diff --git a/lib/backup.py b/lib/backup.py
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+"""
+Backup Module:
+
+Classes:
+- BackupManager
+"""
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+from zipfile import ZipFile
+
+from . import Storage
+
+__all__ = ["BackupManager"]
+
+class BackupManager:
+    """
+    Facilitates backup creation. Stores all backups in ~/.storage/backups
+
+    Methods:
+    - create_backup()
+    - get_backups()
+    - get_delete_candidates()
+    - delete_excess_backups()
+    """
+    def __init__(self, target_path: Path, backup_storage: Storage = Storage("backups"),
+                 date_format: str = "%d_%m_%y__%H%M%S", separator: str = "-") -> None:
+        """
+        Test
+        """
+        self.target_path = target_path
+        self.backup_storage = backup_storage
+        self.date_format = date_format
+        self.separator = separator
+
+    @property
+    def target_path(self) -> Path:
+        """
+        Target to create backups of. This could be a file or folder.
+        """
+        return self._target_path
+
+    @target_path.setter
+    def target_path(self, new_path: Path):
+        if isinstance(new_path, Path):
+            if new_path.exists() and (new_path.is_dir() or new_path.is_file()):
+                self._target_path = new_path
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(new_path)
+        else:
+            raise TypeError(new_path)
+
+    @property
+    def backup_storage(self) -> Storage:
+        """
+        Storage object to store created backups in.
+        """
+        return self._backup_storage
+
+    @backup_storage.setter
+    def backup_storage(self, new_storage: Storage):
+        if isinstance(new_storage, Storage):
+            self._backup_storage = new_storage
+        else:
+            raise TypeError(new_storage)
+
+    @property
+    def date_format(self) -> str:
+        """The datetime format string used to date the backups."""
+        return self._date_format
+
+    @date_format.setter
+    def date_format(self, new_format):
+        if isinstance(new_format, str):
+            self._date_format = new_format
+        else:
+            raise TypeError(new_format)
+
+    @property
+    def separator(self) -> str:
+        """The separator that separates the archive name from the date"""
+        return self._separator
+
+    @separator.setter
+    def separator(self, new_separator):
+        if isinstance(new_separator, str):
+            if new_separator not in self.target_path.name and new_separator not in self.date_format:
+                self._separator = new_separator
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(new_separator)
+        else:
+            raise TypeError(new_separator)
+
+    def create_backup(self):
+        """
+        Create a backup of the target path, stored in the backup storage folder.
+        """
+        date_string = datetime.now().strftime(self.date_format)
+        backup_name = f"{self.target_path.name}{self.separator}{date_string}.zip"
+        backup_path = self.backup_storage.get_file(backup_name)
+        with ZipFile(backup_path, mode="w") as zip_file:
+            for item in self.target_path.glob("**/*"):
+                zip_file.write(item, item.relative_to(self.target_path))
+
+    def get_backups(self):
+        """
+        Get all backups found in the given folder.
+        """
+        return self.backup_storage.list_files(f"{self.target_path.stem}{self.separator}*.zip")
+
+    def get_delete_candidates(self, max_backup_count) -> list[Path]:
+        """
+        Get all candidates for deletion with the given max_backup_count.
+        If none are available for deletion, returns None.
+        """
+        def get_date(file: Path) -> datetime:
+            """
+            Turns the datetime string in the file name into a datetime object.
+            """
+            date_string = file.name.split(self.separator)[1].replace(file.suffix, "")
+            return datetime.strptime(date_string, self.date_format)
+
+        backups = self.get_backups()
+        backups.sort(key=get_date)
+        return backups[:(len(backups)-max_backup_count)]  # returns the oldest excess backups
+
+    def delete_excess_backups(self, max_backup_count: int):
+        """Delete all excess backups"""
+        for file in self.get_delete_candidates(max_backup_count):
+            file.unlink()
diff --git a/lib/storage.py b/lib/storage.py
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+"""
+Storage Module:
+
+Classes:
+- Storage
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import shutil
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+__all__ = ['Storage']
+
+class Storage:
+    """
+    Unifies all filesystem access methods under a single class.
+    Minimizes room for mistakes and improves reusability.
+
+    Methods:
+    - get_file()
+    - get_folder()
+    - write_file()
+    - read_file()
+    - delete_file()
+    - rename_file()
+    - add_file()
+    - list_files()
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, folder: str, root_folder: str = ".storage") -> None:
+        """
+        Create a new storage instance, it automatically creates and manages a folder in the user's home directory, all you have to do is supply a subfolder to store files in.
+
+        Args:
+            folder (str): the name of the folder to use.
+        """
+        self.root = Path.home().joinpath(root_folder)
+        self.folder = self.root.joinpath(folder)
+        self.folder.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
+
+    def get_file(self, path: str) -> Path:
+        """Get the fully qualified path of a file in the folder.
+
+        Args:
+            path (str): the name of the file to grab.
+
+        Returns:
+            Path: the path of the file.
+        """
+        return self.folder.joinpath(path)
+
+    def get_folder(self, name: str) -> Storage:
+        """
+        Get a folder inside the Storage directory.
+        Returns a Storage object representing that folder.
+        """
+        return Storage(name, root_folder=self.folder.name)
+
+    def write_file(self, name: str, data: dict):
+        """Write data to the given file in JSON format.
+
+        Args:
+            name (str): the name of the file.
+            data (dict): the data to write.
+        """
+        file = self.get_file(name)
+        file.touch(exist_ok=True)
+        with file.open("w+", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            json.dump(data, f, indent=4)
+
+    def read_file(self, name: str) -> dict:
+        """Read data from the given file in JSON format.
+
+        Args:
+            name (str): the name of the file.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: the data from the file.
+        """
+        file = self.get_file(name)
+        if not file.exists():
+            return {}
+        with file.open("r+", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            data = json.load(f)
+        return data
+
+    def delete_file(self, name: str):
+        """Delete the given file from the folder.
+
+        Args:
+            name (str): the name of the file.
+        """
+        file = self.get_file(name)
+        file.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+
+    def rename_file(self, old_name: str, new_name: str):
+        """Rename a file in the folder.
+
+        Args:
+            old_name (str): the current name of the file.
+            new_name (str): the new name of the file.
+        """
+        file = self.get_file(old_name)
+        new_file = self.folder.joinpath(new_name)
+        file.rename(new_file)
+
+    def add_file(self, name: str,  path: Path | None = None, binary: bytes | None = None):
+        """Add a copy of a file to the folder.
+        If a binary stream is given, it is saved directly to the named location.
+
+        Args:
+            name (str): The name to save it under.
+            path (Path): The path of the file to copy from.
+            binary (BinaryIO): The binary stream to copy from.
+        """
+        if path is not None and binary is not None:
+            raise ValueError(binary, "Cannot supply both a path and a binary stream.")
+        elif path is not None:
+            shutil.copy(path, self.folder.joinpath(name))
+        elif binary is not None:
+            with self.folder.joinpath(name).open("wb+") as f:
+                f.write(binary)
+
+    def list_files(self, pattern: str | None = None) -> list[Path]:
+        """
+        Return a list of all files in the directory.
+        """
+        files: list[Path] = []
+        if pattern is None:
+            for file in self.folder.iterdir():
+                files.append(file)
+        else:
+            for file in self.folder.glob(pattern):
+                files.append(file)
+        return files