diff --git a/collect.py b/collect.py
index 084da75..a8e7db9 100644
--- a/collect.py
+++ b/collect.py
@@ -69,8 +69,11 @@ wd = "/home/michael/Documents/PS/Data/collectTweets/"
 # WD Server
 # wd = '/home/yunohost.multimedia/polsoc/Politics & Society/TweetCollection/'
 
+# datafile input directory
+di = "data/IN/"
+
 # Tweet-datafile output directory
-td = "data/tweets/"
+td = "data/OUT/"
 
 # Name of file that all tweets will be written to
 file_alltweets = "ALL-SENATORS-TWEETS.csv"
@@ -171,9 +174,9 @@ print("---")
 # read keywords from a file and write to list.
 keywords = []
 # Remove duplicate Keywords and save all non-duplicates to 'data/keywords.txt'
-deDupe("data/keywords-raw.txt", "data/keywords.txt")
+deDupe(f"{di}keywords-raw.txt", f"{di}keywords.txt")
 # Read the keywords from a file
-with open("data/keywords.txt", "r") as file:
+with open(f"{di}keywords.txt", "r") as file:
     lines = file.readlines()
     for line in lines:
         keyword = line.strip()  # Remove the newline character
diff --git a/data/keywords-raw.txt b/data/IN/keywords-raw.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from data/keywords-raw.txt
rename to data/IN/keywords-raw.txt
diff --git a/data/senators-raw.csv b/data/IN/senators-raw.csv
similarity index 100%
rename from data/senators-raw.csv
rename to data/IN/senators-raw.csv
diff --git a/data/keywords.txt b/data/keywords.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index b9752bb..0000000
--- a/data/keywords.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,140 +0,0 @@
-Coronavirus
-Koronavirus
-Corona
-CDC
-Wuhancoronavirus
-Wuhanlockdown
-Ncov
-Wuhan
-N95
-Kungflu 
-Epidemic
-outbreak
-Sinophobia
-China
-covid-19
-corona virus
-covid
-covid19
-sars-cov-2
-COVIDー19
-COVD
-pandemic
-coronapocalypse
-canceleverything
-Coronials
-SocialDistancingNow
-Social Distancing
-SocialDistancing
-panicbuy
-panic buy
-panicbuying
-panic buying
-14DayQuarantine
-DuringMy14DayQuarantine       
-panic shop
-panic shopping
-panicshop
-InMyQuarantineSurvivalKit
-panic-buy
-panic-shop
-coronakindness
-quarantinelife
-chinese virus
-chinesevirus
-stayhomechallenge
-stay home challenge
-sflockdown
-DontBeASpreader
-lockdown
-lock down
-shelteringinplace
-sheltering in place
-staysafestayhome 
-stay safe stay home
-trumppandemic
-trump pandemic
-flattenthecurve 
-flatten the curve
-china virus
-chinavirus
-quarentinelife
-PPEshortage
-saferathome
-stayathome
-stay at home
-stay home
-stayhome
-GetMePPE
-covidiot
-epitwitter
-pandemie
-wear a mask
-wearamask
-kung flu
-covididiot
-COVID__19
-omicron
-variant 
-vaccine
-travel ban
-corona
-coronavirus
-sarscov2
-sars cov2
-sars cov 2
-covid_19
-ncov
-ncov2019
-2019-ncov
-pandemic 2019ncov
-2019ncov
-quarantine
-flattening the curve
-flatteningthecurve
-flattenthecurve
-hand sanitizer
-handsanitizer
-social distancing
-socialdistancing
-work from home
-workfromhome
-working from home
-workingfromhome
-ppe
-n95
-covidiots
-herd immunity
-herdimmunity
-pneumonia
-wuhan virus
-wuhanvirus
-kungflu
-vaccines
-corona vaccine
-corona vaccines
-coronavaccine
-coronavaccines
-face shield
-faceshield
-face shields
-faceshields
-health worker
-healthworker
-health workers
-healthworkers
-stayhomestaysafe
-coronaupdate
-frontlineheroes
-coronawarriors
-homeschool
-homeschooling
-hometasking
-masks4all
-wfh
-wash ur hands
-wash your hands
-washurhands
-washyourhands
-selfisolating
-self isolating
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/tweets/.gitignore b/data/tweets/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index a6844c7..0000000
--- a/data/tweets/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/ALL-SENATORS-LONG-LONG.csv
-/ALL-SENATORS.csv
-/CoryGardner-LONG.csv
-/CoryGardner.csv
-/DavidPerdueGA-LONG.csv
-/DavidPerdueGA.csv
-/DougJones-LONG.csv
-/DougJones.csv
-/KLoeffler-LONG.csv
-/KLoeffler.csv
-/MarthaMcSallyAZ-LONG.csv
-/MarthaMcSallyAZ.csv
-/SenAlexander-LONG.csv
-/SenAlexander.csv
-/SenPatRoberts-LONG.csv
-/SenPatRoberts.csv
-/SenatorEnzi-LONG.csv
-/SenatorEnzi.csv
-/SenatorIsakson-LONG.csv
-/SenatorIsakson.csv
-/SenatorTomUdall-LONG.csv
-/SenatorTomUdall.csv
-/VP-LONG.csv
-/VP.csv