diff --git a/import_media.py b/import_media.py
index 80fbfbb..6fc0013 100644
--- a/import_media.py
+++ b/import_media.py
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ args = parser.parse_args()
 if args.event:
     event = args.event
 
+def dump_yaml(dictionary, file):
+    """ dump a dictionary to a yaml file """
+    with open(file, 'w') as f:
+        yaml.dump(dictionary, f)
+
 def md5_hash(f):
     """ calculates and returns md5 hash  """
     #print("calculating md5 for ", f)
@@ -273,7 +278,6 @@ def cleanup_sd():
             if files[file]['source_cleanable'] is True:
                 os.remove(os.path.join(files[file]['folders']['source_path'],files[file]['name']))
 
-#pprint(files)
 go = validate_config_dir_access()
 if go is True:
     find_files(config['folders']['source']['base'])
@@ -284,4 +288,5 @@ if go is True:
 else:
     print("There was a problem accessing one or more directories defined in the configuration.")
 
+dump_yaml(files, 'files_dict.yaml')
 print('done.')