diff --git a/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el b/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el
index dbe0fd8..be5d634 100644
--- a/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ There are two things you can do about this warning:
 (display-battery-mode 1)
 
 ;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+;; Set auto-save and backup directory to the temporary file directory in order
+;; to keep projects free of annoying backups.
+;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+(setq backup-directory-alist
+      `((".*" . ,temporary-file-directory)))
+(setq auto-save-file-name-transforms
+      `((".*" ,temporary-file-directory t)))
+
+
+;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;; Always follow symbolic links to version controlled files
 ;;
 ;; I prefer this option because I generally only get this message when I edit