diff --git a/dotfiles.sh b/dotfiles.sh
index 3f09e28..c61cdc8 100755
--- a/dotfiles.sh
+++ b/dotfiles.sh
@@ -1,85 +1,52 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-cd ~/.dotfiles
+# Check if ~/.dotfiles exists
+if [ ! -d "$HOME/.dotfiles" ]; then
+    echo "Error: ~/.dotfiles directory does not exist."
+    echo "Please clone your dotfiles repository to ~/.dotfiles first."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+cd ~/.dotfiles || exit 1
 git pull
 echo "Creating symbolic links for dotfiles..."
 
-# Convert paths to array of directory names to special handle
-dirs_to_sym=(".config/alacritty/themes" ".zsh_functions")
-sub_modules=(".config/alacritty/themes")
-ignore_files=("README.md" ".git" ".gitmodules")
+ignore_files=("dotfiles.sh" "README.md" ".git" ".gitignore")
+backup_dir="$HOME/.dotfiles_backup/$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)"
 
-# Function to create symlinks recursively
-create_symlinks() {
-    local src_dir="$1"
-    local target_dir="$2"
-    local is_root="$3"  # Flag to indicate if this is the root call
-    
-    # Create the target directory if it doesn't exist
-    mkdir -p "$target_dir"
-    
-    # Process all files, including hidden ones
-    local files=("$src_dir"/* "$src_dir"/.[!.]*)
-    for file in "${files[@]}"; do
-        # Skip if the file doesn't exist (can happen if no hidden files)
-        [ -e "$file" ] || continue
+# For each file/dir in the dotfiles directory
+for file in $(ls -A); do
+    # If the file is not in the ignore list
+    if [[ ! " ${ignore_files[@]} " =~ " ${file} " ]]; then
+        target="$HOME/$file"
+        source="$PWD/$file"
         
-        # Get the file name
-        local file_name=$(basename "$file")
-        local rel_path=${file#$HOME/.dotfiles/}  # Get relative path
-        
-        # Check if file should be ignored
-        if [[ " ${ignore_files[@]} " =~ " $file_name " ]]; then
-            echo "Ignoring: $file_name"
+        # Skip if it's already a correct symlink
+        if [ -L "$target" ] && [ "$(readlink "$target")" = "$source" ]; then
+            echo "✓ Symlink for $file already exists and is correct."
             continue
         fi
         
-        # If the file is a directory
-        if [ -d "$file" ]; then
-            # Handle directory symlinking based on whether it's in the special directories list
-            if [[ "$is_root" == "true" && "$file_name" == ".config" ]]; then
-                # For .config directory, we want to create it and process its contents differently
-                mkdir -p "$target_dir/.config"
-                create_symlinks "$file" "$target_dir/.config" "false"
-            elif [[ " ${dirs_to_sym[@]} " =~ " $rel_path " ]]; then
-                # Special directory that needs special handling
-                echo "Special directory: $rel_path"
-                mkdir -p "$target_dir/$file_name"
-                
-                # Handle submodule initialization if needed
-                if [[ " ${sub_modules[@]} " =~ " $rel_path " ]]; then
-                    echo "Initializing submodule: $rel_path"
-                    (cd "$file" && git submodule update --init --recursive)
-                fi
-                
-                # Process the contents
-                create_symlinks "$file" "$target_dir/$file_name" "false"
-            else
-                # For regular directories in our dotfiles, we want to symlink them directly
-                if [ ! -L "$target_dir/$file_name" ]; then
-                    if [ -e "$target_dir/$file_name" ]; then
-                        echo "Removing existing: $target_dir/$file_name"
-                        rm -rf "$target_dir/$file_name"
-                    fi
-                    echo "Linking directory: $file -> $target_dir/$file_name"
-                    ln -s "$file" "$target_dir/$file_name"
-                fi
-            fi
-        else
-            # For regular files, always create symlinks
-            if [ ! -L "$target_dir/$file_name" ]; then
-                if [ -e "$target_dir/$file_name" ]; then
-                    echo "Removing existing: $target_dir/$file_name"
-                    rm -rf "$target_dir/$file_name"
-                fi
-                echo "Linking file: $file -> $target_dir/$file_name"
-                ln -s "$file" "$target_dir/$file_name"
-            fi
+        # Backup existing file/directory if it exists
+        if [ -e "$target" ]; then
+            mkdir -p "$backup_dir"
+            echo "⚠ Backing up existing $file to $backup_dir/"
+            mv "$target" "$backup_dir/$file"
         fi
-    done
-}
+        
+        # Create a symbolic link
+        if [ -d "$source" ]; then
+            echo "Creating symbolic link for directory: $file"
+        else
+            echo "Creating symbolic link for file: $file"
+        fi
+        
+        if ln -s "$source" "$target"; then
+            echo "✓ Successfully linked $file"
+        else
+            echo "✗ Failed to create symlink for $file"
+        fi
+    fi
+done
 
-# Call the function to create symlinks from dotfiles to home
-create_symlinks "$HOME/.dotfiles" "$HOME" "true"
-
-echo "Dotfiles setup complete!"
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+echo "Dotfiles setup complete."
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