Ah okay I must admit that I haven't followed this thread closely and wasn't aware that you were talking about not just the MP3's but also the Empeg database, config.ini, etc. Yes, testing that restore util would be somewhat risky.

Anyway, whoever writes such a util need not have a backup Empeg, they have people like us who could test it for them... But someone who has a backup Empeg would be an ideal candidate for writing it. I'm more of a Unix C guy myself, I can program in C++ and MSVC, but usually choose not to. I would be more than happy to test such a utility for anyone who wants to write it though, as I have my original MkII sitting lonely in my closet.