diff --git a/scriptdata/environment-variables b/scriptdata/environment-variables
index b2e752c62..96f37bffd 100644
--- a/scriptdata/environment-variables
+++ b/scriptdata/environment-variables
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ XDG_CACHE_HOME=${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}
 XDG_CONFIG_HOME=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}
 XDG_DATA_HOME=${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}
 XDG_STATE_HOME=${XDG_STATE_HOME:-$HOME/.local/state}
+BACKUP_DIR=${BACKUP_DIR:-$HOME/backup}
 
diff --git a/scriptdata/functions b/scriptdata/functions
index 37f17acd2..98e18c977 100644
--- a/scriptdata/functions
+++ b/scriptdata/functions
@@ -72,3 +72,14 @@ function prevent_sudo_or_root(){
     root)echo -e "\e[31m[$0]: This script is NOT to be executed with sudo or as root. Aborting...\e[0m";exit 1;;
   esac
 }
+
+
+function backup_configs() {
+  local backup_dir="$BACKUP_DIR"
+  mkdir -p "$backup_dir"
+  echo "Backing up $XDG_CONFIG_HOME to $backup_dir/config_backup"
+  rsync -av --progress "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/" "$backup_dir/config_backup/"
+  
+  echo "Backing up $HOME/.local to $backup_dir/local_backup"
+  rsync -av --progress "$HOME/.local/" "$backup_dir/local_backup/"
+}
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