diff --git a/esbuild.config.mjs b/esbuild.config.mjs
index f1fe201..86f13e8 100644
--- a/esbuild.config.mjs
+++ b/esbuild.config.mjs
@@ -1,52 +1,55 @@
 import esbuild from "esbuild";
 import process from "process";
-import builtins from 'builtin-modules'
+import builtins from "builtin-modules";
 
-const banner =
-`/*
+const banner = `/*
 THIS IS A GENERATED/BUNDLED FILE BY ESBUILD
 if you want to view the source, please visit the github repository of this plugin
 */
 `;
 
-const prod = (process.argv[2] === 'production');
+const prod = process.argv[2] === "production";
 
-esbuild.build({
-	banner: {
-		js: banner,
-	},
-	entryPoints: ['main.ts'],
-	bundle: true,
-	external: [
-		'obsidian',
-		'electron',
-		'@codemirror/autocomplete',
-		'@codemirror/closebrackets',
-		'@codemirror/collab',
-		'@codemirror/commands',
-		'@codemirror/comment',
-		'@codemirror/fold',
-		'@codemirror/gutter',
-		'@codemirror/highlight',
-		'@codemirror/history',
-		'@codemirror/language',
-		'@codemirror/lint',
-		'@codemirror/matchbrackets',
-		'@codemirror/panel',
-		'@codemirror/rangeset',
-		'@codemirror/rectangular-selection',
-		'@codemirror/search',
-		'@codemirror/state',
-		'@codemirror/stream-parser',
-		'@codemirror/text',
-		'@codemirror/tooltip',
-		'@codemirror/view',
-		...builtins],
-	format: 'cjs',
-	watch: !prod,
-	target: 'es2016',
-	logLevel: "info",
-	sourcemap: prod ? false : 'inline',
-	treeShaking: true,
-	outfile: 'main.js',
-}).catch(() => process.exit(1));
+esbuild
+	.build({
+		banner: {
+			js: banner,
+		},
+		entryPoints: ["main.ts"],
+		bundle: true,
+		external: [
+			"obsidian",
+			"electron",
+			"@codemirror/autocomplete",
+			"@codemirror/closebrackets",
+			"@codemirror/collab",
+			"@codemirror/commands",
+			"@codemirror/comment",
+			"@codemirror/fold",
+			"@codemirror/gutter",
+			"@codemirror/highlight",
+			"@codemirror/history",
+			"@codemirror/language",
+			"@codemirror/lint",
+			"@codemirror/matchbrackets",
+			"@codemirror/panel",
+			"@codemirror/rangeset",
+			"@codemirror/rectangular-selection",
+			"@codemirror/search",
+			"@codemirror/state",
+			"@codemirror/stream-parser",
+			"@codemirror/text",
+			"@codemirror/tooltip",
+			"@codemirror/view",
+			...builtins,
+		],
+		format: "cjs",
+		watch: !prod,
+		target: "es2016",
+		logLevel: "info",
+		minify: prod ? true : false,
+		sourcemap: prod ? false : "inline",
+		treeShaking: true,
+		outfile: "main.js",
+	})
+	.catch(() => process.exit(1));
diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index de24a42..a736ccc 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
 	App,
 	debounce,
+	normalizePath,
 	Plugin,
 	PluginSettingTab,
 	Setting,
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ interface WaypointSettings {
 	useWikiLinks: boolean;
 	showEnclosingNote: boolean;
 	folderNoteType: string;
+	ignorePaths: string[];
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: WaypointSettings = {
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: WaypointSettings = {
 	useWikiLinks: true,
 	showEnclosingNote: false,
 	folderNoteType: FolderNoteType.InsideFolder,
+	ignorePaths: ["_attachments"],
 };
 
 export default class Waypoint extends Plugin {
@@ -324,14 +327,18 @@ export default class Waypoint extends Plugin {
 		indentLevel: number,
 		topLevel = false
 	): Promise<string> | null {
-		const bullet = "	".repeat(indentLevel) + "-";
+		const bullet = "  ".repeat(indentLevel) + "-";
 		if (!(node instanceof TFile) && !(node instanceof TFolder)) {
 			return null;
 		}
+		this.log(node.path);
+		if (this.ignorePath(node.path)) {
+			return null;
+		}
 		if (node instanceof TFile) {
-			// if (this.settings.debugLogging) {
-			console.log(node);
-			// }
+			if (this.settings.debugLogging) {
+				console.log(node);
+			}
 			// Print the file name
 			if (node.extension == "md") {
 				if (this.settings.useWikiLinks) {
@@ -405,8 +412,9 @@ export default class Waypoint extends Plugin {
 			if (this.settings.folderNoteType === FolderNoteType.InsideFolder) {
 				children = children.filter(
 					(child) =>
-						this.settings.showFolderNotes ||
-						child.name !== node.name + ".md"
+						(this.settings.showFolderNotes ||
+							child.name !== node.name + ".md") &&
+						!this.ignorePath(child.path)
 				);
 			} else {
 				const folderNames = new Set();
@@ -417,7 +425,9 @@ export default class Waypoint extends Plugin {
 				}
 				children = children.filter(
 					(child) =>
-						child instanceof TFolder || !folderNames.has(child.name)
+						(child instanceof TFolder ||
+							!folderNames.has(child.name)) &&
+						!this.ignorePath(child.path)
 				);
 			}
 		}
@@ -458,6 +468,21 @@ export default class Waypoint extends Plugin {
 		return `./${encodeURI(node.path.substring(rootNode.path.length + 1))}`;
 	}
 
+	ignorePath(path: string): boolean {
+		let found = false;
+		this.settings.ignorePaths.forEach((comparePath) => {
+			const regex = new RegExp(comparePath);
+			if (path.match(regex)) {
+				this.log(`Ignoring path: ${path}`);
+				found = true;
+			}
+		});
+		if (found) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Scan the changed folders and their ancestors for waypoints and update them if found.
 	 */
@@ -609,6 +634,17 @@ class WaypointSettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 						await this.plugin.saveSettings();
 					})
 			);
+		// new Setting(containerEl)
+		// 	.setName("Debug Plugin")
+		// 	.setDesc("If enabled, the plugin will create extensive logs.")
+		// 	.addToggle((toggle) =>
+		// 		toggle
+		// 			.setValue(this.plugin.settings.debugLogging)
+		// 			.onChange(async (value) => {
+		// 				this.plugin.settings.debugLogging = value;
+		// 				await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+		// 			})
+		// 	);
 		new Setting(containerEl)
 			.setName("Show Folder Notes")
 			.setDesc(
@@ -724,6 +760,25 @@ class WaypointSettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 						await this.plugin.saveSettings();
 					})
 			);
+		new Setting(containerEl)
+			.setName("Ignored Files/Folders")
+			.setDesc(
+				"Regex ready list of files or folders to ignore while making" +
+					" indexes. Please only enter one per line."
+			)
+			.addTextArea((text) =>
+				text
+					.setPlaceholder(DEFAULT_SETTINGS.ignorePaths.join("\n"))
+					.setValue(this.plugin.settings.ignorePaths.join("\n"))
+					.onChange(async (value) => {
+						const paths = value
+							.trim()
+							.split("\n")
+							.map((value) => this.getNormalizedPath(value));
+						this.plugin.settings.ignorePaths = paths;
+						await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+					})
+			);
 		const postscriptElement = containerEl.createEl("div", {
 			cls: "setting-item",
 		});
@@ -746,4 +801,8 @@ class WaypointSettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 		});
 		postscriptElement.appendChild(descriptionElement);
 	}
+
+	getNormalizedPath(path: string): string {
+		return path.length == 0 ? path : normalizePath(path);
+	}
 }