diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4f0614c1a..d5a801618 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -113,3 +113,7 @@ venv.bak/
 
 # custom
 .DS_Store
+
+# datasets and logs and checkpoints
+data/
+work_dir/