diff --git a/src/embedded.rs b/src/embedded.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f6c14e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/embedded.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+use std::{
+    fs::{create_dir, File, OpenOptions},
+    io::{self, Write},
+    path::Path,
+};
+
+pub static EMBEDDED_FILES: EmbeddedFiles = rustlings_macros::include_files!();
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum WriteStrategy {
+    IfNotExists,
+    Overwrite,
+}
+
+impl WriteStrategy {
+    fn open<P: AsRef<Path>>(self, path: P) -> io::Result<File> {
+        match self {
+            Self::IfNotExists => OpenOptions::new().create_new(true).write(true).open(path),
+            Self::Overwrite => OpenOptions::new()
+                .create(true)
+                .write(true)
+                .truncate(true)
+                .open(path),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct EmbeddedFile {
+    path: &'static str,
+    content: &'static [u8],
+}
+
+impl EmbeddedFile {
+    fn write_to_disk(&self, strategy: WriteStrategy) -> io::Result<()> {
+        strategy.open(self.path)?.write_all(self.content)
+    }
+}
+
+struct EmbeddedFlatDir {
+    path: &'static str,
+    readme: EmbeddedFile,
+    content: &'static [EmbeddedFile],
+}
+
+impl EmbeddedFlatDir {
+    fn init_on_disk(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let path = Path::new(self.path);
+
+        if let Err(e) = create_dir(path) {
+            if !path.is_dir() {
+                return Err(e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        self.readme.write_to_disk(WriteStrategy::Overwrite)
+    }
+}
+
+struct ExercisesDir {
+    readme: EmbeddedFile,
+    files: &'static [EmbeddedFile],
+    dirs: &'static [EmbeddedFlatDir],
+}
+
+pub struct EmbeddedFiles {
+    info_toml_content: &'static str,
+    exercises_dir: ExercisesDir,
+}
+
+impl EmbeddedFiles {
+    pub fn init_exercises_dir(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        create_dir("exercises")?;
+        self.exercises_dir
+            .readme
+            .write_to_disk(WriteStrategy::Overwrite)
+    }
+
+    pub fn write_exercise_to_disk(&self, path: &Path, strategy: WriteStrategy) -> io::Result<()> {
+        if let Some(file) = self
+            .exercises_dir
+            .files
+            .iter()
+            .find(|file| file.path == path.as_os_str())
+        {
+            return file.write_to_disk(strategy);
+        }
+
+        for dir in self.exercises_dir.dirs {
+            if let Some(file) = dir
+                .content
+                .iter()
+                .find(|file| file.path == path.as_os_str())
+            {
+                dir.init_on_disk()?;
+                return file.write_to_disk(strategy);
+            }
+        }
+
+        Err(io::Error::from(io::ErrorKind::NotFound))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7822d12..1e0aa66 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -22,35 +22,12 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 #[macro_use]
 mod ui;
 
+mod embedded;
 mod exercise;
 mod project;
 mod run;
 mod verify;
 
-struct EmbeddedFile {
-    path: &'static str,
-    content: &'static [u8],
-}
-
-struct EmbeddedFlatDir {
-    path: &'static str,
-    readme: EmbeddedFile,
-    content: &'static [EmbeddedFile],
-}
-
-struct ExercisesDir {
-    readme: EmbeddedFile,
-    files: &'static [EmbeddedFile],
-    dirs: &'static [EmbeddedFlatDir],
-}
-
-struct EmbeddedFiles {
-    info_toml_content: &'static str,
-    exercises_dir: ExercisesDir,
-}
-
-static EMBEDDED_FILES: EmbeddedFiles = rustlings_macros::include_files!();
-
 /// Rustlings is a collection of small exercises to get you used to writing and reading Rust code
 #[derive(Parser)]
 #[command(version)]