diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
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@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ arkouda_server
 arkouda_server_real
 arkouda_server_llvm
 arkouda_server_llvm_real
+.akdata/
 .arkouda/
 *.log
+*.tmp
 *_real
 #*#
 .#*
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-{"entryName":"id_9joRTHi_21", "entryType":"PrimitiveTypedArraySymEntry"}
-{"dtype":"int64", "size":10, "ndim":1, "numTargetLocales":1, "numChunks":1}
-{"filename":".akdata/id_9joRTHi_/id_9joRTHi_21_LOCALE0000.data", "numElems":10}
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diff --git a/tests/pandas/.akdata/id_9joRTHi_/server.md b/tests/pandas/.akdata/id_9joRTHi_/server.md
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-{"serverid":"id_9joRTHi_", "numLocales":1}
diff --git a/tests/pandas/.akdata/id_NZD0n7J_/id_NZD0n7J_21.md b/tests/pandas/.akdata/id_NZD0n7J_/id_NZD0n7J_21.md
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-{"entryName":"id_NZD0n7J_21", "entryType":"PrimitiveTypedArraySymEntry"}
-{"dtype":"int64", "size":10, "ndim":1, "numTargetLocales":1, "numChunks":1}
-{"filename":".akdata/id_NZD0n7J_/id_NZD0n7J_21_LOCALE0000.data", "numElems":10}
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-{"serverid":"id_NZD0n7J_", "numLocales":1}
diff --git a/tests/pandas/.akdata/id_Ux6NDMz_/id_Ux6NDMz_21.md b/tests/pandas/.akdata/id_Ux6NDMz_/id_Ux6NDMz_21.md
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{"entryName":"id_Ux6NDMz_21", "entryType":"PrimitiveTypedArraySymEntry"}
-{"dtype":"int64", "size":10, "ndim":1, "numTargetLocales":1, "numChunks":1}
-{"filename":".akdata/id_Ux6NDMz_/id_Ux6NDMz_21_LOCALE0000.data", "numElems":10}
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-{"serverid":"id_Ux6NDMz_", "numLocales":1}
diff --git a/tests/pandas/.akdata/id_wgoFwns_/id_wgoFwns_23.md b/tests/pandas/.akdata/id_wgoFwns_/id_wgoFwns_23.md
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-{"entryName":"id_wgoFwns_23", "entryType":"PrimitiveTypedArraySymEntry"}
-{"dtype":"int64", "size":10, "ndim":1, "numTargetLocales":1, "numChunks":1}
-{"filename":".akdata/id_wgoFwns_/id_wgoFwns_23_LOCALE0000.data", "numElems":10}
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-{"serverid":"id_wgoFwns_", "numLocales":1}