diff --git a/src/config_rmw.h b/src/config_rmw.h
index f74a96dc..4c8ad049 100644
--- a/src/config_rmw.h
+++ b/src/config_rmw.h
@@ -32,12 +32,15 @@ extern const char *expire_age_str;
 
 typedef struct
 {
-  char uid[10];
-  st_waste *st_waste_folder_props_head;
-  bool force_required;
-  int expire_age;
+  st_waste *st_waste_folder_props_head; // Pointer with high alignment requirements
+
+  int expire_age;                        // 4-byte alignment, placed next
+
+  bool force_required;                   // Minimal alignment, placed after the int
+  char uid[10];                          // Character array, lower alignment, placed last
 } st_config;
 
+
 void print_config(FILE * restrict stream);
 
 void
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 23a9b4e5..7fa8e4ae 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@ struct st_loc
   const char *home_dir;
   const char *config_dir;
   const char *config_file;
+
   const char *data_dir;
   const char *purge_time_file;
   const char *mrl_file;
-  const st_dir *st_directory;
+
+  const st_dir *st_directory;  // Pointer to another struct, placed at the end for clarity
 };
+
diff --git a/src/parse_cli_options.h b/src/parse_cli_options.h
index 40007fba..79f82ba1 100644
--- a/src/parse_cli_options.h
+++ b/src/parse_cli_options.h
@@ -25,8 +25,13 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 /** CLI option switches for rmw. */
 typedef struct
 {
-  bool want_restore;
   int want_purge;
+  int force;
+
+  /*! Alternate configuration file given at the command line with -c */
+  const char *alt_config_file;
+
+  bool want_restore;
   bool want_empty_trash;
   bool want_top_level_bypass;
   bool want_orphan_chk;
@@ -34,14 +39,13 @@ typedef struct
   bool want_undo;
   bool most_recent_list;
   bool want_dry_run;
-  int force;
+
   /*! list waste folder option */
   bool list;
-  /*! Alternate configuration file given at the command line with -c */
-  const char *alt_config_file;
 } rmw_options;
 
 
+
 void init_rmw_options(rmw_options * options);
 
 void
diff --git a/src/time_rmw.h b/src/time_rmw.h
index 6d2d54f6..9de4fc4b 100644
--- a/src/time_rmw.h
+++ b/src/time_rmw.h
@@ -42,12 +42,13 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 typedef struct
 {
-  char suffix_added_dup_exists[LEN_MAX_TIME_STR_SUFFIX];
+  time_t now;                               // Largest member, placed first to avoid alignment padding issues.
+  char deletion_date[LEN_MAX_DELETION_DATE]; // Grouped char arrays together.
   char t_fmt[LEN_MAX_DELETION_DATE];
-  char deletion_date[LEN_MAX_DELETION_DATE];
-  time_t now;
+  char suffix_added_dup_exists[LEN_MAX_TIME_STR_SUFFIX];
 } st_time;
 
+
 void init_time_vars(st_time * st_time_var);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/trashinfo.h b/src/trashinfo.h
index 7e26a933..52144bee 100644
--- a/src/trashinfo.h
+++ b/src/trashinfo.h
@@ -41,14 +41,23 @@ struct st_waste
   /** The parent directory, e.g. $HOME/.local/share/Trash */
   char *parent;
 
-  /*! The info directory (where .trashinfo files are written) will be appended to the parent directory */
+  /** The info directory (where .trashinfo files are written) will be appended to the parent directory */
   char *info;
-  int len_info;
 
-  /** Appended to the parent directory, where files are moved to when they are rmw'ed
-   */
+  /** Appended to the parent directory, where files are moved to when they are rmw'ed */
   char *files;
-  int len_files;
+
+  /** If a waste folder is at the top level, a relative path will be
+   * used (per the Freedesktop trash spec). See
+   * https://github.com/theimpossibleastronaut/rmw/issues/299 for more
+   * info */
+  char *media_root;
+
+  /** Points to the previous WASTE directory in the linked list */
+  st_waste *prev_node;
+
+  /** Points to the next WASTE directory in the linked list */
+  st_waste *next_node;
 
   /** The device number of the filesystem on which the file resides. rmw does
    * not copy files from one filesystem to another, but rather only moves them.
@@ -57,29 +66,18 @@ struct st_waste
    */
   dev_t dev_num;
 
-  /** set to <tt>true</tt> if the parent directory is on a removable device,
+  int len_info;
+  int len_files;
+
+  /** Set to <tt>true</tt> if the parent directory is on a removable device,
    * <tt>false</tt> otherwise.
    */
   bool removable;
 
-  /*
-   * If a waste folder is at the top level, a relative path will be
-   * used (per the Freedesktop trash spec). See
-   https://github.com/theimpossibleastronaut/rmw/issues/299 for more
-   info */
-  char *media_root;
-
   bool is_btrfs;
-
-  /** Points to the previous WASTE directory in the linked list
-   */
-  st_waste *prev_node;
-
-  /** Points to the next WASTE directory in the linked list
-   */
-  st_waste *next_node;
 };
 
+
 /** Holds information about a file that was specified for rmw'ing
  */
 typedef struct
@@ -87,16 +85,17 @@ typedef struct
   /** The absolute path to the file, stored later in a .trashinfo file */
   char *real_path;
 
-  /** The basename of the target file, and used for the basename of it's corresponding
+  /** The basename of the target file, and used for the basename of its corresponding
    * .trashinfo file */
   const char *base_name;
 
+  /** The device number of the filesystem on which the file resides */
+  dev_t dev_num;
+
   /** The destination file name. This may be different if a file of the same name already
-   *  exists in the WASTE folder */
+   * exists in the WASTE folder */
   char waste_dest_name[PATH_MAX];
 
-  dev_t dev_num;
-
   /** Is <tt>true</tt> if the file exists in the destination WASTE/files folder,
    * false otherwise. If it's a duplicate, a string based on the current time
    * will be appended to \ref dest_name
@@ -104,6 +103,7 @@ typedef struct
   bool is_duplicate;
 } rmw_target;
 
+
 extern const char *lit_info;
 extern const char *path_key;
 extern const char *deletion_date_key;