diff --git a/scripts/backup_keybase b/scripts/backup_keybase
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..643750b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/backup_keybase
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+setup_keybase() {
+    KEYBASE_USER=$(keybase whoami || (echo "Please login to keybase first"; exit 1))
+    keybase fs sync enable "/keybase/private/$KEYBASE_USER"
+
+    echo "keybase ✓"
+}
+
+backup_keybase_ssh() {
+    SSH_DIR="/Volumes/Keybase/private/$KEYBASE_USER/ssh"
+    if [ -d "$SSH_DIR" ]
+    then
+        rsync -a ~/.ssh/ "$SSH_DIR"/
+
+        echo " - backed up to keybase: ssh ✓"
+    else
+        echo "Directory not found: $SSH_DIR"
+        echo "Please check your keybase files"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+backup_keybase_aws() {
+    AWS_DIR="/Volumes/Keybase/private/$KEYBASE_USER/aws"
+    if [ -d "$AWS_DIR" ]
+    then
+        rsync -a ~/.aws/ "$AWS_DIR"/
+
+        echo " - backed up to keybase: aws ✓"
+    else
+        echo "Directory not found: $AWS_DIR"
+        echo "Please check your keybase files"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+setup_keybase
+backup_keybase_ssh
+backup_keybase_aws
diff --git a/scripts/setup_keybase b/scripts/setup_keybase
index fb7a916..eb1f7fc 100755
--- a/scripts/setup_keybase
+++ b/scripts/setup_keybase
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ setup_keybase_ssh() {
     SSH_DIR="/Volumes/Keybase/private/$KEYBASE_USER/ssh"
     if [ -d "$SSH_DIR" ]
     then
-        rm -rf ~/.ssh
-        ln -s "$SSH_DIR" ~/.ssh
+        rsync -a "$SSH_DIR"/ ~/.ssh/
 
         echo " - keybase: ssh ✓"
     else
@@ -26,8 +25,7 @@ setup_keybase_aws() {
     AWS_DIR="/Volumes/Keybase/private/$KEYBASE_USER/aws"
     if [ -d "$AWS_DIR" ]
     then
-        rm -rf ~/.aws
-        ln -s "$AWS_DIR" ~/.aws
+        rsync -a "$AWS_DIR"/ ~/.aws/
 
         echo " - keybase: aws ✓"
     else