diff --git a/include/resources_db.h b/include/resources_db.h
index cfb94797a..5c25daeea 100644
--- a/include/resources_db.h
+++ b/include/resources_db.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/QDateTime>
 #include <QtCore/QHash>
+#include <QtCore/QMap>
 #include <QtCore/QStringList>
 #include <QtXml/QDomDocument>
 
@@ -81,6 +82,48 @@ private:
 							QDomElement & _de );
 	void loadTreeItem( ResourcesTreeItem * _i, QDomElement & _de );
 
+	static inline QString typeName( ResourcesItem::Type _t )
+	{
+		return s_typeNames[_t];
+	}
+
+	static inline QString baseDirName( ResourcesItem::BaseDirectory _bd )
+	{
+		return s_baseDirNames[_bd];
+	}
+
+	static inline ResourcesItem::Type typeFromName( const QString & _n )
+	{
+		for( TypeStringMap::ConstIterator it = s_typeNames.begin();
+						it != s_typeNames.end(); ++it )
+		{
+			if( it.value() == _n )
+			{
+				return it.key();
+			}
+		}
+		return ResourcesItem::TypeUnknown;
+	}
+
+	static inline ResourcesItem::BaseDirectory baseDirFromName(
+							const QString & _n )
+	{
+		for( BaseDirStringMap::ConstIterator it =
+							s_baseDirNames.begin();
+					it != s_baseDirNames.end(); ++it )
+		{
+			if( it.value() == _n )
+			{
+				return it.key();
+			}
+		}
+		return ResourcesItem::BaseRoot;
+	}
+
+	typedef QMap<ResourcesItem::Type, QString> TypeStringMap;
+	typedef QMap<ResourcesItem::BaseDirectory, QString> BaseDirStringMap;
+	static TypeStringMap s_typeNames;
+	static BaseDirStringMap s_baseDirNames;
 
 	ResourcesProvider * m_provider;
 	ItemList m_items;
diff --git a/src/core/resources_db.cpp b/src/core/resources_db.cpp
index ea83d8b2f..aa4cab6c6 100644
--- a/src/core/resources_db.cpp
+++ b/src/core/resources_db.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 #include "mmp.h"
 
 
+QMap<ResourcesItem::Type, QString> ResourcesDB::s_typeNames;
+QMap<ResourcesItem::BaseDirectory, QString> ResourcesDB::s_baseDirNames;
+
+
 
 ResourcesDB::ResourcesDB( ResourcesProvider * _provider ) :
 	m_provider( _provider )
@@ -37,6 +41,30 @@ ResourcesDB::ResourcesDB( ResourcesProvider * _provider ) :
 	connect( m_provider, SIGNAL( itemsChanged() ),
 			this, SIGNAL( itemsChanged() ) );
 
+	if( s_typeNames.isEmpty() )
+	{
+		s_typeNames[ResourcesItem::TypeUnknown] = "Unknown";
+		s_typeNames[ResourcesItem::TypeDirectory] = "Directory";
+		s_typeNames[ResourcesItem::TypeSample] = "Sample";
+		s_typeNames[ResourcesItem::TypeSoundFont] = "SoundFont";
+		s_typeNames[ResourcesItem::TypePreset] = "Preset";
+		s_typeNames[ResourcesItem::TypeProject] = "Project";
+		s_typeNames[ResourcesItem::TypeMidiFile] = "MidiFile";
+		s_typeNames[ResourcesItem::TypeForeignProject] = "ForeignProject";
+		s_typeNames[ResourcesItem::TypePlugin] = "Plugin";
+		s_typeNames[ResourcesItem::TypeImage] = "Image";
+	}
+
+	if( s_baseDirNames.isEmpty() )
+	{
+		s_baseDirNames[ResourcesItem::BaseRoot] = "Root";
+		s_baseDirNames[ResourcesItem::BaseWorkingDir] = "WorkingDir";
+		s_baseDirNames[ResourcesItem::BaseDataDir] = "DataDir";
+		s_baseDirNames[ResourcesItem::BaseHome] = "Home";
+		s_baseDirNames[ResourcesItem::BaseURL] = "URL";
+	}
+
+
 }
 
 
@@ -107,8 +135,8 @@ void ResourcesDB::saveTreeItem( const ResourcesTreeItem * _i,
 	{
 		const ResourcesItem * it = _i->item();
 		e.setAttribute( "name", it->name() );
-		e.setAttribute( "type", it->type() );
-		e.setAttribute( "basedir", it->baseDir() );
+		e.setAttribute( "type", typeName( it->type() ) );
+		e.setAttribute( "basedir", baseDirName( it->baseDir() ) );
 		e.setAttribute( "path", it->path() );
 		e.setAttribute( "hash", it->hash() );
 		e.setAttribute( "size", it->size() );
@@ -135,9 +163,8 @@ void ResourcesDB::loadTreeItem( ResourcesTreeItem * _i, QDomElement & _de )
 			{
 ResourcesItem * item = new ResourcesItem( m_provider,
 						e.attribute( "name" ),
-	static_cast<ResourcesItem::Type>( e.attribute( "type" ).toInt() ),
-	static_cast<ResourcesItem::BaseDirectory>(
-					e.attribute( "basedir" ).toInt() ),
+				typeFromName( e.attribute( "type" ) ),
+				baseDirFromName( e.attribute( "basedir" ) ),
 						e.attribute( "path" ),
 						h,
 						e.attribute( "tags" ),