internal static string StoreCountry(EM_UI_MainForm mainForm, bool storeChanges = true)
        {
            CleanBackupFolder(); //delete all folders which are older than 3 days to avoid that the backup folder gets too big

            //outcommented as it is probably more confusing to inform the user than that one cannot undo actions before this (probably big) action ...
            //if (undoManager.HasChanges() && Tools.UserInfoHandler.GetInfo("Please note that the action generates a backup and therefore must reset the undo list. That means no undoing of actions up until now will be possible.",
            //    MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel) == DialogResult.Cancel)
            //    return false;

            //... instead pose this easier to understand question (i.e. only ask for saving unsaved changes, but not for any undo-stuff)
            if (storeChanges && mainForm.HasChanges() && Tools.UserInfoHandler.GetInfo("Do you want to save changes?", MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel) == DialogResult.Cancel)
            {
                return(string.Empty);
            }

            try
            {
                //the action will directly operate the XML-files therefore changes need to be commited and saved, unless explicitly not wished
                if (storeChanges)
                {
                    SaveDirectXMLAction(mainForm);
                }

                //create a backup by copying files from Countries-folder to a dated folder (see below) in BackUps-folder
                if (!Directory.Exists(EMPath.Folder_BackUps(EM_AppContext.FolderEuromodFiles)))
                {
                    Directory.CreateDirectory(EMPath.Folder_BackUps(EM_AppContext.FolderEuromodFiles));
                }
                string countryShortName = mainForm.GetCountryShortName();
                string backUpFolder     = countryShortName + "_" + DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd_H-mm-ss"); //backup-folder is name e.g. uk_2013-12-08_10-30-23
                if (!Directory.Exists(EMPath.Folder_BackUps(EM_AppContext.FolderEuromodFiles) + backUpFolder))  //is actually rather unlikely
                {
                    Directory.CreateDirectory(EMPath.Folder_BackUps(EM_AppContext.FolderEuromodFiles) + backUpFolder);
                }

                //copy XML-files (e.g. uk.xml + uk_DataConfig.xml or LMA.xml)
                string errorMessage;
                if (!Country.CopyXMLFiles(countryShortName, out errorMessage, string.Empty, EMPath.AddSlash(EMPath.Folder_BackUps(EM_AppContext.FolderEuromodFiles) + backUpFolder)))
                {
                    throw new System.ArgumentException(errorMessage);
                }

                return(backUpFolder);
            }
            catch (Exception exception)
            {
                UserInfoHandler.ShowException(exception);
                return(string.Empty);
            }
        }