diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8cfd9d4c2..5937a704a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -477,6 +477,14 @@ src/nhttpd/nhttpd.conf
 #data/control/migration.sh
 #])
 
+# Backup scripts
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([
+data/scripts/backup.sh
+data/scripts/restore.sh
+data/scripts/backup_flash.sh
+data/scripts/restore_flash.sh
+])
+
 # Backup configs
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 data/config/settingsupdate.conf
diff --git a/data/config/settingsupdate.conf.in b/data/config/settingsupdate.conf.in
index d2e6b2313..c49aa7e3a 100644
--- a/data/config/settingsupdate.conf.in
+++ b/data/config/settingsupdate.conf.in
@@ -32,13 +32,41 @@
 #-------------
 ## Sicherungen
 #-------------
-@CONFIGDIR@/
+@CONFIGDIR@/tobackup.conf
+@CONFIGDIR@/settingsupdate.conf
+
+@CONFIGDIR@/cables.xml
+#
+#
+#@CONFIGDIR@/FritzCallMonitor.cfg
+@CONFIGDIR@/radio-favorites.xml
+@CONFIGDIR@/radio-stations.xml
+@CONFIGDIR@/timerd.conf
+@CONFIGDIR@/satellites.xml
+@CONFIGDIR@/tuxcal/
+@CONFIGDIR@/tuxmail/
+@CONFIGDIR@/zapit/
+#
+#
+@CONFIGDIR@/scan.conf
+#
+#
+@FLAGDIR@/
+
+#/var/bin/
+#
+#/var/log/
+#/var/root/
+#/var/xupnpd/
 
 /etc/exports
 /etc/hostname
 /etc/hosts
+#
 /etc/passwd
+#
 /etc/resolv.conf
+/etc/samba/smb.conf
 /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
 
 
@@ -48,11 +76,11 @@
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## von der Sicherung auszuschließende Dateien, gekennzeichnet durch ein vorangestelltes -
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--/var/etc/update.urls
--@CONFIGDIR@/cables.xml
--@CONFIGDIR@/encoding.conf
--@CONFIGDIR@/providermap.xml
--@CONFIGDIR@/radio-stations.xml
--@CONFIGDIR@/satellites.xml
--@CONFIGDIR@/settingsupdate.conf
--@CONFIGDIR@/tobackup.conf
+#-/var/etc/update.urls
+#-@CONFIGDIR@/cables.xml
+#-@CONFIGDIR@/encoding.conf
+#-@CONFIGDIR@/providermap.xml
+#-@CONFIGDIR@/radio-stations.xml
+#-@CONFIGDIR@/satellites.xml
+#-@CONFIGDIR@/settingsupdate.conf
+#-@CONFIGDIR@/tobackup.conf
diff --git a/data/scripts/Makefile.am b/data/scripts/Makefile.am
index fc94aed56..3e79da17d 100644
--- a/data/scripts/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/scripts/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	backup.sh backup.sh.in \
+	restore.sh restore.sh.in \
+	backup_flash.sh backup_flash.sh.in \
+	restore_flash.sh restore_flash.sh.in
+
 installdir = $(bindir)
 
 install_SCRIPTS = \
diff --git a/data/scripts/backup.sh b/data/scripts/backup.sh.in
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 86%
rename from data/scripts/backup.sh
rename to data/scripts/backup.sh.in
index 98f7c57dd..4f8fd098c
--- a/data/scripts/backup.sh
+++ b/data/scripts/backup.sh.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 HOST=$(hostname)
 DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M)
-USRF="/var/tuxbox/config/tobackup.conf"
+USRF="@CONFIGDIR@/tobackup.conf"
 BAKF="$1/${2:-settings_${HOST}_${DATE}}.tar.gz"
 
 if [ -e "${USRF}" ]; then
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if [ -e "${USRF}" ]; then
 		done < $USRF
 
 else
-	TOBACKUP="/var/tuxbox/config/"
+	TOBACKUP="@CONFIGDIR@/"
 fi
 
 # check existence
diff --git a/data/scripts/backup_flash.sh.in b/data/scripts/backup_flash.sh.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de2dec156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/scripts/backup_flash.sh.in
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. /etc/init.d/globals
+
+RES=""
+VAR="/var/"
+USRF="@CONFIGDIR@/tobackup.conf"
+BAKF="/var/backup_flash.tar.gz"
+
+TOBACKUP=""
+
+SHOWINFO "backup to ${BAKF} ..."
+
+if [ -e "${USRF}" ]; then
+	TOBACKUP="$TOBACKUP ${USRF}"
+	while read i
+		do [ "${i:0:1}" = "#" ] || TOBACKUP="$TOBACKUP ${i%%#*}"
+		done < $USRF
+fi
+
+# check existence and skip files in /var
+for i in $TOBACKUP; do
+	if [ -e "$i" -a ${i:0:${#VAR}} != ${VAR} ]; then
+		SHOWINFO "add  $i"
+		RES="$RES $i"
+	else
+		SHOWINFO "skip $i"
+	fi
+done
+
+TOBACKUP=$(echo $RES)
+
+tar -czf "${BAKF}" $TOBACKUP 2>&1 >/dev/null
+
+SHOWINFO "done."
diff --git a/data/scripts/restore.sh b/data/scripts/restore.sh.in
similarity index 100%
rename from data/scripts/restore.sh
rename to data/scripts/restore.sh.in
diff --git a/data/scripts/restore_flash.sh.in b/data/scripts/restore_flash.sh.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6bc9a4e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/scripts/restore_flash.sh.in
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. /etc/init.d/globals
+
+BAKF="/var/backup_flash.tar.gz"
+
+if [ -e ${BAKF} ]; then
+	SHOWINFO "restore settings from ${BAKF} ..."
+	cd / && tar -xzf "${BAKF}"
+	sync
+	rm -rf "${BAKF}"
+	SHOWINFO "done."
+else
+	SHOWINFO "${BAKF} not found. nothing to restore!"
+fi