diff --git a/libsaria/backup.py b/libsaria/backup.py
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+# Bryan Schumaker (11/12/2010)
+
+from libsaria import path
+from libsaria.collection import library
+import xm as xml
+
+add_child = xml.add_child
+add_text  = xml.add_text
+get_attrs = library.get_attrs
+lib_file  = path.join(path.saria_dir(), "library.xml")
+
+def encode_attr(doc, node, attr, value):
+	child = add_child(doc, node, attr)
+	add_text(doc, child, value)
+
+
+def encode_track(doc, node, id):
+	child = add_child(doc, node, "track")
+	(artist, album, title, filepath, score, count, genre, track, year, rate,
+		channel, seconds, sample, lenstr) = get_attrs(
+			id, "artist", "album", "title", "filepath", "score",
+			"count", "genre", "track", "year", "rate", "channel",
+			"seconds", "sample", "lenstr")
+
+	encode_attr(doc, child, "id", id)
+	encode_attr(doc, child, "artist", artist)
+	encode_attr(doc, child, "album", album)
+	encode_attr(doc, child, "title", title)
+	encode_attr(doc, child, "filepath", filepath)
+	encode_attr(doc, child, "score", score)
+	encode_attr(doc, child, "count", count)
+	encode_attr(doc, child, "genre", genre)
+	encode_attr(doc, child, "track", track)
+	encode_attr(doc, child, "year", year)
+	encode_attr(doc, child, "rate", rate)
+	encode_attr(doc, child, "channel", channel)
+	encode_attr(doc, child, "seconds", seconds)
+	encode_attr(doc, child, "sample", sample)
+	encode_attr(doc, child, "lenstr", lenstr)
+
+
+def backup():
+	doc = xml.new()
+	child = add_child(doc, doc, "library")
+	for id in library.walk():
+		encode_track(doc, child, id)
+
+	fout = open(lib_file, 'w')
+	fout.write(doc.toprettyxml())
+	fout.close()
+	print "Wrote library to: %s" % lib_file
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/backup.py b/tests/backup.py
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+# Bryan Schumaker (11/12/2010)
+
+import libsaria
+from libsaria import data
+from libsaria import collection
+from libsaria import backup
+library = libsaria.collection.library
+
+library.load()
+backup.backup()