Index: sources/storage/FileHandler.cpp
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diff -u -re38423dd3840e625ed0728d9b0fb3f9eb9292500 -r95d717f975007dad9c7ab1450863b1dfdf627790
--- sources/storage/FileHandler.cpp	(.../FileHandler.cpp)	(revision e38423dd3840e625ed0728d9b0fb3f9eb9292500)
+++ sources/storage/FileHandler.cpp	(.../FileHandler.cpp)	(revision 95d717f975007dad9c7ab1450863b1dfdf627790)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 {
     QFile file(vFileName);
     if (! file.open(QFile::Text | QFile::ReadOnly)) {
-        QString   msg = QString("Cannot open file for write (%1). Possible corrupted file system").arg(vFileName);
+        QString   msg = QString("Cannot open file for read (%1). Possible corrupted file system").arg(vFileName);
         // here cannot use LOG_XXXX because if the folder cannot be created then the log cannot be written.
         errOut   (msg);
         return false;
@@ -114,6 +114,23 @@
 }
 
 /*!
+ * \brief   FileHandler::backupFile
+ * \details Calls the gzip command
+ *          the file is compressed and will be deleted by gzip
+ *          the destination file is determined by gzip
+ * \param   vSource - file to be compressed
+ * \return  non-zero if successfull.
+ */
+int FileHandler::backupFile(const QString &vSource)
+{
+    QString cmd = "gzip";
+    QStringList arguments;
+    arguments << vSource;
+    int result = QProcess::execute(cmd, arguments);
+    return result;
+}
+
+/*!
  * \brief   FileHandler::copyFolder
  * \details Copies all the file and folders recursively.
  * \param   vSource      - The source folder