diff --git a/maloja/globalconf.py b/maloja/globalconf.py
index 2da2391..1643c7f 100644
--- a/maloja/globalconf.py
+++ b/maloja/globalconf.py
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ from doreah.settings import config as settingsconfig
 
 pthj = os.path.join
 
-try:
-	HOME_DIR = os.environ["XDG_DATA_HOME"].split(":")[0]
-	assert os.path.exists(HOME_DIR)
-except:
-	HOME_DIR = os.path.join(os.environ["HOME"],".local/share/")
-
 
 # if DATA_DIRECTORY is specified, this is the directory to use for EVERYTHING, no matter what
 # but with asynnetrical structure, cache and logs in subfolders
@@ -23,7 +17,11 @@ except:
 # if not, use the first we have permissions for
 # after we decide which to use, fix it in settings to avoid future heuristics
 
-
+try:
+	HOME_DIR = os.environ["XDG_DATA_HOME"].split(":")[0]
+	assert os.path.exists(HOME_DIR)
+except:
+	HOME_DIR = os.path.join(os.environ["HOME"],".local/share/")
 usrfol = pthj(HOME_DIR,"maloja")
 etccfg = '/etc/maloja'
 varlib = '/var/lib/maloja'
@@ -49,22 +47,22 @@ dir_settings = {
 dir_options = {
 	"config":[
 		"/etc/maloja",
-		pthj(HOME_DIR,"maloja")
+		usrfol
 	],
 	"state":[
 		"/var/lib/maloja",
 		"/etc/maloja",
-		pthj(HOME_DIR,"maloja")
+		usrfol
 	],
 	"logs":[
 		"/var/log/maloja",
 		"/etc/maloja/logs",
-		pthj(HOME_DIR,"maloja","logs")
+		pthj(usrfol,"logs")
 	],
 	"cache":[
 		"/var/cache/maloja",
 		"/etc/maloja/cache",
-		pthj(HOME_DIR,"maloja","cache")
+		pthj(usrfol,"cache")
 	]
 }
 
diff --git a/maloja/proccontrol/tasks/backup.py b/maloja/proccontrol/tasks/backup.py
index 9bd1c45..9cec3f0 100644
--- a/maloja/proccontrol/tasks/backup.py
+++ b/maloja/proccontrol/tasks/backup.py
@@ -9,35 +9,41 @@ from doreah.logging import log
 
 
 user_files = {
-	"minimal":[
-		"rules/*.tsv",
-		"scrobbles"
-	],
-	"full":[
-		"clients/authenticated_machines.tsv",
-		"images/artists",
-		"images/tracks",
-		"settings/settings.ini"
-	]
+	"minimal":{
+		"rules":["*.tsv"],
+		"scrobbles":["*.tsv"]
+	},
+	"full":{
+		"clients":["authenticated_machines.tsv"],
+		"images":["artists","tracks"],
+		"settings":["settings.ini"]
+	}
 }
 
 def backup(folder,level="full"):
+	print(folder)
 
-	selected_files = user_files["minimal"] if level == "minimal" else user_files["minimal"] + user_files["full"]
-	real_files = []
-	for g in selected_files:
-		real_files += glob.glob(datadir(g))
+	selected_files = user_files["minimal"] if level == "minimal" else {**user_files["minimal"], **user_files["full"]}
+	real_files = {cat:[] for cat in selected_files}
+	for cat in selected_files:
+		catfolder = data_dir[cat]
+		for g in selected_files[cat]:
+			real_files[cat] += glob.glob(catfolder(g))
 
 	log("Creating backup of " + str(len(real_files)) + " files...")
 
+	from pprint import pprint
+	pprint(real_files)
+
 	now = datetime.utcnow()
 	timestr = now.strftime("%Y_%m_%d_%H_%M_%S")
 	filename = "maloja_backup_" + timestr + ".tar.gz"
 	archivefile = os.path.join(folder,filename)
 	assert not os.path.exists(archivefile)
 	with tarfile.open(name=archivefile,mode="x:gz") as archive:
-		for f in real_files:
-			p = PurePath(f)
-			r = p.relative_to(datadir())
-			archive.add(f,arcname=r)
+		for cat in real_files:
+			for f in real_files[cat]:
+				p = PurePath(f)
+				r = p.relative_to(data_dir[cat]())
+				archive.add(f,arcname=os.path.join(cat,r))
 	log("Backup created!")