diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8712726..f084b4b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 # Folders to ignore - files may be too large, too many, etc. NOTE: EDIT IF NEEDED.
-/data
-/videos
-/plots
-/notebooks
-/_research
+#/data
+#/videos
+#/plots
+#/notebooks
+#/_research
 
 ################################################################################
 #                                    Julia                                     #
diff --git a/notebooks/.gitkeep b/notebooks/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/papers/.gitkeep b/papers/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/plots/.gitkeep b/plots/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29