diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 01512132..4d9de67c 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ link "jobrunner/runjob.sh" ".local/bin/jobrunner-runjob"
 
 # bash configuration
 link "jstmbash" ".jstmbash"
-link "jstmbash.config.env" ".config/jstmbash.env"
-link "starship.toml" ".config/starship.toml"
-link "bashrc" ".bashrc"
+link "lone-files/jstmbash.config.env" ".config/jstmbash.env"
+link "lone-files/starship.toml" ".config/starship.toml"
+link "lone-files/bashrc" ".bashrc"
 
 # wm/compositor
 link "hypr" ".config/hypr"
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ link "fonts" ".fonts"
 link "fontconfig" ".config/fontconfig"
 
 # programs
-link "konsolerc" ".config/konsolerc"
+link "lone-files/konsolerc" ".config/konsolerc"
 link "konsole" ".local/share/konsole"
-link "dolphinrc" ".config/dolphinrc"
+link "lone-files/dolphinrc" ".config/dolphinrc"
 
 # write install file
 echo "pls don't remove" > "$HOME/.config/.jstm_dotfiles"
diff --git a/bashrc b/lone-files/bashrc
similarity index 100%
rename from bashrc
rename to lone-files/bashrc
diff --git a/dolphinrc b/lone-files/dolphinrc
similarity index 100%
rename from dolphinrc
rename to lone-files/dolphinrc
diff --git a/jstmbash.config.env b/lone-files/jstmbash.config.env
similarity index 100%
rename from jstmbash.config.env
rename to lone-files/jstmbash.config.env
diff --git a/konsolerc b/lone-files/konsolerc
similarity index 100%
rename from konsolerc
rename to lone-files/konsolerc
diff --git a/starship.toml b/lone-files/starship.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from starship.toml
rename to lone-files/starship.toml