diff --git a/Knossos.NET/Classes/KnUtils.cs b/Knossos.NET/Classes/KnUtils.cs
index a97a435a..6c25c9c0 100644
--- a/Knossos.NET/Classes/KnUtils.cs
+++ b/Knossos.NET/Classes/KnUtils.cs
@@ -402,12 +402,15 @@ public static void OpenFolder(string path)
         /// <summary>
         /// Async directory copy helper method
         /// Support optional recursive copy and progressCallback that informs the name of the current file that is being copied
+        /// Supports passing an optional array of extensions to ignore during file copy. 
+        /// Files and folders starting with a "." (Unix hidden folder convention) are skipped.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="sourceDir"></param>
         /// <param name="destinationDir"></param>
         /// <param name="recursive"></param>
         /// <param name="cancelSource"></param>
         /// <param name="progressCallback"></param>
+        /// <param name="ignoreExtensions"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
         /// <exception cref="DirectoryNotFoundException"></exception>
         /// <exception cref="TaskCanceledException"></exception>
@@ -433,6 +436,9 @@ public static async Task<bool> CopyDirectoryAsync(string sourceDir, string desti
                         {
                             throw new TaskCanceledException();
                         }
+                        //Skip Unix convention hidden files
+                        if (file.Name.StartsWith("."))
+                            continue;
                         if (ignoreExtensions == null || !ignoreExtensions.Contains(file.Extension.ToLower()))
                         {
                             var targetFilePath = Path.Combine(destinationDir, file.Name);
@@ -452,9 +458,11 @@ public static async Task<bool> CopyDirectoryAsync(string sourceDir, string desti
                             {
                                 throw new TaskCanceledException();
                             }
-
+                            //Skip Unix convention hidden folder too
+                            if (subDir.Name.StartsWith("."))
+                                continue;
                             var newDestinationDir = Path.Combine(destinationDir, subDir.Name);
-                            await CopyDirectoryAsync(subDir.FullName, newDestinationDir, true, cancelSource, progressCallback);
+                            await CopyDirectoryAsync(subDir.FullName, newDestinationDir, true, cancelSource, progressCallback, ignoreExtensions);
                         }
                     }
 
diff --git a/Knossos.NET/Models/GlobalSettings.cs b/Knossos.NET/Models/GlobalSettings.cs
index 574e3815..d4f5c506 100644
--- a/Knossos.NET/Models/GlobalSettings.cs
+++ b/Knossos.NET/Models/GlobalSettings.cs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public StandaloneServerSettings(MultiCfg multiCfg, string id, string version, in
         [JsonPropertyName("close_to_tray")]
         public bool closeToTray {
             get { return _closeToTray; }
-            set { if (_closeToTray != value) { 
+            set { if (_closeToTray != value) {
                     _closeToTray = value;
                     pendingChangesOnAppClose = true;
                 }
@@ -170,7 +170,10 @@ public bool closeToTray {
         public List<string> ignoredLauncherUpdates { get; set; } = new List<string>();
 
         [JsonPropertyName("standalone_server_settings")]
-        public StandaloneServerSettings? standaloneServerSettings { get; set;} = null;
+        public StandaloneServerSettings? standaloneServerSettings { get; set; } = null;
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("mod_filecopy_extension_skip")]
+        public List<string>? skipExtensionsModFilecopy { get; set; } = new List<string>() { ".svn", ".github", ".git", ".gitattributes", ".gitignore", ".md" };
 
         /* 
          * Settings that can wait to be saved at app close so we dont have to call save() all the time
@@ -733,6 +736,7 @@ public void Load()
                             MainWindowViewModel.Instance?.InstalledModsView?.ResetFilters();
                         }
                         standaloneServerSettings = tempSettings.standaloneServerSettings;
+                        skipExtensionsModFilecopy = tempSettings.skipExtensionsModFilecopy;
                         ReadFS2IniValues();
                         Log.Add(Log.LogSeverity.Information, "GlobalSettings.Load()", "Global settings have been loaded");
 
diff --git a/Knossos.NET/ViewModels/Templates/Tasks/CreateModVersion.cs b/Knossos.NET/ViewModels/Templates/Tasks/CreateModVersion.cs
index 765f32d7..60029960 100644
--- a/Knossos.NET/ViewModels/Templates/Tasks/CreateModVersion.cs
+++ b/Knossos.NET/ViewModels/Templates/Tasks/CreateModVersion.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System.IO;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Threading;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace Knossos.NET.ViewModels
 {
@@ -59,7 +60,13 @@ public async Task<bool> CreateModVersion(Mod oldMod, string newVersion, Cancella
                         writer.WriteLine("Warning: This token indicates an incomplete folder copy. If this token is present on the next KnossosNET startup this folder WILL BE DELETED.");
                     }
 
-                    await KnUtils.CopyDirectoryAsync(currentDir.FullName, newDir, true, cancellationTokenSource, copyCallback);
+                    await KnUtils.CopyDirectoryAsync(
+                        currentDir.FullName, 
+                        newDir, 
+                        true, 
+                        cancellationTokenSource, 
+                        copyCallback,
+                        Knossos.globalSettings.skipExtensionsModFilecopy != null && Knossos.globalSettings.skipExtensionsModFilecopy.Any() ? Knossos.globalSettings.skipExtensionsModFilecopy.ToArray() : null);
 
                     File.Delete(newDir + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar + "knossos_net_download.token");