diff --git a/monitorize_save_file.sh b/monitorize_save_file.sh
index 8ae3c0e..0010667 100755
--- a/monitorize_save_file.sh
+++ b/monitorize_save_file.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 
 # check if the parameter is valid
 if ! test -f "$1"; then
-    echo "file $1 does not exist."
+    echo "File $1 does not exist."
     exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -25,8 +25,16 @@ readonly FILE_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$1")" && pwd)"
 readonly FILE="$(basename "$1")"
 
 OLD_DATE="$(date -r "$1" "+%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S")"
-echo "${FILE}.${OLD_DATE}"
 cp "${FILE_DIR}/${FILE}" "${FILE_DIR}/${FILE}.${OLD_DATE}"
+if ! test -f "${FILE_DIR}/${FILE}.tar"; then
+    tar -C "${FILE_DIR}" -cf "${FILE_DIR}/${FILE}.tar" "${FILE}.${OLD_DATE}"
+    echo "File ${FILE}.tar created."
+    echo "${FILE}.${OLD_DATE}"
+else
+    tar -C "${FILE_DIR}" -rf "${FILE_DIR}/${FILE}.tar" "${FILE}.${OLD_DATE}"
+    echo "${FILE}.${OLD_DATE}"
+fi
+rm "${FILE_DIR}/${FILE}.${OLD_DATE}"
 
 while true; do
     sleep 5
@@ -34,6 +42,8 @@ while true; do
     if [ "$DATE" != "$OLD_DATE" ]; then
         echo "${FILE}.${DATE}"
         cp "${FILE_DIR}/${FILE}" "${FILE_DIR}/${FILE}.${DATE}"
+        tar -C "${FILE_DIR}" -rf "${FILE_DIR}/${FILE}.tar" "${FILE}.${DATE}"
+        rm "${FILE_DIR}/${FILE}.${DATE}"
         OLD_DATE=$DATE
     fi
 done