Auto save iTunes playlists

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OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)
iTunes (12.1.0.50)
Currently I save iTunes playlists manually by going
iTunes > File > Library > Export Playlist.... I then save playlist to a folder on my Mac. I do this manually every so often. Is there a way that I can have this action run all by itself at a scheduled time. I have looked at 'Automator" but I can't seen to find the action I am looking for. It is annoying when you have built great playlists only to have them deleted by someone playing with your 'phone and you just want to put them back how they were. Any help gratefully received.
Thanks

It might be easier to set up an Applescript on a timer to back up your iTunes Library.itl file which contains all the information you see in your iTunes window. I'll let you do this but sometimes doing a general web search will uncover that kind of thing. More sophisticated would be a Unix chron command in your login items which would do it invisibly.

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