diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c58cf821130c..540895b90ed1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ dist
 junit.xml
 /repros
 /sandbox
-/built-sandboxes
 .verdaccio-cache
 
 # Yarn stuff
diff --git a/.ignore b/.ignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..df5f841665ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+!/sandbox
\ No newline at end of file