diff --git a/scripts/lib/software.fish b/scripts/lib/software.fish
index 4f75eb7b..95fc2b29 100755
--- a/scripts/lib/software.fish
+++ b/scripts/lib/software.fish
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ begin
     set -l dir (status dirname)
 
     set -l backupActions \
-        backup backupSW backupArgs getBackupArgs restore restoreSW \
-        userBackup userBackup userBackupArgs getUserBackupArgs userRestore userRestore
+        backup backupSW prepareBackup prepareBackup backupArgs getBackupArgs restore restoreSW \
+        userBackup userBackup prepareUserBackup prepareUserBackup userBackupArgs getUserBackupArgs userRestore userRestore
 
     set -l actions \
         install installSW \
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ begin
         functions -e "$actions[$i]"
     end
 
-    for i in (seq 1 6 (count $backupActions))
+    for i in (seq 1 8 (count $backupActions))
+        set -l preRun $backupActions[(math $i + 3)]
         set -l function $backupActions[(math $i + 1)]
-        set -l getArgs $backupActions[(math $i + 3)]
-        set -l restore $backupActions[(math $i + 5)]
+        set -l getArgs $backupActions[(math $i + 5)]
+        set -l restore $backupActions[(math $i + 7)]
 
         for functionName in $function $restore
-            function $functionName -V dir -V getArgs -V functionName -V restore
+            function $functionName -V dir -V preRun -V getArgs -V functionName -V restore
                 set -l args
 
                 if functions -q $getArgs
@@ -49,6 +50,12 @@ begin
                     source "$dir/restoration.fish"
 
                     if [ "$functionName" != "$restore" ]
+                        argparse -i "action=" -- $argv
+
+                        if functions -q "$preRun"
+                            "$preRun" $argv
+                        end
+
                         backupFiles $args
                     else
                         restoreFiles $args