diff --git a/collects/2htdp/tests/.gitignore b/collects/2htdp/tests/.gitignore
index cf259a30f5..fc57037f43 100644
--- a/collects/2htdp/tests/.gitignore
+++ b/collects/2htdp/tests/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-images0/
-images3/
-batch-io.txt
+/images0/
+/images3/
+/batch-io.txt
diff --git a/collects/launcher/.gitignore b/collects/launcher/.gitignore
index aa16eceeea..ff62c0e169 100644
--- a/collects/launcher/.gitignore
+++ b/collects/launcher/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-Starter.app
-Starter3m.app
-MzStart.exe
-MzStart3m.exe
-MrStart.exe
-MrStart3m.exe
-MrStart.pdb
-MzStart.pdb
+/Starter.app
+/Starter3m.app
+/MzStart.exe
+/MzStart3m.exe
+/MrStart.exe
+/MrStart3m.exe
+/MrStart.pdb
+/MzStart.pdb
diff --git a/src/mysterx/.gitignore b/src/mysterx/.gitignore
index 33c2786bac..5eb70cf8a6 100644
--- a/src/mysterx/.gitignore
+++ b/src/mysterx/.gitignore
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-myspage/myspage.h
-myspage/myspage_i.c
-myspage/myspage_p.c
-myspage/myspage.tlb
-myspage/myspage.res
-myspage/dlldata.c
+/myspage/myspage.h
+/myspage/myspage_i.c
+/myspage/myspage_p.c
+/myspage/myspage.tlb
+/myspage/myspage.res
+/myspage/dlldata.c
 
-myssink/myssink.h
-myssink/myssink_i.c
-myssink/myssink_p.c
-myssink/myssink.tlb
-myssink/myssink.res
-myssink/dlldata.c
+/myssink/myssink.h
+/myssink/myssink_i.c
+/myssink/myssink_p.c
+/myssink/myssink.tlb
+/myssink/myssink.res
+/myssink/dlldata.c
diff --git a/src/worksp/.gitignore b/src/worksp/.gitignore
index 5f35979cc3..40fd2e39b3 100644
--- a/src/worksp/.gitignore
+++ b/src/worksp/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-# MSVC build directory:
+# MSVC build directories:
 */Release
 */Debug
-*/SGC
+*/Win32
 */x64
+*/3m
+*/SGC
 */*.user
 
 rbuildmode.obj
diff --git a/src/worksp/gracket/.gitignore b/src/worksp/gracket/.gitignore
index bb3c9a863e..15227027db 100644
--- a/src/worksp/gracket/.gitignore
+++ b/src/worksp/gracket/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-gracket.ncb
-gracket.suo
+/gracket.ncb
+/gracket.suo
diff --git a/src/worksp/libmysterx/.gitignore b/src/worksp/libmysterx/.gitignore
index ac90143d35..fd9183266e 100644
--- a/src/worksp/libmysterx/.gitignore
+++ b/src/worksp/libmysterx/.gitignore
@@ -1,25 +1,24 @@
-libmysterx.ncb
-libmysterx.suo
+/libmysterx.ncb
+/libmysterx.suo
 
-dotnet/_dotnet.h
-dotnet/_dotnet_i.c
-dotnet/_dotnet_p.c
-dotnet/_dotnet.idl
-dotnet/_dotnet.tlb
-dotnet/_dotnet.res
-dotnet/dlldata.c
-dotnet/Release
+/dotnet/_dotnet.h
+/dotnet/_dotnet_i.c
+/dotnet/_dotnet_p.c
+/dotnet/_dotnet.idl
+/dotnet/_dotnet.tlb
+/dotnet/_dotnet.res
+/dotnet/dlldata.c
+/dotnet/Release
 
-myspage/Release
-myspage/*.idb
-myspage/*.user
-myspage/x64
+/myspage/Release
+/myspage/*.idb
+/myspage/*.user
+/myspage/x64
 
-myssink/Release
-myssink/*.idb
-myssink/*.user
-myssink/x64
+/myssink/Release
+/myssink/*.idb
+/myssink/*.user
+/myssink/x64
 
-gc_traverse.inc
-3m
-xsrc
+/gc_traverse.inc
+/xsrc
diff --git a/src/worksp/mrstart/.gitignore b/src/worksp/mrstart/.gitignore
index c850bb6bb5..7df400ed26 100644
--- a/src/worksp/mrstart/.gitignore
+++ b/src/worksp/mrstart/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-mrstart.ncb
-mrstart.suo
+/mrstart.ncb
+/mrstart.suo
diff --git a/src/worksp/mzcom/.gitignore b/src/worksp/mzcom/.gitignore
index 03c8efe9b6..ad99290c60 100644
--- a/src/worksp/mzcom/.gitignore
+++ b/src/worksp/mzcom/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-mzcom.ncb
-mzcom.suo
-mzcom_h.h
-mzcom_i.c
-mzcom_p.c
-dlldata.c
-
-3m
+/mzcom.ncb
+/mzcom.suo
+/mzcom_h.h
+/mzcom_i.c
+/mzcom_p.c
+/dlldata.c
diff --git a/src/worksp/mzstart/.gitignore b/src/worksp/mzstart/.gitignore
index eaa48b03b2..504f3cb066 100644
--- a/src/worksp/mzstart/.gitignore
+++ b/src/worksp/mzstart/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-mzstart.ncb
-mzstart.suo
+/mzstart.ncb
+/mzstart.suo
diff --git a/src/worksp/racket/.gitignore b/src/worksp/racket/.gitignore
index ecde5bd625..1d75de6e2f 100644
--- a/src/worksp/racket/.gitignore
+++ b/src/worksp/racket/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-racket.ncb
-racket.suo
+/racket.ncb
+/racket.suo