used xbmcvfs to use xbmc functions for actual file copy

added options to selectively copy certain folders

default.py

@@ -1,19 +1,67 @@
 import xbmc
 import xbmcaddon
+import xbmcgui
 import xbmcvfs
-import shutil
+import os
 
-#get the addon class
+class XbmcBackup:
-__addon_id__ = 'script.xbmcbackup'
+    __addon_id__ = 'script.xbmcbackup'
-Addon = xbmcaddon.Addon(__addon_id__)
+    Addon = xbmcaddon.Addon(__addon_id__)
+    local_path = ''
+    remote_path = ''
 
-def syncFiles():
+    def __init__(self):
-    xbmc.log(xbmc.translatePath("special://profile"))
+        self.local_path = xbmc.translatePath("special://home")
-    xbmc.log(Addon.getSetting("remote_path"))
 
-    if(xbmcvfs.exists(Addon.getSetting("remote_path") + "profile")):
+        if(self.Addon.getSetting('remote_path') != '' and self.Addon.getSetting("backup_name") != ''):
-        shutil.rmtree(Addon.getSetting("remote_path") + "profile")
+            self.remote_path = self.Addon.getSetting("remote_path") + self.Addon.getSetting('backup_name') + "/"
 
-    shutil.copytree(xbmc.translatePath("special://profile"),Addon.getSetting("remote_path") + "profile")
+        self.log("Starting")
+        self.log('Local Dir: ' + self.local_path)
+        self.log('Remote Dir: ' + self.remote_path)
+        
+    def syncFiles(self):
+        
+        if(xbmcvfs.exists(self.remote_path)):
+            #this will fail - need a disclaimer here
+            self.log("Remote Path exists - may have old files in it!")
 
-syncFiles()
+        xbmcvfs.mkdir(self.remote_path)
+
+        #figure out which syncing options to run
+        if(self.Addon.getSetting('backup_addons') == 'true'):
+            xbmcvfs.mkdir(self.remote_path + "addons")
+            self.walkTree(self.local_path + "addons/")
+
+        xbmcvfs.mkdir(self.remote_path + "userdata")
+        if(self.Addon.getSetting('backup_addon_data') == 'true'):
+            xbmcvfs.mkdir(self.remote_path + "userdata/addon_data")
+            self.walkTree(self.local_path + "userdata/addon_data/")
+        
+    def walkTree(self,directory):
+        for (path, dirs, files) in os.walk(directory):
+            #get the relative part of this path
+            path = path[len(self.local_path):]
+
+            #create all the subdirs first
+            for aDir in dirs:
+                xbmcvfs.mkdir(self.remote_path + os.sep + path + os.sep +  aDir)
+            #copy all the files
+            for aFile in files:
+                filePath = path + os.sep + aFile
+                self.log("copying: " + self.local_path + filePath)
+                xbmcvfs.copy(self.local_path + filePath,self.remote_path + filePath)
+
+    def log(self,message):
+        xbmc.log(self.__addon_id__ + ": " + message)
+
+    def isReady(self):
+        return True if self.remote_path != '' else False
+    
+#run the profile backup
+backup = XbmcBackup()
+
+if(backup.isReady()):
+    backup.syncFiles()
+else:
+    xbmcgui.Dialog().ok('XBMC Backup','Error: Remote path cannot be empty')

resources/settings.xml

@@ -2,5 +2,14 @@
 <settings>
 	<category id="general" label="30000">
 		<setting id="remote_path" type="folder" label="Remote Path" />
+		<setting id="backup_name" type="text" label="Backup Folder Name" default="xbmc_backup"/>
+	</category>
+	<category id="selection" label="Backup Selection">
+		<setting id="backup_addons" type="bool" label="User Addons" default="true" />
+		<setting id="backup_addon_data" type="bool" label="Addon Data" default="false" />
+		<setting id="backup_database" type="bool" label="Database" default="true" />
+		<setting id="backup_playlists" type="bool" label="Playlists" default="true" />
+		<setting id="backup_thumbnails" type="bool" label="Thumbnails/Fanart" default="true" />
+		<setting id="backup_config" type="bool" label="Config Files" default="true" />
 	</category>
 </settings>