diff --git a/src/blackmisc/cachesettingsutils.cpp b/src/blackmisc/cachesettingsutils.cpp
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+/* Copyright (C) 2018
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "cachesettingsutils.h"
+#include "settingscache.h"
+#include "datacache.h"
+#include <QRegularExpression>
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+    bool CCacheSettingsUtils::isSetting(const QString &fileName)
+    {
+        if (!fileName.contains(CSettingsCache::relativeFilePath())) { return false; }
+        return fileName.contains(binSettings(), Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+    }
+
+    bool CCacheSettingsUtils::isCache(const QString &fileName)
+    {
+        if (!fileName.contains(CDataCache::relativeFilePath())) { return false; }
+        return fileName.contains(binData(), Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+    }
+
+    const QString &CCacheSettingsUtils::binSettings()
+    {
+        static const QString s("bin/settings/");
+        return s;
+    }
+
+    const QString &CCacheSettingsUtils::binData()
+    {
+        static const QString s("bin/data/");
+        return s;
+    }
+
+    QString CCacheSettingsUtils::relativeSettingsPath(const QString &fileName)
+    {
+        if (!isSetting(fileName)) { return QString(); }
+        const int index = fileName.lastIndexOf(binSettings());
+        if (index < 0) { return QString(); }
+        return fileName.mid(index);
+    }
+
+    QString CCacheSettingsUtils::relativeCachePath(const QString &fileName)
+    {
+        if (!isCache(fileName)) { return QString(); }
+        const int index = fileName.lastIndexOf(binData());
+        if (index < 0) { return QString(); }
+        return fileName.mid(index);
+    }
+
+    QString CCacheSettingsUtils::otherVersionSettingsFileName(const CApplicationInfo &info, const QString &mySettingFile)
+    {
+        const QString relativeMySetting = relativeSettingsPath(mySettingFile);
+        return otherVersionFileName(info, relativeMySetting);
+    }
+
+    QString CCacheSettingsUtils::otherVersionCacheFileName(const CApplicationInfo &info, const QString &myCacheFile)
+    {
+        const QString relativeMyCache = relativeCachePath(myCacheFile);
+        return otherVersionFileName(info, relativeMyCache);
+    }
+
+    bool CCacheSettingsUtils::hasOtherVersionSettingsFile(const CApplicationInfo &info, const QString &mySettingFile)
+    {
+        return !otherVersionSettingsFileName(info, mySettingFile).isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    bool CCacheSettingsUtils::hasOtherVersionCacheFile(const CApplicationInfo &info, const QString &myCacheFile)
+    {
+        return !otherVersionCacheFileName(info, myCacheFile).isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    QString CCacheSettingsUtils::otherVersionFileName(const CApplicationInfo &info, const QString &relativeFileName)
+    {
+        thread_local const QRegularExpression re("bin$");
+        if (relativeFileName.isEmpty()) { return ""; }
+        QString otherFile = info.getApplicationDataDirectory();
+        otherFile.replace(re, relativeFileName);
+        const QFileInfo fi(otherFile);
+        if (!fi.isFile()) { return ""; }
+        if (fi.exists()) { return fi.absoluteFilePath(); }
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    QString CCacheSettingsUtils::otherVersionSettingsFileContent(const CApplicationInfo &info, const QString &mySettingFile)
+    {
+        const QString file = otherVersionSettingsFileName(info, mySettingFile);
+        if (file.isEmpty()) { return ""; }
+        const QString jsonStr = CFileUtils::readFileToString(file);
+        return jsonStr;
+    }
+
+    QString CCacheSettingsUtils::otherVersionCacheFileContent(const CApplicationInfo &info, const QString &myCacheFile)
+    {
+        const QString file = otherVersionCacheFileName(info, myCacheFile);
+        if (file.isEmpty()) { return ""; }
+        const QString jsonStr = CFileUtils::readFileToString(file);
+        return jsonStr;
+    }
+} // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/cachesettingsutils.h b/src/blackmisc/cachesettingsutils.h
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+/* Copyright (C) 2018
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKMISC_CACHESETTINGSUTILS_H
+#define BLACKMISC_CACHESETTINGSUTILS_H
+
+#include "blackmisc/applicationinfo.h"
+#include "blackmiscexport.h"
+#include <QString>
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+    //! Utils for copying cache and settings content
+    class BLACKMISC_EXPORT CCacheSettingsUtils
+    {
+    public:
+        //! Setting?
+        static bool isSetting(const QString &fileName);
+
+        //! Cache?
+        static bool isCache(const QString &fileName);
+
+        //! Path
+        static const QString &binSettings();
+
+        //! Path
+        static const QString &binData();
+
+        //! Relative setting path
+        static QString relativeSettingsPath(const QString &fileName);
+
+        //! Relative cache path
+        static QString relativeCachePath(const QString &fileName);
+
+        //! File name for cache/setting
+        static QString otherVersionFileName(const BlackMisc::CApplicationInfo &info, const QString &relativeFileName);
+
+        //! Create other version's setting file from "my settings file"
+        static QString otherVersionSettingsFileName(const BlackMisc::CApplicationInfo &info, const QString &mySettingFile);
+
+        //! Create other version's cache file from "my cache file"
+        static QString otherVersionCacheFileName(const BlackMisc::CApplicationInfo &info, const QString &myCacheFile);
+
+        //! Has the settings file for the given other version?
+        static bool hasOtherVersionSettingsFile(const BlackMisc::CApplicationInfo &info, const QString &mySettingFile);
+
+        //! Has the cache file for the given other version?
+        static bool hasOtherVersionCacheFile(const BlackMisc::CApplicationInfo &info, const QString &myCacheFile);
+
+        //! Setting JSON object as string
+        static QString otherVersionSettingsFileContent(const BlackMisc::CApplicationInfo &info, const QString &mySettingFile);
+
+        //! Cache JSON object as string
+        static QString otherVersionCacheFileContent(const BlackMisc::CApplicationInfo &info, const QString &myCacheFile);
+    };
+} // ns
+
+#endif // guard