diff --git a/src-tauri/src/bin/testing.rs b/src-tauri/src/bin/testing.rs
index 6ad8553..2f6ae0a 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/bin/testing.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/bin/testing.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use app::fs::move_file;
+
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 enum ImageType {
     Jpeg,
@@ -87,26 +89,8 @@ fn process_wallpaper_image(file_path_string: String) -> Result<String, String> {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    // Example usage
-    let path = std::path::Path::new("/home/vomitblood/Downloads/background.jpg");
-    match determine_image_type(path) {
-        Ok(image_type) => {
-            // convert the image type to a string extension for printing
-            let extension = match image_type {
-                ImageType::Jpeg => "jpeg",
-                ImageType::Png => "png",
-                ImageType::Gif => "gif",
-                ImageType::WebP => "webp",
-                ImageType::AnimatedWebP => "webp",
-                ImageType::Unsupported => "",
-            };
-            println!("Image extension: {extension}");
-        }
-        Err(e) => println!("Error determining image type: {e}"),
-    }
+    let target_path = std::path::Path::new("/home/vomitblood/Downloads/asdf.csv");
+    let destination_path = std::path::Path::new("/home/vomitblood/Downloads/asdf2.csv");
 
-    match get_file_extension(path) {
-        Ok(extension) => println!("File extension: {extension}"),
-        Err(e) => println!("Error getting file extension: {e}"),
-    }
+    move_file(target_path, destination_path, true).expect("Failed to move file");
 }
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/fs.rs b/src-tauri/src/fs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d98d382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/fs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+pub fn move_file(
+    target: &std::path::Path,
+    destination: &std::path::Path,
+    create_dirs: bool,
+) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    // check if the target file exists
+    if !target.exists() {
+        return Err(std::io::Error::new(
+            std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
+            format!("Source file not found: {:?}", target),
+        ));
+    }
+
+    // determine the final destination path
+    let final_destination = if destination.is_dir() {
+        // if the destination is a directory, then append the target file name to the destination path
+        let mut dest_path = destination.to_path_buf();
+        if let Some(file_name) = target.file_name() {
+            dest_path.push(file_name);
+        }
+        dest_path
+    } else {
+        // if destination is already a file path, then use it directly
+        destination.to_path_buf()
+    };
+
+    // create the necessary directories if the flag is set
+    if create_dirs {
+        if let Some(parent) = final_destination.parent() {
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // attempt to rename (move) the file
+    match std::fs::rename(target, &final_destination) {
+        Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+        Err(e) => {
+            eprintln!("Failed to rename file: {:?}. Trying fallback method...", e);
+            // if rename fails, try to copy the file instead
+            if let Err(copy_error) = std::fs::copy(target, &final_destination) {
+                return Err(std::io::Error::new(
+                    std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                    format!("Failed to copy file: {:?}", copy_error),
+                ));
+            }
+            if let Err(remove_error) = std::fs::remove_file(target) {
+                return Err(std::io::Error::new(
+                    std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                    format!("Failed to remove original file: {:?}", remove_error),
+                ));
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn copy_file(
+    target: &std::path::Path,
+    destination: &std::path::Path,
+    create_dirs: bool,
+) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    // check if the target file exists
+    if !target.exists() {
+        return Err(std::io::Error::new(
+            std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
+            format!("Source file not found: {:?}", target),
+        ));
+    }
+
+    // determine the final destination path
+    let final_destination = if destination.is_dir() {
+        // if the destination is a directory, append the target file name
+        let mut dest_path = destination.to_path_buf();
+        if let Some(file_name) = target.file_name() {
+            dest_path.push(file_name);
+        }
+        dest_path
+    } else {
+        // if destination is a file path, use it directly
+        destination.to_path_buf()
+    };
+
+    // create the necessary directories if the flag is set
+    if create_dirs {
+        if let Some(parent) = final_destination.parent() {
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // copy the file
+    // why need to use map???
+    std::fs::copy(target, &final_destination).map(|_| ())
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 5a20f26..1f72919 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+pub mod fs;
+pub mod paths;
 pub mod wallpaper;
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index 923a243..77073e8 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 // Prevents additional console window on Windows in release, DO NOT REMOVE!!
 #![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")]
 
-use app::wallpaper;
-
 fn main() {
     tauri::Builder::default()
-        .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![wallpaper::process_wallpaper_image])
+        .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![
+            app::wallpaper::process_wallpaper_image
+        ])
         .run(tauri::generate_context!())
         .expect("error while running tauri application");
 }
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/paths.rs b/src-tauri/src/paths.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de8b5a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/paths.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+pub fn get_app_data_dir() -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, String> {
+    // attempt to get the app data directory
+    match tauri::api::path::data_dir() {
+        Some(data_dir) => {
+            let app_data_dir = data_dir.join("stort/");
+            // ensure the directory exists
+            if !app_data_dir.exists() {
+                // attempt to create the directory
+                std::fs::create_dir_all(&app_data_dir).map_err(|e| {
+                    format!(
+                        "Failed to create app data directory {:?}: {}",
+                        app_data_dir, e
+                    )
+                })?;
+            }
+            Ok(app_data_dir)
+        }
+        None => Err("Failed to get app data directory".to_string()),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/wallpaper.rs b/src-tauri/src/wallpaper.rs
index f5f08cc..c9d1849 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/wallpaper.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/wallpaper.rs
@@ -10,24 +10,36 @@ enum ImageType {
 
 /// function to interface with the tauri api on the javascript side
 #[tauri::command]
-pub fn process_wallpaper_image(file_path_string: String) -> Result<String, String> {
+pub fn process_wallpaper_image(file_path_string: String) -> Result<(), String> {
     // convert the string to a path
     let file_path = std::path::Path::new(&file_path_string);
 
-    // determine the image type
-    match determine_image_type(file_path) {
+    // determine the image type and get the file extension
+    let file_extension = match determine_image_type(file_path) {
         Ok(image_type) => match image_type {
-            ImageType::Jpeg => Ok("jpeg".to_string()),
-            ImageType::Png => Ok("png".to_string()),
-            ImageType::Gif => Ok("gif".to_string()),
-            ImageType::WebP => Ok("webp".to_string()),
-            ImageType::AnimatedWebP => Ok("webp".to_string()),
+            ImageType::Jpeg => "jpeg".to_string(),
+            ImageType::Png => "png".to_string(),
+            ImageType::Gif => "gif".to_string(),
+            ImageType::WebP => "webp".to_string(),
+            ImageType::AnimatedWebP => "webp".to_string(),
             ImageType::Unsupported => {
-                Err("Unsupported image type (accepts webp, jpg, jpeg, png, gif)".to_string())
+                return Err("Unsupported image type (accepts webp, jpg, jpeg, png, gif)".to_string())
             }
         },
-        Err(e) => Err(format!("Error determining image type: {e}")),
-    }
+        Err(e) => return Err(format!("Error determining image type: {e}")),
+    };
+
+    let app_data_dir = crate::paths::get_app_data_dir()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to get app data directory: {e}"))?;
+
+    // construct the destination path
+    let destination_path = app_data_dir.join(format!("wallpaper.{}", file_extension));
+
+    // move the file to the destination
+    crate::fs::copy_file(file_path, &destination_path, true)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to move file: {e}"))?;
+
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 /// determines the image type of a file that is passed in using the filepath
@@ -76,11 +88,3 @@ fn is_animated_webp(file_path: &std::path::Path) -> Result<bool, String> {
         .map(|anim| anim.has_animation())
         .map_err(|_| "File is not a valid WebP image".to_string())
 }
-
-fn get_file_extension(file_path: &std::path::Path) -> Result<String, String> {
-    file_path
-        .extension()
-        .and_then(|extension| extension.to_str())
-        .map(|extension| extension.to_lowercase())
-        .ok_or_else(|| "Failed to get file extension".to_string())
-}
diff --git a/src/pages/testing.tsx b/src/pages/testing.tsx
index 7b62afa..6dced9d 100644
--- a/src/pages/testing.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/testing.tsx
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@ export default function Testing() {
         onClick={async () => {
           try {
             const bruh = await invoke("process_wallpaper_image", {
-              filePathString: "/home/vomitblood/Downloads/9fd62bc7_2024-08-07_7.csv",
+              filePathString: "/home/vomitblood/Downloads/asasdf.gif",
             });
-            console.log(bruh);
           } catch (error) {
             console.error("deec nuts", error);
           }