diff --git a/config_new.org b/config_new.org
index e4e294b..43ae68b 100644
--- a/config_new.org
+++ b/config_new.org
@@ -285,6 +285,27 @@
 (recentf-mode 1)
 #+end_src
 
+** Backups
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(defvar myrmi-backup-directory (concat user-emacs-directory "backups"))
+(if (not (file-exists-p myrmi-backup-directory))
+    (make-directory myrmi-backup-directory t)
+  )
+(setq backup-directory-alist `(("." . ,myrmi-backup-directory)))
+(setq make-backup-files t
+      backup-by-copying t
+      version-control t
+      delete-old-versions t
+      delete-by-moving-to-trash t
+      kept-old-versions 6
+      kept-new-versions 9
+      auto-save-default t
+      auto-save-timeout 20
+      auto-save-interval 200
+  )
+#+END_SRC
+
 ** Yes-or-no
 
 Because I'm lazy, important yes-or-no questions can be answered with y-or-n: