diff --git a/backup_home.sh b/backup_home.sh
index 0e62d40..55947cc 100755
--- a/backup_home.sh
+++ b/backup_home.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 #
-#       Ferit Yiğit BALABAN <f@fybx.dev>, 2022
+#       Ferit Yiğit BALABAN <fybalaban@fybx.dev>, 2023
 #
+EXCLUDE_FILE="$HOME/.backupexclude"
+
 echo "Hello, $( whoami )"
-echo "w/o Downloads: $( du -sh --exclude='Downloads' "$HOME" )"
-echo "wth Downloads: $( du -sh "$HOME" )"
-doas tar --exclude="$HOME/Downloads" --exclude="$HOME/.local/share/JetBrains" --exclude="$HOME/.cache/pip" --exclude="$HOME/.cache/yay" --exclude="$HOME/.cache/JetBrains" --exclude="$HOME/.nuget" --create --verbose --preserve-permissions --gzip --file "/home/ferit-$( date +'%y%m%d' ).tar.gz" /home/ferit
+echo "with excluded folders: $( du -sh --exclude-from="$EXCLUDE_FILE" "$HOME" )"
+echo "with everything      : $( du -sh "$HOME" )"
+
+sudo tar --exclude-from="$EXCLUDE_FILE" --create --verbose --preserve-permissions --gzip --file "$HOME-$( date +'%y%m%d' ).tar.gz" "$HOME"