diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9095018..f82b4a9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 .env
 *.env
 
-# Database files
+# Databases
 db/
 conversations.db
+sessions.db
 watcher_state.json
+watcher_status.json
 
 # Python
 __pycache__/
@@ -16,6 +18,13 @@ venv/
 # Logs
 *.log
 
+# Memory and settings (personal data)
+memory.md
+settings.json
+
+# Backups
+Admin/
+
 # OS
 .DS_Store
 Thumbs.db
diff --git a/scripts/backup.sh b/scripts/backup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..81cd736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/backup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+BACKUP_DIR="/home/aaron/nextcloud/data/data/aaron/files/Admin/Backups"
+DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
+mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
+
+# Copy critical files
+cp ~/aaronai/memory.md "$BACKUP_DIR/memory-$DATE.md"
+cp ~/aaronai/settings.json "$BACKUP_DIR/settings-$DATE.json"
+cp ~/aaronai/conversations.db "$BACKUP_DIR/conversations-$DATE.db"
+
+# Keep only last 7 days
+find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "*.md" -mtime +7 -delete
+find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "*.json" -mtime +7 -delete
+find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "*.db" -mtime +7 -delete
+
+echo "Backup complete: $DATE"