public static Properties readPropertiesFile(){
			
			Properties prop = new Properties();
			InputStream input = null;
		 
			try {
		 
				input = new FileInputStream("Auto-DDWRT-Backup.properties");
		 
				// load a properties file
				prop.load(input);
		 
			} catch (IOException ex) {
				ex.printStackTrace();
			} finally {
				if (input != null) {
					try {
						input.close();
					} catch (IOException e) {
						e.printStackTrace();
					}
				}
			}
			
			return prop;
			
		}//end readPropertiesFile()