash/
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/.obsidian/workspace.json b/.obsidian/workspace.json
index 0012ee5..5c57478 100644
--- a/.obsidian/workspace.json
+++ b/.obsidian/workspace.json
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@
       }
     ],
     "direction": "horizontal",
-    "width": 300
+    "width": 300,
+    "collapsed": true
   },
   "left-ribbon": {
     "hiddenItems": {