diff --git a/include/error.hpp b/include/error.hpp
index 4769005..aabbfc9 100644
--- a/include/error.hpp
+++ b/include/error.hpp
@@ -9,4 +9,7 @@ namespace error
 
     /// @brief Logs and returns if an fslib function fails.
     bool fslib(bool result, const std::source_location &location = std::source_location::current());
+
+    /// @brief Returns whether or not the pointer passed is null. Records the location in which this occurred.
+    bool is_null(const void *pointer, const std::source_location &location = std::source_location::current());
 }
diff --git a/include/fs/MiniZip.hpp b/include/fs/MiniZip.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee02607
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/fs/MiniZip.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "fslib.hpp"
+
+#include <minizip/zip.h>
+#include <string_view>
+
+namespace fs
+{
+    class MiniZip
+    {
+        public:
+            MiniZip() = default;
+
+            /// @brief Constructor. Calls open upon construction;
+            /// @param path
+            MiniZip(const fslib::Path &path);
+
+            /// @brief Closes the zipFile.
+            ~MiniZip();
+
+            /// @brief Opens a Zip file at path
+            bool open(const fslib::Path &path);
+
+            /// @brief Manual call for closing the zipFile.
+            void close();
+
+            /// @brief Opens a new file with filename as the path.
+            bool open_new_file(std::string_view filename, bool trimPath = false, size_t trimPlaces = 0);
+
+            /// @brief Closes the currently open file in the Zip.
+            bool close_current_file();
+
+            /// @brief Attempts to write the buffer passed to the currently opened file.
+            bool write(const void *buffer, size_t dataSize);
+
+        private:
+            /// @brief Stores whether or not the zipFile was opened successfully.
+            bool m_isOpen{};
+
+            /// @brief Underlying ZIP file.
+            zipFile m_zip{};
+    };
+}
diff --git a/source/error.cpp b/source/error.cpp
index 819ad57..748195f 100644
--- a/source/error.cpp
+++ b/source/error.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ bool error::fslib(bool result, const std::source_location &location)
     return true;
 }
 
+bool error::is_null(const void *pointer, const std::source_location &location)
+{
+    if (pointer) { return false; }
+
+    std::string_view file{}, function{};
+    prep_locations(file, function, location);
+
+    logger::log("%s::%s::%u::%u::%s", file.data(), function.data(), location.line(), location.column(), "nullptr received!");
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 static void prep_locations(std::string_view &file, std::string_view &function, const std::source_location &location)
 {
     file     = location.file_name();
diff --git a/source/fs/MiniZip.cpp b/source/fs/MiniZip.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01ba932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/fs/MiniZip.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#include "fs/MiniZip.hpp"
+
+#include "config.hpp"
+#include "error.hpp"
+
+#include <ctime>
+
+fs::MiniZip::MiniZip(const fslib::Path &path) { MiniZip::open(path); }
+
+fs::MiniZip::~MiniZip() { MiniZip::close(); }
+
+bool fs::MiniZip::open(const fslib::Path &path)
+{
+    MiniZip::close();
+    m_zip = zipOpen64(path.full_path(), APPEND_STATUS_CREATE);
+    if (error::is_null(m_zip)) { return false; }
+    m_isOpen = true;
+    return true;
+}
+
+void fs::MiniZip::close()
+{
+    if (!m_isOpen) { return; }
+    zipClose(m_zip, nullptr) == ZIP_OK;
+    m_isOpen = false;
+}
+
+bool fs::MiniZip::open_new_file(std::string_view filename, bool trimPath, size_t trimPlaces)
+{
+    const uint8_t zipLevel = config::get_by_key(config::keys::ZIP_COMPRESSION_LEVEL);
+
+    const size_t pathBegin = filename.find_first_of('/');
+    if (pathBegin != filename.npos) { filename = filename.substr(pathBegin + 1); }
+
+    const std::time_t currentTime = std::time(nullptr);
+    const std::tm *local          = std::localtime(&currentTime);
+    const zip_fileinfo fileInfo   = {.tmz_date    = {.tm_sec  = local->tm_sec,
+                                                     .tm_min  = local->tm_min,
+                                                     .tm_hour = local->tm_hour,
+                                                     .tm_mday = local->tm_mday,
+                                                     .tm_mon  = local->tm_mon,
+                                                     .tm_year = local->tm_year + 1900},
+                                     .dosDate     = 0,
+                                     .internal_fa = 0,
+                                     .external_fa = 0};
+
+    return zipOpenNewFileInZip64(m_zip, filename.data(), &fileInfo, nullptr, 0, nullptr, 0, nullptr, Z_DEFLATED, zipLevel, 0) ==
+           ZIP_OK;
+}
+
+bool fs::MiniZip::close_current_file() { return zipCloseFileInZip(m_zip) == ZIP_OK; }
+
+bool fs::MiniZip::write(const void *buffer, size_t dataSize) { return zipWriteInFileInZip(m_zip, buffer, dataSize) == ZIP_OK; }
diff --git a/source/tasks/backup.cpp b/source/tasks/backup.cpp
index 9df7cc4..68bfb1f 100644
--- a/source/tasks/backup.cpp
+++ b/source/tasks/backup.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,28 @@
 #include "tasks/backup.hpp"
 
+#include "config.hpp"
+#include "error.hpp"
+#include "fs/fs.hpp"
+
+#include <cstring>
+
 void tasks::backup::create_new_backup(sys::ProgressTask *task,
                                       data::User *user,
                                       data::TitleInfo *titleInfo,
                                       fslib::Path target,
                                       BackupMenuState *spawningState)
 {
+    const bool exportZip                    = config::get_by_key(config::keys::EXPORT_TO_ZIP);
+    const bool autoUpload                   = config::get_by_key(config::keys::AUTO_UPLOAD);
+    const bool hasZipExt                    = std::strstr(target.full_path(), ".zip");
+    const const bool uint64_t applicationID = titleInfo->get_application_id();
+    const FsSaveDataInfo *saveInfo          = user->get_save_info_by_id(applicationID);
+    if (error::is_null(saveInfo))
+    {
+        task->finished();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    fs::SaveMetaData saveMeta{};
+    const bool hasValidMeta = fs::fill_save_meta_data(saveInfo, saveMeta);
 }