diff --git a/common/cloudsync.nix b/common/cloudsync.nix
index e95e932..ffed584 100644
--- a/common/cloudsync.nix
+++ b/common/cloudsync.nix
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ in {
       nextcloud-client
     ];
 
-    systemd = lib.mkMerge (lib.mapAttrsToList (local_user: paths: let
+    systemd.services = lib.mkMerge (lib.mapAttrsToList (local_user: user_conf: let
+      paths = user_conf.syncPaths;
       sync_script = lib.strings.concatLines (map ({local, remote}: let
         remote_clean = lib.strings.concatStrings (builtins.match "/*(.+)" remote);
       in "${cloud_cmd} /${remote_clean} ${local} ${sync_server}" ) paths);
     in { # user-specific sync jobs
-      services."nextcloud-autosync-${local_user}" = {
+      "nextcloud-autosync-${local_user}" = lib.mkIf ( paths != [] ) {
         description = "Auto sync Nextcloud";
         after = [ "network-online.target" ]; 
         wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
@@ -29,13 +30,18 @@ in {
         wantedBy = ["multi-user.target"];
         enable=true;
       };
-      timers."nextcloud-autosync-${local_user}" = {
+    }) config.users.users );
+
+    systemd.timers = lib.mkMerge (lib.mapAttrsToList (local_user: user_conf: let
+      paths = user_conf.syncPaths;
+    in { # user-specific sync jobs
+      "nextcloud-autosync-${local_user}" = lib.mkIf ( paths != [] ) {
         description = "Automatic sync files with Nextcloud when booted up after 5 minutes then rerun every 60 minutes";
         timerConfig.OnBootSec = "5min";
         timerConfig.OnUnitActiveSec = "60min";
         wantedBy = ["multi-user.target" "timers.target"];
         enable = true;
       };
-    }) cfg.cloudSync.paths );
+    }) config.users.users );
   });
 }
diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index f62694c..2d22a80 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -56,14 +56,6 @@
       username = "Grimmauld";
       server = "cloud.grimmauld.de";
       passwordFile = config.age.secrets.nextcloud_pass.path;
-      paths = {
-        grimmauld = [
-          { remote = "3d"; }
-          { remote = "Pictures"; }
-          { remote = "Documents"; }
-          { remote = "Videos"; }
-        ];
-      };
     };
   };
 
diff --git a/load_common.nix b/load_common.nix
index 9ccb129..9513414 100644
--- a/load_common.nix
+++ b/load_common.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@
 with lib;
 let
   cfg = config.grimmShared;
+  sync_mod = types.submodule ({config, ...} : {
+    options = {
+      remote = mkOption {
+        type = types.nonEmptyStr;
+        description = "path on the cloud server";
+      };
+  
+      local = mkOption {
+        type = types.nonEmptyStr;
+        default = "$HOME/" + (lib.strings.concatStrings (builtins.match "/*(.+)" config.remote));
+        description = "local path to sync";
+      };
+    };
+  });
 in {
   options.grimmShared = {
     enable = mkEnableOption "grimm-shared-common";
@@ -143,30 +157,21 @@ in {
         type = types.nonEmptyStr;
         description = "password file to use for login";
       };
-
-      paths = mkOption {
-        type = let
-          mod = types.submodule ({config, ...} : {
-            options = {
-            remote = mkOption {
-              type = types.nonEmptyStr;
-              description = "path on the cloud server";
-            };
-  
-            local = mkOption {
-              type = types.nonEmptyStr;
-              default = "$HOME/" + (lib.strings.concatStrings (builtins.match "/*(.+)" config.remote));
-              description = "local path to sync";
-            };
-            };
-          });
-        in types.attrsOf (types.listOf mod);
-        default = [];
-        description = "puts my personal config in place using above methods";
-      };
     };
   };
 
+  options.users.users = mkOption {
+    type = types.attrsOf (types.submodule {
+      options = {
+        syncPaths = mkOption {
+          type = types.listOf sync_mod;
+          default = [];
+          description = "paths to sync via nextcloud";
+        };
+      };
+    });
+  };
+
   imports = [
     ./common/localisation.nix
     ./common/printing.nix
diff --git a/modules/users.nix b/modules/users.nix
index a786beb..8686f90 100644
--- a/modules/users.nix
+++ b/modules/users.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
     shell = pkgs.xonsh;
     description = "grimmauld";
     extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" "kvm" "wheel" "input" "video" "lp" "scanner" "libvirt" "libvirt-qemu" "libvirtd" "pipewire" "gamemode" ];
+
+    syncPaths = [
+      { remote = "3d"; }
+      { remote = "Pictures"; }
+      { remote = "Documents"; }
+      { remote = "Videos"; }
+    ];
+
     packages = with pkgs; [
       webcord
       discord