diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/backups.el b/.config/emacs/config/backups.el
similarity index 80%
rename from .emacs.d/config/backups.el
rename to .config/emacs/config/backups.el
index 0b3e48b..7f5d39e 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/config/backups.el
+++ b/.config/emacs/config/backups.el
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;; configure backups
-(setq backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/.emacs.d/backups/")
+(setq backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/.config/emacs/backups/")
                                ("/dev/shm" . "/dev/null"))
       backup-by-copying t
       delete-old-versions t
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/base.el b/.config/emacs/config/base.el
similarity index 100%
rename from .emacs.d/config/base.el
rename to .config/emacs/config/base.el
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/c.el b/.config/emacs/config/c.el
similarity index 100%
rename from .emacs.d/config/c.el
rename to .config/emacs/config/c.el
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/calendar.el b/.config/emacs/config/calendar.el
similarity index 100%
rename from .emacs.d/config/calendar.el
rename to .config/emacs/config/calendar.el
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/dev.el b/.config/emacs/config/dev.el
similarity index 100%
rename from .emacs.d/config/dev.el
rename to .config/emacs/config/dev.el
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/ediff.el b/.config/emacs/config/ediff.el
similarity index 100%
rename from .emacs.d/config/ediff.el
rename to .config/emacs/config/ediff.el
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/functions.el b/.config/emacs/config/functions.el
similarity index 100%
rename from .emacs.d/config/functions.el
rename to .config/emacs/config/functions.el
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/git.el b/.config/emacs/config/git.el
similarity index 100%
rename from .emacs.d/config/git.el
rename to .config/emacs/config/git.el
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/gpg.el b/.config/emacs/config/gpg.el
similarity index 100%
rename from .emacs.d/config/gpg.el
rename to .config/emacs/config/gpg.el
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/man.el b/.config/emacs/config/man.el
similarity index 100%
rename from .emacs.d/config/man.el
rename to .config/emacs/config/man.el
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/multiple-cursors.el b/.config/emacs/config/multiple-cursors.el
similarity index 100%
rename from .emacs.d/config/multiple-cursors.el
rename to .config/emacs/config/multiple-cursors.el
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/org.el b/.config/emacs/config/org.el
similarity index 100%
rename from .emacs.d/config/org.el
rename to .config/emacs/config/org.el
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/pass.el b/.config/emacs/config/pass.el
similarity index 100%
rename from .emacs.d/config/pass.el
rename to .config/emacs/config/pass.el
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/python.el b/.config/emacs/config/python.el
similarity index 100%
rename from .emacs.d/config/python.el
rename to .config/emacs/config/python.el
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/ripgrep.el b/.config/emacs/config/ripgrep.el
similarity index 100%
rename from .emacs.d/config/ripgrep.el
rename to .config/emacs/config/ripgrep.el
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/rust.el b/.config/emacs/config/rust.el
similarity index 100%
rename from .emacs.d/config/rust.el
rename to .config/emacs/config/rust.el
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/tramp.el b/.config/emacs/config/tramp.el
similarity index 100%
rename from .emacs.d/config/tramp.el
rename to .config/emacs/config/tramp.el
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/yaml.el b/.config/emacs/config/yaml.el
similarity index 100%
rename from .emacs.d/config/yaml.el
rename to .config/emacs/config/yaml.el
diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.config/emacs/init.el
similarity index 96%
rename from .emacs.d/init.el
rename to .config/emacs/init.el
index c1bc485..2d154c2 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.config/emacs/init.el
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 (require 'use-package)
 
 ;; file used for storing customization information
-(setq custom-file "~/.emacs.d/custom.el")
+(setq custom-file "~/.config/emacs/custom.el")
 (load custom-file)
 
 ;; set auth-sources
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ symbols, which are converted to strings, and suffixed with \".el\"."
   :group 'config-snippets
   :type '(repeat (choice symbol string)))
 
-(defcustom config-snippet-path '("~/.emacs.d/config/")
+(defcustom config-snippet-path '("~/.config/emacs/config/")
   "Specifies the path in which config snippets are searched"
   :group 'config-snippets
   :type '(repeat directory))