diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/configurationwizard.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/configurationwizard.cpp
index 85ca50126..d30bed011 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/configurationwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/configurationwizard.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
             // no other versions, skip copy pages
             // disabled afetr discussion with RP as it is confusing
-            // if (!CDirectoryUtils::hasOtherSwiftDataDirectories()) { this->setStartId(ConfigSimulator); }
+            // if (!CApplicationInfoList::hasOtherSwiftDataDirectories()) { this->setStartId(ConfigSimulator); }
 
             ui->tb_SimulatorSpecific->setCurrentWidget(ui->comp_InstallXSwiftBus);
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/copyconfigurationcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/copyconfigurationcomponent.cpp
index 9bfb8a943..a61eacfde 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/copyconfigurationcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/copyconfigurationcomponent.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             ui->setupUi(this);
             this->initOtherSwiftVersions();
             this->setWidths();
-            m_hasOtherSwiftVersions = CSwiftDirectories::hasOtherSwiftDataDirectories();
+            m_hasOtherSwiftVersions = CApplicationInfoList::hasOtherSwiftDataDirectories();
 
             ui->cb_ShowAll->setChecked(m_nameFilterDisables);
             connect(ui->rb_Cache, &QRadioButton::toggled, [ = ](bool) { this->initCurrentDirectories(true); });
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         void CCopyConfigurationComponent::initOtherSwiftVersions()
         {
             ui->cb_OtherVersions->clear();
-            const QMap<QString, CApplicationInfo> otherVersions = CSwiftDirectories::currentApplicationDataDirectoryMapWithoutCurrentVersion();
+            const QMap<QString, CApplicationInfo> otherVersions = CApplicationInfoList::currentApplicationDataDirectoryMapWithoutCurrentVersion();
             for (const auto &pair : makePairsRange(otherVersions))
             {
                 const CApplicationInfo &info(pair.second);
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/applicationinfolist.cpp b/src/blackmisc/applicationinfolist.cpp
index fdb4d1840..ad7affb12 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/applicationinfolist.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/applicationinfolist.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "blackmisc/applicationinfolist.h"
 #include "blackmisc/swiftdirectories.h"
 #include "blackmisc/directoryutils.h"
+#include "blackmisc/stringutils.h"
 #include "blackconfig/buildconfig.h"
 
 using namespace BlackConfig;
@@ -46,8 +47,8 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     {
         this->clear();
         const QMap<QString, CApplicationInfo> otherVersions = reinit ?
-                CSwiftDirectories::currentApplicationDataDirectoryMapWithoutCurrentVersion() :
-                CSwiftDirectories::applicationDataDirectoryMapWithoutCurrentVersion();
+                currentApplicationDataDirectoryMapWithoutCurrentVersion() :
+                applicationDataDirectoryMapWithoutCurrentVersion();
 
         for (const CApplicationInfo &info : otherVersions)
         {
@@ -62,4 +63,45 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         il.otherSwiftVersionsFromDataDirectories(reinit);
         return il;
     }
+
+    const QMap<QString, CApplicationInfo> &CApplicationInfoList::applicationDataDirectoryMapWithoutCurrentVersion()
+    {
+        static const QMap<QString, CApplicationInfo> directories = currentApplicationDataDirectoryMapWithoutCurrentVersion();
+        return directories;
+    }
+
+    QMap<QString, CApplicationInfo> CApplicationInfoList::currentApplicationDataDirectoryMapWithoutCurrentVersion()
+    {
+        QMap<QString, CApplicationInfo> directories;
+        for (const QFileInfo &info : CSwiftDirectories::currentApplicationDataDirectories())
+        {
+            // check for myself (the running swift)
+            if (caseInsensitiveStringCompare(info.filePath(), CSwiftDirectories::normalizedApplicationDataDirectory())) { continue; }
+
+            // the application info will be written by each swift application started
+            // so the application type will always contain that application
+            const QString appInfoFile = CFileUtils::appendFilePaths(info.filePath(), CApplicationInfo::fileName());
+            const QString appInfoJson = CFileUtils::readFileToString(appInfoFile);
+            CApplicationInfo appInfo;
+            if (appInfoJson.isEmpty())
+            {
+                // no JSON means the app no longer exists
+                const QString exeDir = CDirectoryUtils::decodeNormalizedDirectory(info.filePath());
+                appInfo.setExecutablePath(exeDir);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                appInfo = CApplicationInfo::fromJson(appInfoJson);
+            }
+            appInfo.setApplicationDataDirectory(info.filePath());
+            directories.insert(info.filePath(), appInfo);
+        }
+
+        return directories;
+    }
+
+    bool CApplicationInfoList::hasOtherSwiftDataDirectories()
+    {
+        return applicationDataDirectoryMapWithoutCurrentVersion().size() > 0;
+    }
 } // ns
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/applicationinfolist.h b/src/blackmisc/applicationinfolist.h
index 0f6b072ac..f912315e9 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/applicationinfolist.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/applicationinfolist.h
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ namespace BlackMisc
 
         //! Filled from cache data directories
         static CApplicationInfoList fromOtherSwiftVersionsFromDataDirectories(bool reinit = false);
+
+        //! swift application data sub directories with info if available
+        static const QMap<QString, CApplicationInfo> &applicationDataDirectoryMapWithoutCurrentVersion();
+
+        //! swift application data sub directories with info if available
+        static QMap<QString, CApplicationInfo> currentApplicationDataDirectoryMapWithoutCurrentVersion();
+
+        //! Other swift data directories
+        static bool hasOtherSwiftDataDirectories();
     };
 } // ns
 
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/swiftdirectories.cpp b/src/blackmisc/swiftdirectories.cpp
index 70889415a..e4099ec28 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/swiftdirectories.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/swiftdirectories.cpp
@@ -145,47 +145,6 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         return dirs;
     }
 
-    const CSwiftDirectories::FilePerApplication &CSwiftDirectories::applicationDataDirectoryMapWithoutCurrentVersion()
-    {
-        static const FilePerApplication directories = currentApplicationDataDirectoryMapWithoutCurrentVersion();
-        return directories;
-    }
-
-    CSwiftDirectories::FilePerApplication CSwiftDirectories::currentApplicationDataDirectoryMapWithoutCurrentVersion()
-    {
-        FilePerApplication directories;
-        for (const QFileInfo &info : currentApplicationDataDirectories())
-        {
-            // check for myself (the running swift)
-            if (caseInsensitiveStringCompare(info.filePath(), normalizedApplicationDataDirectory())) { continue; }
-
-            // the application info will be written by each swift application started
-            // so the application type will always contain that application
-            const QString appInfoFile = CFileUtils::appendFilePaths(info.filePath(), CApplicationInfo::fileName());
-            const QString appInfoJson = CFileUtils::readFileToString(appInfoFile);
-            CApplicationInfo appInfo;
-            if (appInfoJson.isEmpty())
-            {
-                // no JSON means the app no longer exists
-                const QString exeDir = CDirectoryUtils::decodeNormalizedDirectory(info.filePath());
-                appInfo.setExecutablePath(exeDir);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                appInfo = CApplicationInfo::fromJson(appInfoJson);
-            }
-            appInfo.setApplicationDataDirectory(info.filePath());
-            directories.insert(info.filePath(), appInfo);
-        }
-
-        return directories;
-    }
-
-    bool CSwiftDirectories::hasOtherSwiftDataDirectories()
-    {
-        return applicationDataDirectoryMapWithoutCurrentVersion().size() > 0;
-    }
-
     const QString &CSwiftDirectories::normalizedApplicationDataDirectory()
     {
         static const QString p = CFileUtils::appendFilePaths(applicationDataDirectory(), normalizedApplicationDirectory());
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/swiftdirectories.h b/src/blackmisc/swiftdirectories.h
index 365159c26..428926d4e 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/swiftdirectories.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/swiftdirectories.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #ifndef BLACKMISC_SWIFTDIRECTORIES_H
 #define BLACKMISC_SWIFTDIRECTORIES_H
 
-#include "blackmisc/applicationinfo.h"
 #include "blackmisc/blackmiscexport.h"
 #include <QMap>
 #include <QSet>
@@ -28,9 +27,6 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     class BLACKMISC_EXPORT CSwiftDirectories
     {
     public:
-        //! File path and swift application
-        using FilePerApplication = QMap<QString, CApplicationInfo>;
-
         //! Returns the bin directory. On Windows/Linux this is the same directory as
         //! QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath(), but on MacOS the exceutable is
         //! located deeper in the hierarchy of the bundles
@@ -67,15 +63,6 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! swift application data sub directories
         static QStringList applicationDataDirectoryList(bool withoutCurrent = false, bool decodedDirName = false);
 
-        //! swift application data sub directories with info if available
-        static const FilePerApplication &applicationDataDirectoryMapWithoutCurrentVersion();
-
-        //! swift application data sub directories with info if available
-        static FilePerApplication currentApplicationDataDirectoryMapWithoutCurrentVersion();
-
-        //! Other swift data directories
-        static bool hasOtherSwiftDataDirectories();
-
         //! swift application data directory for one specific installation (a version)
         //! \remark use CDirectoryUtils::applicationDataDirectory for one all swift versions
         static const QString &normalizedApplicationDataDirectory();