diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/application/Main.java b/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/application/Main.java
index df994a0..8671dd5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/application/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/application/Main.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
 import com.cemu_UI.controller.CloudController;
+import com.cemu_UI.controller.XMLController;
 
 import javafx.application.Application;
 import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
@@ -53,30 +54,18 @@ public class Main extends Application {
 	private Stage primaryStage;
 	private MainWindowController mainWindowController;
 	private CloudController cloudController;
+	private static XMLController xmlController;
 	private AnchorPane pane;
 	private Scene scene;
-	private static String userHome = System.getProperty("user.home");
-	private static String userName = System.getProperty("user.name");
-	private static String osName = System.getProperty("os.name");
-	private static String osArch = System.getProperty("os.arch");
-	private static String osVers = System.getProperty("os.version");
-	private static String javaVers = System.getProperty("java.version");
-	private static String javaVend= System.getProperty("java.vendor");
 	private String gamesDBdownloadURL = "https://git.mosad.xyz/Seil0/cemu_UI/raw/branch/master/downloadContent/games.db";
-	private static String dirCemuUI;
-	private static File directory;
-	private static File configFile;
-	private static File gamesDBFile;
-	private static File reference_gamesFile;
-	private static File pictureCache;
     private static Logger LOGGER;
 	
 	@Override
 	public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
 		try {
-			LOGGER.info("OS: " + osName + " " + osVers + " " + osArch);
-			LOGGER.info("Java: " + javaVend + " " + javaVers);
-			LOGGER.info("User: " + userName + " " + userHome);
+			LOGGER.info("OS: " + XMLController.getOsName() + " " + XMLController.getOsVers() + " " + XMLController.getOsVers());
+			LOGGER.info("Java: " + XMLController.getJavaVend() + " " + XMLController.getJavaVers());
+			LOGGER.info("User: " + XMLController.getUserName() + " " + XMLController.getUserHome());
 			
 			this.primaryStage = primaryStage;
 			mainWindowController = new MainWindowController(this);
@@ -122,37 +111,32 @@ public class Main extends Application {
 		    	alert.showAndWait();
 			}
 
-			if (!directory.exists()) {
+			if (!XMLController.getDirCemuUI().exists()) {
 				LOGGER.info("creating cemu_UI directory");
-				directory.mkdir();
-				pictureCache.mkdir();
+				XMLController.getDirCemuUI().mkdir();
+				XMLController.getPictureCache().mkdir();
 			}
 			
-			if (!configFile.exists()) {
+			if (!XMLController.getConfigFile().exists()) {
 				LOGGER.info("firststart, setting default values");
 				firstStart();
-				mainWindowController.setColor("00a8cc");
-				mainWindowController.setAutoUpdate(false);
-				mainWindowController.setLanguage("en_US");
-				mainWindowController.setLastLocalSync(0);
-				mainWindowController.setxPosHelper(0);
-				mainWindowController.saveSettings();
+				xmlController.saveSettings();
 			}
 			
-			if (!pictureCache.exists()) {
-				pictureCache.mkdir();
+			if (!XMLController.getPictureCache().exists()) {
+				XMLController.getPictureCache().mkdir();
 			}
 			
 			
-			if (!reference_gamesFile.exists()) {
-				if (gamesDBFile.exists()) {
-					gamesDBFile.delete();
+			if (!XMLController.getRference_gamesFile().exists()) {
+				if (XMLController.getGamesDBFile().exists()) {
+					XMLController.getGamesDBFile().delete();
 				}
 				try {
 					LOGGER.info("downloading ReferenceGameList.db... ");
 					URL website = new URL(gamesDBdownloadURL);
 					ReadableByteChannel rbc = Channels.newChannel(website.openStream());
-					FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(reference_gamesFile);
+					FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(XMLController.getRference_gamesFile());
 					fos.getChannel().transferFrom(rbc, 0, Long.MAX_VALUE);
 					fos.close();
 					LOGGER.info("finished downloading games.db");
@@ -166,9 +150,11 @@ public class Main extends Application {
 			mainWindowController.getDbController().init();
 			
 			// if cloud sync is activated start sync
-			if(mainWindowController.isCloudSync()) {
-				cloudController.initializeConnection(mainWindowController.getCloudService(), mainWindowController.getCemuPath());
-				cloudController.sync(mainWindowController.getCloudService(), mainWindowController.getCemuPath(), directory.getPath());
+			if (XMLController.isCloudSync()) {
+				cloudController.initializeConnection(XMLController.getCloudService(),
+						XMLController.getCemuPath());
+				cloudController.sync(XMLController.getCloudService(), XMLController.getCemuPath(),
+						XMLController.getDirCemuUIPath());
 			}
 			
 		} catch (IOException e) {
@@ -177,24 +163,20 @@ public class Main extends Application {
 	}
 	
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		String logPath = "";
 		
-		if (osName.contains("Windows")) {
-			dirCemuUI = userHome + "/Documents/cemu_UI";
+		if (System.getProperty("os.name").contains("Windows")) {
+			logPath = System.getProperty("user.home") + "/Documents/cemu_UI/app.log";
 		} else {
-			dirCemuUI = userHome + "/cemu_UI";
+			logPath = System.getProperty("user.home") + "/cemu_UI/app.log";
 		}
 		
-		directory = new File(dirCemuUI);
-		configFile = new File(dirCemuUI + "/config.xml");
-		gamesDBFile = new File(dirCemuUI + "/games.db");
-		reference_gamesFile = new File(dirCemuUI + "/reference_games.db");
-		pictureCache= new File(dirCemuUI+"/picture_cache");
-		
-		// delete old log file and create new
-		System.setProperty("logFilename", dirCemuUI + "/app.log");
-		File logFile = new File(dirCemuUI + "/app.log");
+		System.setProperty("logFilename", logPath);
+		File logFile = new File(logPath);
 		logFile.delete();
 		LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(Main.class.getName());
+		
+		xmlController = new XMLController();
 		launch(args);
 	}
 	
@@ -208,10 +190,10 @@ public class Main extends Application {
 		if (result.get() == ButtonType.OK) {
 			DirectoryChooser directoryChooser = new DirectoryChooser();
             File selectedDirectory = directoryChooser.showDialog(primaryStage);
-            mainWindowController.setCemuPath(selectedDirectory.getAbsolutePath());
+            XMLController.setCemuPath(selectedDirectory.getAbsolutePath());
             
 		} else {
-			mainWindowController.setCemuPath(null);
+			XMLController.setCemuPath(null);
 		}
 		
 		Alert alert2 = new Alert(AlertType.CONFIRMATION); // new alert with file-chooser
@@ -223,9 +205,9 @@ public class Main extends Application {
 		if (result2.get() == ButtonType.OK) {
 			DirectoryChooser directoryChooser = new DirectoryChooser();
 			File selectedDirectory = directoryChooser.showDialog(primaryStage);
-			mainWindowController.setRomDirectoryPath(selectedDirectory.getAbsolutePath());
+			XMLController.setRomDirectoryPath(selectedDirectory.getAbsolutePath());
 		} else {
-			mainWindowController.setRomDirectoryPath(null);
+			XMLController.setRomDirectoryPath(null);
 		}
 	}
 	
@@ -251,7 +233,8 @@ public class Main extends Application {
 				saveTask = new TimerTask() {
 					@Override
 				    public void run() {
-						mainWindowController.saveSettings();
+						XMLController.setWindowWidth(mainWindowController.getMainAnchorPane().getWidth());
+						xmlController.saveSettings();
 					}
 				};
 				timer.schedule(saveTask, delayTime);
@@ -272,7 +255,8 @@ public class Main extends Application {
 				saveTask = new TimerTask() {
 					@Override
 				    public void run() {
-						mainWindowController.saveSettings();
+						XMLController.setWindowHeight(mainWindowController.getMainAnchorPane().getHeight());
+						xmlController.saveSettings();
 					}
 				};
 				timer.schedule(saveTask, delayTime);
@@ -306,47 +290,11 @@ public class Main extends Application {
 		return main;
 	}
 
-	public Stage getPrimaryStage() {
-		return primaryStage;
-	}
-
-	public void setPrimaryStage(Stage primaryStage) {
-		this.primaryStage = primaryStage;
-	}
-
 	public CloudController getCloudController() {
 		return cloudController;
 	}
 
-	public void setCloudController(CloudController cloudController) {
-		this.cloudController = cloudController;
-	}
-
 	public AnchorPane getPane() {
 		return pane;
 	}
-
-	public void setPane(AnchorPane pane) {
-		this.pane = pane;
-	}
-
-	public File getDirectory() {
-		return directory;
-	}
-
-	public File getConfigFile() {
-		return configFile;
-	}
-
-	public File getGamesDBFile() {
-		return gamesDBFile;
-	}
-
-	public File getReference_gamesFile() {
-		return reference_gamesFile;
-	}
-
-	public File getPictureCache() {
-		return pictureCache;
-	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/application/MainWindowController.java b/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/application/MainWindowController.java
index 54fe219..96d415e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/application/MainWindowController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/application/MainWindowController.java
@@ -24,12 +24,8 @@ import java.awt.Graphics2D;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.FileInputStream;
-import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
-import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
@@ -54,6 +50,7 @@ import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import com.cemu_UI.controller.DBController;
 import com.cemu_UI.controller.SmmdbAPIController;
 import com.cemu_UI.controller.UpdateController;
+import com.cemu_UI.controller.XMLController;
 import com.cemu_UI.datatypes.CourseTableDataType;
 import com.cemu_UI.datatypes.GlobalDataTypes.CloudService;
 import com.cemu_UI.datatypes.SmmdbApiDataType;
@@ -102,6 +99,7 @@ import javafx.scene.text.FontWeight;
 import javafx.scene.text.Text;
 import javafx.scene.text.TextFlow;
 import javafx.stage.DirectoryChooser;
+import javafx.stage.Stage;
 import javafx.util.Duration;
 import net.lingala.zip4j.core.ZipFile;
 import net.lingala.zip4j.exception.ZipException;
@@ -182,19 +180,13 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 	private playGame playGame;
 	private static MainWindowController MWC;
 	private UpdateController updateController;
+	private XMLController xmlController;
+	private Stage primaryStage;
 	private boolean menuTrue = false;
 	private boolean settingsTrue = false;
 	private boolean playTrue = false;
 	private boolean smmdbTrue = false;
-	private boolean autoUpdate = false;
-	private boolean useBeta = false;
-	private boolean fullscreen;
-	private boolean cloudSync;
-	private CloudService cloudService;
-	private String cemuPath;
-	private String romDirectoryPath;
 	private String gameExecutePath;
-	private String color;
 	private String dialogBtnStyle;
 	private String selectedGameTitleID;
 	private String selectedGameTitle;
@@ -204,13 +196,10 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 	private String versionName = "Purple Comet";
 	private int xPos = -200;
 	private int yPos = 17;
-	private int xPosHelper;
+	private int xPosHelper = 0;
 	private int oldXPosHelper;
 	private int selectedUIDataIndex;
 	private int selected;
-	private long lastLocalSync;
-	private double windowWidth;
-	private double windowHeight;
 	private DirectoryChooser directoryChooser = new DirectoryChooser();
 	private ObservableList<String> branches = FXCollections.observableArrayList("stable", "beta");
 	private ObservableList<String> languages = FXCollections.observableArrayList("English (en_US)", "Deutsch (de_DE)");
@@ -279,8 +268,9 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 	private String smmdbDownloadBtnDownload;
 	
 	public MainWindowController(Main main) {
+		xmlController = new XMLController();
 		this.main = main;
-		dbController = new DBController(main, this);
+		dbController = new DBController(this);
 		smmdbAPIController = new SmmdbAPIController();
 	}
 	
@@ -289,7 +279,7 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 	 * loadSettings, checkAutoUpdate, initUI and initActions
 	 */
 	public void init() {
-		loadSettings();
+		xmlController.loadSettings(); // load settings
 		checkAutoUpdate();
 		initUI();
 		initActions();
@@ -301,21 +291,24 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 	private void initUI() {
 		LOGGER.info("initializing UI ...");
 		
-		if (getWindowWidth() > 100 && getWindowHeight() > 100) {
-			mainAnchorPane.setPrefSize(getWindowWidth(), getWindowHeight());	
+		primaryStage = (Stage) mainAnchorPane.getScene().getWindow(); // set primary stage for dialogs
+		
+		// TODO this is broken
+		if (XMLController.getWindowWidth() > 100 && XMLController.getWindowHeight() > 100) {
+			mainAnchorPane.setPrefSize(XMLController.getWindowWidth(), XMLController.getWindowHeight());
 		}
 		
-		cemuTextField.setText(cemuPath);
-		romTextField.setText(romDirectoryPath);
-		colorPicker.setValue(Color.valueOf(getColor()));
-		fullscreenToggleBtn.setSelected(isFullscreen());
-		cloudSyncToggleBtn.setSelected(isCloudSync());
-		autoUpdateToggleBtn.setSelected(isAutoUpdate());
+		cemuTextField.setText(XMLController.getCemuPath());
+		romTextField.setText(XMLController.getRomDirectoryPath());
+		colorPicker.setValue(Color.valueOf(XMLController.getColor()));
+		fullscreenToggleBtn.setSelected(XMLController.isFullscreen());
+		cloudSyncToggleBtn.setSelected(XMLController.isCloudSync());
+		autoUpdateToggleBtn.setSelected(XMLController.isAutoUpdate());
 		branchChoisBox.setItems(branches);
 		languageChoisBox.setItems(languages);
 		bottomHBox.setPickOnBounds(false);
 		
-		if (isUseBeta()) {
+		if (XMLController.isUseBeta()) {
 			branchChoisBox.getSelectionModel().select(1);
 		} else {
 			branchChoisBox.getSelectionModel().select(0);
@@ -373,7 +366,7 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 			}
 			if (settingsTrue) {
 				settingsScrollPane.setVisible(false);
-				saveSettings();
+				xmlController.saveSettings();
 				settingsTrue = false;
 			}
 			if (smmdbTrue) {
@@ -393,7 +386,7 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 					// new edit dialog
 					String headingText = editHeadingText + " \"" + selectedGameTitle + "\"";
 					JFXEditGameDialog editGameDialog = new JFXEditGameDialog(headingText, editBodyText, dialogBtnStyle, 450,
-							300, 1, MWC, main.getPrimaryStage(), main.getPane());
+							300, 1, MWC, primaryStage, main.getPane());
 					editGameDialog.setTitle(gameInfo[0]);
 					editGameDialog.setCoverPath(gameInfo[1]);
 					editGameDialog.setRomPath(gameInfo[2]);
@@ -451,11 +444,11 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 						@Override
 						public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
 							DirectoryChooser directoryChooser = new DirectoryChooser();
-							File selectedDirecroty = directoryChooser.showDialog(main.getPrimaryStage());
+							File selectedDirecroty = directoryChooser.showDialog(primaryStage);
 							String updatePath = selectedDirecroty.getAbsolutePath();
 							String[] parts = selectedGameTitleID.split("-"); // split string into 2 parts at "-"
 							File srcDir = new File(updatePath);
-							File destDir = new File(cemuPath + "/mlc01/usr/title/" + parts[0] + "/" + parts[1]);
+							File destDir = new File(XMLController.getCemuPath() + "/mlc01/usr/title/" + parts[0] + "/" + parts[1]);
 
 							// if directory doesn't exist create it
 							if (destDir.exists() != true) {
@@ -502,11 +495,11 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 						@Override
 						public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
 							DirectoryChooser directoryChooser = new DirectoryChooser();
-							File selectedDirecroty = directoryChooser.showDialog(main.getPrimaryStage());
+							File selectedDirecroty = directoryChooser.showDialog(primaryStage);
 							String dlcPath = selectedDirecroty.getAbsolutePath();
 							String[] parts = selectedGameTitleID.split("-"); // split string into 2 parts at "-"
 							File srcDir = new File(dlcPath);
-							File destDir = new File(cemuPath + "/mlc01/usr/title/" + parts[0] + "/" + parts[1] + "/aoc");
+							File destDir = new File(XMLController.getCemuPath() + "/mlc01/usr/title/" + parts[0] + "/" + parts[1] + "/aoc");
 
 							// if directory doesn't exist create it
 							if (destDir.exists() != true) {
@@ -628,26 +621,27 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 			}
 		});
 		
-        languageChoisBox.getSelectionModel().selectedIndexProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Number>() {
-            @Override
-  		public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends Number> ov, Number value, Number new_value) {
-          	  String language = languageChoisBox.getItems().get((int) new_value).toString();
-          	language = language.substring(language.length()-6,language.length()-1);	//reading only en_US from English (en_US)
-          	  setLanguage(language);
-          	  setUILanguage();
-          	  saveSettings();
-            }
-          });
+		languageChoisBox.getSelectionModel().selectedIndexProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Number>() {
+			@Override
+			public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends Number> ov, Number value, Number new_value) {
+				String language = languageChoisBox.getItems().get((int) new_value).toString();
+				language = language.substring(language.length() - 6, language.length() - 1); // reading only en_US from
+																								// English (en_US)
+				XMLController.setUsrLocal(language);
+				setUILanguage();
+				xmlController.saveSettings();
+			}
+		});
 
 		branchChoisBox.getSelectionModel().selectedIndexProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Number>() {
 			@Override
 			public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends Number> ov, Number value, Number new_value) {
 				if (branchChoisBox.getItems().get((int) new_value).toString() == "beta") {
-					setUseBeta(true);
+					XMLController.setUseBeta(true);
 				} else {
-					setUseBeta(false);
+					XMLController.setUseBeta(false);
 				}
-				saveSettings();
+				xmlController.saveSettings();
 			}
 		});
         
@@ -702,11 +696,11 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 			@Override
 			public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends String> observable, String oldValue, String newValue) {
 				if (new File(newValue).exists()) {
-					setCemuPath(newValue);
-					saveSettings();
+					XMLController.setCemuPath(newValue);
+					xmlController.saveSettings();
 				} else {
 					String bodyText = newValue + ": No such file or directory";
-					JFXInfoAlert fileErrorDialog = new JFXInfoAlert("Waring!", bodyText, dialogBtnStyle, main.getPrimaryStage());
+					JFXInfoAlert fileErrorDialog = new JFXInfoAlert("Waring!", bodyText, dialogBtnStyle, primaryStage);
 					fileErrorDialog.showAndWait();
 					LOGGER.warn(newValue + ": No such file or directory");
 				}
@@ -717,12 +711,12 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 			@Override
 			public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends String> observable, String oldValue, String newValue) {
 				if (new File(newValue).exists()) {
-					setRomDirectoryPath(newValue);
-		    		saveSettings();
+					XMLController.setRomDirectoryPath(newValue);
+					xmlController.saveSettings();
 					reloadRoms();
 				} else {
 					String bodyText = newValue + ": No such file or directory";
-					JFXInfoAlert fileErrorDialog = new JFXInfoAlert("Waring!", bodyText, dialogBtnStyle, main.getPrimaryStage());
+					JFXInfoAlert fileErrorDialog = new JFXInfoAlert("Waring!", bodyText, dialogBtnStyle, primaryStage);
 					fileErrorDialog.showAndWait();
 					LOGGER.warn(newValue + ": No such file or directory");			
 				}
@@ -742,7 +736,7 @@ public class MainWindowController {
     	String bodyText = "cemu_UI by @Seil0 \nVersion: " + version + " (" + buildNumber + ")  \"" + versionName + "\" \n"
     					+ aboutBtnBodyText;
     	
-    	JFXInfoAlert infoAlert = new JFXInfoAlert(aboutBtnHeadingText, bodyText, dialogBtnStyle, main.getPrimaryStage());
+    	JFXInfoAlert infoAlert = new JFXInfoAlert(aboutBtnHeadingText, bodyText, dialogBtnStyle, primaryStage);
 		infoAlert.showAndWait();
     }
 
@@ -755,7 +749,7 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 		if (settingsTrue) {
 			settingsScrollPane.setVisible(false);
 			settingsTrue = false;
-			saveSettings();
+			xmlController.saveSettings();
 		} else {
 			settingsScrollPane.setVisible(true);
 			settingsTrue = true;
@@ -826,7 +820,7 @@ public class MainWindowController {
     
 	@FXML
 	private void cemuTFBtnAction() {
-		File cemuDirectory = directoryChooser.showDialog(main.getPrimaryStage());
+		File cemuDirectory = directoryChooser.showDialog(primaryStage);
 		if (cemuDirectory != null) {
 			cemuTextField.setText(cemuDirectory.getAbsolutePath());
 		}
@@ -834,7 +828,7 @@ public class MainWindowController {
     
 	@FXML
 	private void romTFBtnAction() {
-		File romDirectory = directoryChooser.showDialog(main.getPrimaryStage());
+		File romDirectory = directoryChooser.showDialog(primaryStage);
 		if (romDirectory != null) {
 			romTextField.setText(romDirectory.getAbsolutePath());
 		}
@@ -842,7 +836,7 @@ public class MainWindowController {
     
 	@FXML
 	private void updateBtnAction() {
-		updateController = new UpdateController(this, buildNumber, useBeta);
+		updateController = new UpdateController(this, buildNumber, XMLController.isUseBeta());
 		Thread updateThread = new Thread(updateController);
 		updateThread.setName("Updater");
 		updateThread.start();
@@ -850,12 +844,8 @@ public class MainWindowController {
     
 	@FXML
 	private void autoUpdateToggleBtnAction() {
-		if (isAutoUpdate()) {
-			setAutoUpdate(false);
-		} else {
-			setAutoUpdate(true);
-		}
-		saveSettings();
+		XMLController.setAutoUpdate(!XMLController.isAutoUpdate());
+		xmlController.saveSettings();
 	}
 	
 	@FXML
@@ -866,8 +856,8 @@ public class MainWindowController {
     @FXML
     private void smmdbDownloadBtnAction() {
     	String downloadUrl = "http://smmdb.ddns.net/api/downloadcourse?id=" + id + "&type=zip";
-    	String downloadFileURL = getCemuPath() + "/" + id + ".zip";	// getCemuPath() + "/" + smmID + "/" + id + ".rar"
-    	String outputFile = getCemuPath() + "/";
+    	String downloadFileURL = XMLController.getCemuPath() + "/" + id + ".zip";	// getCemuPath() + "/" + smmID + "/" + id + ".rar"
+    	String outputFile = XMLController.getCemuPath() + "/";
     	
     	try {
     		LOGGER.info("beginning download ...");
@@ -933,41 +923,36 @@ public class MainWindowController {
     
 	@FXML
 	private void fullscreenToggleBtnAction() {
-		if (fullscreen) {
-			fullscreen = false;
-		} else {
-			fullscreen = true;
-		}
-		saveSettings();
+		XMLController.setFullscreen(!XMLController.isFullscreen());
+		xmlController.saveSettings();
 	}
     
     @FXML
     private void cloudSyncToggleBtnAction() {
-    	if(cloudSync) {
-    		cloudSync = false;
-    	} else {
+    	XMLController.setCloudSync(!XMLController.isCloudSync());
+
+    	if(XMLController.isCloudSync()) {
 	    	EventHandler<ActionEvent> okayAction = new EventHandler<ActionEvent>(){
 	    		 @Override
 	        	 public void handle(ActionEvent event){
-	    			cloudSync = true;
 	    			//TODO rework for other cloud services
 //	    			CloudService service = CloudService.GoogleDrive;
-	    			cloudService = CloudService.GoogleDrive;
+	    			 XMLController.setCloudService(CloudService.GoogleDrive);
 	    			
 	    			// start cloud sync in new thread			
 					Thread thread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
 						@Override
 						public void run() {
 
-							if (main.getCloudController().initializeConnection(getCloudService(), getCemuPath())) {
-								main.getCloudController().sync(getCloudService(), getCemuPath(), main.getDirectory().getPath());
-								saveSettings();
+							if (main.getCloudController().initializeConnection(XMLController.getCloudService(), XMLController.getCemuPath())) {
+								main.getCloudController().sync(XMLController.getCloudService(), XMLController.getCemuPath(), XMLController.getDirCemuUIPath());
+								xmlController.saveSettings();
 							} else {
 								cloudSyncToggleBtn.setSelected(false);
 
 								// cloud sync init error dialog
 								JFXInfoAlert cloudSyncErrorDialog = new JFXInfoAlert(cloudSyncErrorHeadingText,
-										cloudSyncErrorBodyText, dialogBtnStyle, main.getPrimaryStage());
+										cloudSyncErrorBodyText, dialogBtnStyle, primaryStage);
 								cloudSyncErrorDialog.showAndWait();
 							}
 
@@ -1002,7 +987,7 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 		String headingText = addGameBtnHeadingText;
 		String bodyText = addGameBtnBodyText;
 		JFXEditGameDialog addGameDialog = new JFXEditGameDialog(headingText, bodyText, dialogBtnStyle, 450, 300, 0,
-				this, main.getPrimaryStage(), main.getPane());
+				this, primaryStage, main.getPane());
 		addGameDialog.show();
 	}
     
@@ -1021,11 +1006,11 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 			
 			//addGame error dialog
 			JFXInfoAlert errorDialog = new JFXInfoAlert(addBtnReturnErrorHeadingText, addBtnReturnErrorBodyText,
-					dialogBtnStyle, main.getPrimaryStage());
+					dialogBtnStyle, primaryStage);
 			errorDialog.showAndWait();
 
 		} else {	
-	    	File pictureCache = main.getPictureCache();
+	    	File pictureCache = XMLController.getPictureCache();
 			String coverName = new File(coverPath).getName();
 			try	{
 			    BufferedImage originalImage = ImageIO.read(new File(coverPath)); //load cover
@@ -1184,7 +1169,7 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 					main.getPane().getChildren().add(spinner); // add spinner to pane
                 });
 				
-				dbController.loadRomDirectory(getRomDirectoryPath()); // reload the ROM directory
+				dbController.loadRomDirectory(XMLController.getRomDirectoryPath()); // reload the ROM directory
 				games.removeAll(games); // remove all games from the mwc game list
 				dbController.loadAllGames(); // load all games from the database to the mwc
 				
@@ -1218,7 +1203,7 @@ public class MainWindowController {
     
     // set the selected local strings to all needed elements
     void setUILanguage(){
-		switch(getLanguage()){
+		switch(XMLController.getUsrLocal()){
 		case "en_US":	
 			bundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle("locals.cemu_UI-Local", Locale.US);	//us_English
 			languageChoisBox.getSelectionModel().select(0);
@@ -1302,10 +1287,10 @@ public class MainWindowController {
     // if AutoUpdate, then check for updates
 	private void checkAutoUpdate() {
 
-		if (isAutoUpdate()) {
+		if (XMLController.isAutoUpdate()) {
 			try {
 				LOGGER.info("AutoUpdate: looking for updates on startup ...");
-				updateController = new UpdateController(this, buildNumber, useBeta);
+				updateController = new UpdateController(this, buildNumber, XMLController.isUseBeta());
 				Thread updateThread = new Thread(updateController);
 				updateThread.setName("Updater");
 				updateThread.start();
@@ -1456,16 +1441,16 @@ public class MainWindowController {
     
     // change the color of all needed GUI elements
     private void applyColor() {
-		String boxStyle = "-fx-background-color: #"+getColor()+";";
-		String btnStyleBlack = "-fx-button-type: RAISED; -fx-background-color: #"+getColor()+"; -fx-text-fill: BLACK;";
-		String btnStyleWhite = "-fx-button-type: RAISED; -fx-background-color: #"+getColor()+"; -fx-text-fill: WHITE;";
-		BigInteger icolor = new BigInteger(getColor(),16);
+		String boxStyle = "-fx-background-color: #" + XMLController.getColor() + ";";
+		String btnStyleBlack = "-fx-button-type: RAISED; -fx-background-color: #" + XMLController.getColor() + "; -fx-text-fill: BLACK;";
+		String btnStyleWhite = "-fx-button-type: RAISED; -fx-background-color: #" + XMLController.getColor() + "; -fx-text-fill: WHITE;";
+		BigInteger icolor = new BigInteger(XMLController.getColor(),16);
 		BigInteger ccolor = new BigInteger("78909cff",16);
 		
 		sideMenuVBox.setStyle(boxStyle);
 		topHBox.setStyle(boxStyle);
-		cemuTextField.setFocusColor(Color.valueOf(getColor()));
-		romTextField.setFocusColor(Color.valueOf(getColor()));
+		cemuTextField.setFocusColor(Color.valueOf(XMLController.getColor()));
+		romTextField.setFocusColor(Color.valueOf(XMLController.getColor()));
 		
 		if (icolor.compareTo(ccolor) == -1) {
 			dialogBtnStyle = btnStyleWhite;
@@ -1516,158 +1501,7 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 		}
 
 		for (int i = 0; i < games.size(); i++) {
-			games.get(i).getButton().setRipplerFill(Paint.valueOf(getColor()));
-		}
-	}
-    
-    /**
-     * save settings to the config.xml file
-     */
-	public void saveSettings() {
-		LOGGER.info("saving Settings ...");
-
-		try {
-			props.setProperty("cemuPath", getCemuPath());
-			props.setProperty("romPath", getRomDirectoryPath());
-			props.setProperty("color", getColor());
-			props.setProperty("language", getLanguage());
-			props.setProperty("fullscreen", String.valueOf(isFullscreen()));
-			props.setProperty("cloudSync", String.valueOf(isCloudSync()));
-			props.setProperty("autoUpdate", String.valueOf(isAutoUpdate()));
-			props.setProperty("useBeta", String.valueOf(isUseBeta()));
-			if (getCloudService() == null) {
-				props.setProperty("cloudService", "");
-			} else {
-				props.setProperty("cloudService", getCloudService().toString());
-			}
-			props.setProperty("folderID", main.getCloudController().getFolderID(getCloudService()));
-			props.setProperty("lastLocalSync", String.valueOf(getLastLocalSync()));
-			props.setProperty("windowWidth", String.valueOf(mainAnchorPane.getWidth()));
-			props.setProperty("windowHeight", String.valueOf(mainAnchorPane.getHeight()));
-
-			OutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(main.getConfigFile()); // new output-stream
-			props.storeToXML(outputStream, "cemu_UI settings"); // write new .xml
-			outputStream.close();
-			LOGGER.info("saving Settings done!");
-		} catch (IOException e) {
-			LOGGER.error("an error occured", e);
-		}
-	}
-    
-    /**
-     * loading saved settings from the config.xml file
-     * if a value is not present, default is used instead
-     */
-	private void loadSettings() {
-		LOGGER.info("loading settings ...");
-		try {
-			InputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream(main.getConfigFile());
-			props.loadFromXML(inputStream); // new input-stream from .xml
-
-			try {
-				setCemuPath(props.getProperty("cemuPath"));
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				LOGGER.error("cloud not load cemuPath", e);
-				setCemuPath("");
-			}
-
-			try {
-				setRomDirectoryPath(props.getProperty("romPath"));
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				LOGGER.error("could not load romPath", e);
-				setRomDirectoryPath("");
-			}
-
-			try {
-				setColor(props.getProperty("color"));
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				LOGGER.error("could not load color value, setting default instead", e);
-				setColor("00a8cc");
-			}
-
-			if (props.getProperty("language") == null) {
-				LOGGER.error("cloud not load language, setting default instead");
-				setLanguage("en_US");
-			} else {
-				setLanguage(props.getProperty("language"));
-			}
-
-			try {
-				setFullscreen(Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty("fullscreen")));
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				LOGGER.error("could not load fullscreen, setting default instead", e);
-				setFullscreen(false);
-			}
-
-			try {
-				setCloudSync(Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty("cloudSync")));
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				LOGGER.error("could not load cloudSync, setting default instead", e);
-				setCloudSync(false);
-			}
-
-			try {
-				setAutoUpdate(Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty("autoUpdate")));
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				LOGGER.error("cloud not load autoUpdate", e);
-				setAutoUpdate(false);
-			}
-
-			try {
-				setUseBeta(Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty("useBeta")));
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				LOGGER.error("cloud not load autoUpdate", e);
-				setUseBeta(false);
-			}
-
-			try {
-				switch (props.getProperty("cloudService")) {
-				case "GoogleDrive":
-					setCloudService(CloudService.GoogleDrive);
-					break;
-				case "Dropbox":
-					setCloudService(CloudService.Dropbox);
-					break;
-				default:
-					break;
-				}
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				LOGGER.error("could not load cloudSync", e);
-				setCloudService(null);
-			}
-
-			try {
-				main.getCloudController().setFolderID(props.getProperty("folderID"), getCloudService());
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				LOGGER.error("could not load folderID, disable cloud sync. Please contact an developer", e);
-				setCloudSync(false);
-			}
-
-			try {
-				setLastLocalSync(Long.parseLong(props.getProperty("lastLocalSync")));
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				LOGGER.error("could not load lastSuccessSync, setting default instead", e);
-				setLastLocalSync(0);
-			}
-
-			try {
-				setWindowWidth(Double.parseDouble(props.getProperty("windowWidth")));
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				LOGGER.error("could not load windowWidth, setting default instead", e);
-				setWindowWidth(904);
-			}
-
-			try {
-				setWindowHeight(Double.parseDouble(props.getProperty("windowHeight")));
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				LOGGER.error("could not load windowHeight, setting default instead", e);
-				setWindowHeight(600);
-			}
-
-			inputStream.close();
-			LOGGER.info("loading settings done!");
-		} catch (IOException e) {
-			LOGGER.error("an error occured", e);
+			games.get(i).getButton().setRipplerFill(Paint.valueOf(XMLController.getColor()));
 		}
 	}
     
@@ -1709,8 +1543,8 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 	private void editColor(String input){
 		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(input);
 		sb.delete(0, 2);
-		this.color = sb.toString();
-		saveSettings();
+		XMLController.setColor(sb.toString());
+		xmlController.saveSettings();
 	}
 	
 	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
@@ -1718,8 +1552,8 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 	 * @return the main color in hexadecimal format
 	 */
 	private String hexToRgb() {
-		LOGGER.info(getColor());
-		int hex = Integer.parseInt(getColor().substring(0, 5), 16);
+		LOGGER.info(XMLController.getColor());
+		int hex = Integer.parseInt(XMLController.getColor().substring(0, 5), 16);
 		
 	    int r = (hex & 0xFF0000) >> 16;
 	    int g = (hex & 0xFF00) >> 8;
@@ -1752,33 +1586,9 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 	public DBController getDbController() {
 		return dbController;
 	}
-
-	public void setMainAnchorPane(AnchorPane mainAnchorPane) {
-		this.mainAnchorPane = mainAnchorPane;
-	}
-
-	public String getCemuPath() {
-		return cemuPath;
-	}
-
-	public void setCemuPath(String cemuPath) {
-		this.cemuPath = cemuPath;
-	}
 	
-	public String getRomDirectoryPath() {
-		return romDirectoryPath;
-	}
-
-	public void setRomDirectoryPath(String romDirectoryPath) {
-		this.romDirectoryPath = romDirectoryPath;
-	}
-
-	public String getColor() {
-		return color;
-	}
-
-	public void setColor(String color) {
-		this.color = color;
+	public Stage getPrimaryStage() {
+		return primaryStage;
 	}
 
 	public int getxPos() {
@@ -1805,46 +1615,6 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 		this.xPosHelper = xPosHelper;
 	}
 
-	public long getLastLocalSync() {
-		return lastLocalSync;
-	}
-
-	public void setLastLocalSync(long lastLocalSync) {
-		this.lastLocalSync = lastLocalSync;
-	}
-
-	public boolean isFullscreen() {
-		return fullscreen;
-	}
-
-	public void setFullscreen(boolean fullscreen) {
-		this.fullscreen = fullscreen;
-	}
-
-	public boolean isCloudSync() {
-		return cloudSync;
-	}
-
-	public void setCloudSync(boolean cloudSync) {
-		this.cloudSync = cloudSync;
-	}
-
-	public boolean isAutoUpdate() {
-		return autoUpdate;
-	}
-
-	public void setAutoUpdate(boolean autoUpdate) {
-		this.autoUpdate = autoUpdate;
-	}
-
-	public boolean isUseBeta() {
-		return useBeta;
-	}
-
-	public void setUseBeta(boolean useBeta) {
-		this.useBeta = useBeta;
-	}
-
 	public String getGameExecutePath() {
 		return gameExecutePath;
 	}
@@ -1861,14 +1631,6 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 		this.selectedGameTitleID = selectedGameTitleID;
 	}
 
-	public CloudService getCloudService() {
-		return cloudService;
-	}
-
-	public void setCloudService(CloudService cloudService) {
-		this.cloudService = cloudService;
-	}
-
 	public JFXButton getPlayBtn() {
 		return playBtn;
 	}
@@ -1876,31 +1638,11 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 	public void setPlayBtn(JFXButton playBtn) {
 		this.playBtn = playBtn;
 	}
-
-	public double getWindowWidth() {
-		return windowWidth;
-	}
-
-	public void setWindowWidth(double windowWidth) {
-		this.windowWidth = windowWidth;
-	}
-
-	public double getWindowHeight() {
-		return windowHeight;
-	}
-
-	public void setWindowHeight(double windowHeight) {
-		this.windowHeight = windowHeight;
-	}
 	
 	public int getOldXPosHelper() {
 		return oldXPosHelper;
 	}
 
-	public void setOldXPosHelper(int oldXPosHelper) {
-		this.oldXPosHelper = oldXPosHelper;
-	}
-
 	public String getLanguage() {
 		return language;
 	}
@@ -1913,10 +1655,6 @@ public class MainWindowController {
 		return bundle;
 	}
 
-	public void setBundle(ResourceBundle bundle) {
-		this.bundle = bundle;
-	}
-
 	public AnchorPane getMainAnchorPane() {
 		return mainAnchorPane;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/application/playGame.java b/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/application/playGame.java
index 651504a..78ec3e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/application/playGame.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/application/playGame.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
 import com.cemu_UI.controller.DBController;
+import com.cemu_UI.controller.XMLController;
 
 import javafx.application.Platform;
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ public class playGame extends Thread{
 	@Override
 	public void run() {
 		String selectedGameTitleID = mainWindowController.getSelectedGameTitleID();
-		String cemuBin = mainWindowController.getCemuPath() + "/Cemu.exe";
+		String cemuBin = XMLController.getCemuPath() + "/Cemu.exe";
 		String gameExec = "\"" + mainWindowController.getGameExecutePath() + "\"";
 		long startTime;
     	long endTime;
@@ -53,18 +54,18 @@ public class playGame extends Thread{
 		Process p;
 		
 		Platform.runLater(() -> {
-			mainWindowController.getMain().getPrimaryStage().setIconified(true); // minimize cemu_UI
+			mainWindowController.getPrimaryStage().setIconified(true); // minimize cemu_UI
 		});
     	startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
     	try {
 			if (System.getProperty("os.name").equals("Linux")) {
-				if(mainWindowController.isFullscreen()){
+				if(XMLController.isFullscreen()){
 					p = new ProcessBuilder("wine", cemuBin, "-f", "-g", gameExec).start();
 				} else {
 					p = new ProcessBuilder("wine", cemuBin, "-g", gameExec).start();
 				}
 			} else {
-				if(mainWindowController.isFullscreen()){
+				if(XMLController.isFullscreen()){
 					p = new ProcessBuilder(cemuBin, "-f", "-g", gameExec).start();
 				} else {
 					p = new ProcessBuilder(cemuBin, "-g", gameExec).start();
@@ -85,14 +86,14 @@ public class playGame extends Thread{
 				} else {
 					mainWindowController.totalPlaytimeBtn.setText(dbController.getTotalPlaytime(selectedGameTitleID) + " min");
 				}
-				mainWindowController.getMain().getPrimaryStage().setIconified(false); // maximize cemu_UI
+				mainWindowController.getPrimaryStage().setIconified(false); // maximize cemu_UI
 			});
     		
     		//sync savegame with cloud service
-			if (mainWindowController.isCloudSync()) {
-				mainWindowController.setLastLocalSync(Instant.now().getEpochSecond());
-				mainWindowController.getMain().getCloudController().sync(mainWindowController.getCloudService(),
-						mainWindowController.getCemuPath(), mainWindowController.getMain().getDirectory().getPath());
+			if (XMLController.isCloudSync()) {
+				XMLController.setLastLocalSync(Instant.now().getEpochSecond());
+				mainWindowController.getMain().getCloudController().sync(XMLController.getCloudService(),
+						XMLController.getCemuPath(), XMLController.getDirCemuUIPath());
 			}
     		
 		} catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/controller/CloudController.java b/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/controller/CloudController.java
index 829a059..1c21507 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/controller/CloudController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/controller/CloudController.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public class CloudController {
 	}
 	
 	private MainWindowController mwc;
+	private XMLController xmlController = new XMLController();
 	private GoogleDriveController googleDriveController = new GoogleDriveController();
 	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(CloudController.class.getName());
 	
@@ -105,19 +106,19 @@ public class CloudController {
 							LOGGER.info("cloud sync folder dosen't exist, creating one!");
 							googleDriveController.creatFolder();
 							googleDriveController.uploadZipFile(zipFile);
-						} else if (mwc.getLastLocalSync() > lastCloudSync) {
+						} else if (XMLController.getLastLocalSync() > lastCloudSync) {
 							LOGGER.info("local is new, going to upload zip");
 							googleDriveController.uploadZipFile(zipFile);
-						} else if (mwc.getLastLocalSync() < lastCloudSync) {
+						} else if (XMLController.getLastLocalSync() < lastCloudSync) {
 							LOGGER.info("cloud is new, going to download zip");
 							unzipSavegames(cemuDirectory, googleDriveController.downloadZipFile(cemu_UIDirectory));
-							mwc.setLastLocalSync(lastCloudSync);
+							XMLController.setLastLocalSync(lastCloudSync);
 							break;
 						} else {
 							LOGGER.info("nothing to do");
 							break;
 						}
-						mwc.setLastLocalSync(Long.parseLong(zipFile.getName().substring(0, zipFile.getName().length() - 4))); // set time of last sucessfull sync
+						XMLController.setLastLocalSync(Long.parseLong(zipFile.getName().substring(0, zipFile.getName().length() - 4))); // set time of last sucessfull sync
 						break;
 
 					case Dropbox:
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ public class CloudController {
 					Platform.runLater(() -> {
 						mwc.getPlayBtn().setText("play");
 						mwc.getPlayBtn().setDisable(false);
-						mwc.saveSettings();
+						xmlController.saveSettings();
 					});
 
 					LOGGER.info("synchronization successful!");
@@ -210,16 +211,5 @@ public class CloudController {
 		}
 		return folderID;
 	}
-
-	public void setFolderID(String folderID, CloudService cloudService) {
-		if (cloudService != null) {
-			if (cloudService == CloudService.GoogleDrive) {
-				googleDriveController.setFolderID(folderID);
-			}
-			if (cloudService == CloudService.Dropbox) {
-
-			}
-		}
-	}
 	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/controller/DBController.java b/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/controller/DBController.java
index e4422c3..9b739e9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/controller/DBController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/controller/DBController.java
@@ -44,17 +44,14 @@ import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.w3c.dom.Document;
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
 
-import com.cemu_UI.application.Main;
 import com.cemu_UI.application.MainWindowController;
 
 public class DBController {
 	
-	public DBController(Main main, MainWindowController mainWindowController) {
-		this.main = main;
+	public DBController(MainWindowController mainWindowController) {
 		this.mainWindowController = mainWindowController;
 	}
-	
-	private Main main;
+
 	private MainWindowController mainWindowController;
 	private ArrayList<String> entries = new ArrayList<>();
 	private String DB_PATH_localRoms;
@@ -103,7 +100,7 @@ public class DBController {
 	 * games.db contains a reverence list to for the automatic detection mode
 	 */
 	private void loadGamesDatabase() {
-		DB_PATH_games = main.getReference_gamesFile().getAbsolutePath();
+		DB_PATH_games = XMLController.getRference_gamesFile().getAbsolutePath();
 		try {
 			// create a database connection
 			connectionGames = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:" + DB_PATH_games);
@@ -209,7 +206,7 @@ public class DBController {
 		File dir = new File(directory);
 		File appFile;
 		String[] extensions = new String[] { "rpx", "jsp" };
-		File pictureCache = main.getPictureCache();
+		File pictureCache = XMLController.getPictureCache();
 		String coverPath;	
 		try {
 			Statement stmt = connectionGames.createStatement();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/controller/XMLController.java b/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/controller/XMLController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a1180b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/controller/XMLController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,404 @@
+/**
+ * cemu_UI
+ * 
+ * Copyright 2019  <@Seil0>
+ * 
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ * MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+package com.cemu_UI.controller;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
+import com.cemu_UI.datatypes.GlobalDataTypes.CloudService;
+
+public class XMLController {
+
+	private static final String userHome = System.getProperty("user.home");
+	private static final String userName = System.getProperty("user.name");
+	private static final String osName = System.getProperty("os.name");
+	private static final String osArch = System.getProperty("os.arch");
+	private static final String osVers = System.getProperty("os.version");
+	private static final String javaVers = System.getProperty("java.version");
+	private static final String javaVend = System.getProperty("java.vendor");
+	private static final String sysLocal = System.getProperty("user.language") + "_" + System.getProperty("user.country");
+	private static String dirCemuUIPath;
+	private static File dirCemuUI;
+	private static File configFile;
+	private static File gamesDBFile;
+	private static File reference_gamesFile;
+	private static File pictureCache;
+	
+	// user settings
+	private static String color = "00a8cc";
+	private static String usrLocal = sysLocal;
+	private static boolean autoUpdate = false;
+	private static boolean useBeta = false;
+	private static boolean fullscreen = false;
+	private static boolean cloudSync = false;
+	
+	private static String cemuPath;
+	private static String romDirectoryPath;
+	private static String folderID;
+	private static CloudService cloudService;
+	private static long lastLocalSync;
+	private static double windowWidth;
+	private static double windowHeight;
+	
+	
+	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(XMLController.class.getName());
+	private Properties props = new Properties();
+
+	public XMLController() {
+		
+		if (osName.contains("Windows")) {
+			dirCemuUIPath = userHome + "/Documents/cemu_UI";
+		} else {
+			dirCemuUIPath = userHome + "/cemu_UI";
+		}
+		
+		// set the concrete files
+		dirCemuUI = new File(dirCemuUIPath);
+		configFile = new File(dirCemuUI + "/config.xml");
+		gamesDBFile = new File(dirCemuUI + "/games.db");
+		reference_gamesFile = new File(dirCemuUI + "/reference_games.db");
+		pictureCache= new File(dirCemuUI+"/picture_cache");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+     * save settings to the config.xml file
+     */
+	public void saveSettings() {
+		LOGGER.info("saving Settings ...");
+
+		try {
+			props.setProperty("cemuPath", getCemuPath());
+			props.setProperty("romPath", getRomDirectoryPath());
+			props.setProperty("color", getColor());
+			props.setProperty("language", getUsrLocal());
+			props.setProperty("fullscreen", String.valueOf(isFullscreen()));
+			props.setProperty("cloudSync", String.valueOf(isCloudSync()));
+			props.setProperty("autoUpdate", String.valueOf(isAutoUpdate()));
+			props.setProperty("useBeta", String.valueOf(isUseBeta()));
+			if (getCloudService() == null) {
+				props.setProperty("cloudService", "");
+			} else {
+				props.setProperty("cloudService", getCloudService().toString());
+			}
+			props.setProperty("folderID", getFolderID());
+			props.setProperty("lastLocalSync", Long.toString(getLastLocalSync()));
+			props.setProperty("windowWidth", Double.toString(getWindowWidth()));
+			props.setProperty("windowHeight", Double.toString(getWindowHeight()));
+
+			OutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(XMLController.getConfigFile()); // new output-stream
+			props.storeToXML(outputStream, "cemu_UI settings"); // write new .xml
+			outputStream.close();
+			LOGGER.info("saving Settings done!");
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			LOGGER.error("an error occured", e);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+     * loading saved settings from the config.xml file
+     * if a value is not present, default is used instead
+     */
+	public void loadSettings() {
+		LOGGER.info("loading settings ...");
+		try {
+			InputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream(XMLController.getConfigFile());
+			props.loadFromXML(inputStream); // new input-stream from .xml
+
+			try {
+				setCemuPath(props.getProperty("cemuPath"));
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				LOGGER.error("cloud not load cemuPath", e);
+				setCemuPath("");
+			}
+
+			try {
+				setRomDirectoryPath(props.getProperty("romPath"));
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				LOGGER.error("could not load romPath", e);
+				setRomDirectoryPath("");
+			}
+
+			try {
+				setColor(props.getProperty("color"));
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				LOGGER.error("could not load color value, setting default instead", e);
+				setColor("00a8cc");
+			}
+
+			if (props.getProperty("language") == null) {
+				LOGGER.error("cloud not load language, setting default instead");
+				setUsrLocal("en_US");
+			} else {
+				setUsrLocal(props.getProperty("language"));
+			}
+
+			try {
+				setFullscreen(Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty("fullscreen")));
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				LOGGER.error("could not load fullscreen, setting default instead", e);
+				setFullscreen(false);
+			}
+
+			try {
+				setCloudSync(Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty("cloudSync")));
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				LOGGER.error("could not load cloudSync, setting default instead", e);
+				setCloudSync(false);
+			}
+
+			try {
+				setAutoUpdate(Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty("autoUpdate")));
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				LOGGER.error("cloud not load autoUpdate", e);
+				setAutoUpdate(false);
+			}
+
+			try {
+				setUseBeta(Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty("useBeta")));
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				LOGGER.error("cloud not load autoUpdate", e);
+				setUseBeta(false);
+			}
+
+			try {
+				switch (props.getProperty("cloudService")) {
+				case "GoogleDrive":
+					setCloudService(CloudService.GoogleDrive);
+					break;
+				case "Dropbox":
+					setCloudService(CloudService.Dropbox);
+					break;
+				default:
+					break;
+				}
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				LOGGER.error("could not load cloudSync", e);
+				setCloudService(null);
+			}
+
+			try {
+				setFolderID(props.getProperty("folderID"));
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				LOGGER.error("could not load folderID, disable cloud sync. Please contact an developer", e);
+				setCloudSync(false);
+			}
+
+			try {
+				setLastLocalSync(Long.parseLong(props.getProperty("lastLocalSync")));
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				LOGGER.error("could not load lastSuccessSync, setting default instead", e);
+				setLastLocalSync(0);
+			}
+
+			try {
+				setWindowWidth(Double.parseDouble(props.getProperty("windowWidth")));
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				LOGGER.error("could not load windowWidth, setting default instead", e);
+				setWindowWidth(904);
+			}
+
+			try {
+				setWindowHeight(Double.parseDouble(props.getProperty("windowHeight")));
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				LOGGER.error("could not load windowHeight, setting default instead", e);
+				setWindowHeight(600);
+			}
+
+			inputStream.close();
+			LOGGER.info("loading settings done!");
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			LOGGER.error("an error occured", e);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	// getters for application variables
+
+	public static String getUserHome() {
+		return userHome;
+	}
+
+	public static String getUserName() {
+		return userName;
+	}
+
+	public static String getOsName() {
+		return osName;
+	}
+
+	public static String getOsArch() {
+		return osArch;
+	}
+
+	public static String getOsVers() {
+		return osVers;
+	}
+
+	public static String getJavaVers() {
+		return javaVers;
+	}
+
+	public static String getJavaVend() {
+		return javaVend;
+	}
+
+	public static String getSysLocal() {
+		return sysLocal;
+	}
+
+	public static String getDirCemuUIPath() {
+		return dirCemuUIPath;
+	}
+
+	public static File getDirCemuUI() {
+		return dirCemuUI;
+	}
+
+	public static File getConfigFile() {
+		return configFile;
+	}
+
+	public static File getGamesDBFile() {
+		return gamesDBFile;
+	}
+
+	public static File getRference_gamesFile() {
+		return reference_gamesFile;
+	}
+
+	public static File getPictureCache() {
+		return pictureCache;
+	}
+
+	// getters & setters for user settings
+
+	public static String getColor() {
+		return color;
+	}
+
+	public static void setColor(String color) {
+		XMLController.color = color;
+	}
+
+	public static String getUsrLocal() {
+		return usrLocal;
+	}
+
+	public static void setUsrLocal(String usrLocal) {
+		XMLController.usrLocal = usrLocal;
+	}
+
+	public static boolean isAutoUpdate() {
+		return autoUpdate;
+	}
+
+	public static void setAutoUpdate(boolean autoUpdate) {
+		XMLController.autoUpdate = autoUpdate;
+	}
+
+	public static boolean isUseBeta() {
+		return useBeta;
+	}
+
+	public static void setUseBeta(boolean useBeta) {
+		XMLController.useBeta = useBeta;
+	}
+
+	public static boolean isFullscreen() {
+		return fullscreen;
+	}
+
+	public static void setFullscreen(boolean fullscreen) {
+		XMLController.fullscreen = fullscreen;
+	}
+
+	public static boolean isCloudSync() {
+		return cloudSync;
+	}
+
+	public static void setCloudSync(boolean cloudSync) {
+		XMLController.cloudSync = cloudSync;
+	}
+
+	public static String getCemuPath() {
+		return cemuPath;
+	}
+
+	public static void setCemuPath(String cemuPath) {
+		XMLController.cemuPath = cemuPath;
+	}
+
+	public static String getRomDirectoryPath() {
+		return romDirectoryPath;
+	}
+
+	public static void setRomDirectoryPath(String romDirectoryPath) {
+		XMLController.romDirectoryPath = romDirectoryPath;
+	}
+	
+	
+	public static String getFolderID() {
+		return folderID;
+	}
+
+	public static void setFolderID(String folderID) {
+		XMLController.folderID = folderID;
+	}
+
+	public static CloudService getCloudService() {
+		return cloudService;
+	}
+
+	public static void setCloudService(CloudService cloudService) {
+		XMLController.cloudService = cloudService;
+	}
+
+	public static long getLastLocalSync() {
+		return lastLocalSync;
+	}
+
+	public static void setLastLocalSync(long lastLocalSync) {
+		XMLController.lastLocalSync = lastLocalSync;
+	}
+
+	public static double getWindowWidth() {
+		return windowWidth;
+	}
+
+	public static void setWindowWidth(double windowWidth) {
+		XMLController.windowWidth = windowWidth;
+	}
+
+	public static double getWindowHeight() {
+		return windowHeight;
+	}
+
+	public static void setWindowHeight(double windowHeight) {
+		XMLController.windowHeight = windowHeight;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/vendorCloudController/GoogleDriveController.java b/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/vendorCloudController/GoogleDriveController.java
index 65289bf..b62e2de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/vendorCloudController/GoogleDriveController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cemu_UI/vendorCloudController/GoogleDriveController.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
+import com.cemu_UI.controller.XMLController;
 import com.google.api.client.auth.oauth2.Credential;
 import com.google.api.client.extensions.java6.auth.oauth2.AuthorizationCodeInstalledApp;
 import com.google.api.client.extensions.jetty.auth.oauth2.LocalServerReceiver;
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ import com.google.api.services.drive.model.FileList;
 public class GoogleDriveController {
 	
 	Drive service;
-	private String folderID;
+	private String folderID = XMLController.getFolderID();
 	private File downloadFile;
 	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(GoogleDriveController.class.getName());
 	
@@ -77,43 +78,41 @@ public class GoogleDriveController {
         try {
             HTTP_TRANSPORT = GoogleNetHttpTransport.newTrustedTransport();
             DATA_STORE_FACTORY = new FileDataStoreFactory(DATA_STORE_DIR);
-            folderID = "";
+            folderID = ""; // TODO why do we do this?
         } catch (Throwable t) {
         	LOGGER.error("error", t);
             System.exit(1);
         }
     }
 	 
-    /**
-	  * Creates an authorized Credential object.
-	  * @return an authorized Credential object.
-	  * @throws IOException
-	  */
-	 public Credential authorize() throws IOException {
-		 // Load client secrets.
-	     InputStream in = getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("client_secret.json");
-	     GoogleClientSecrets clientSecrets = GoogleClientSecrets.load(JSON_FACTORY, new InputStreamReader(in));	     
-	     GoogleAuthorizationCodeFlow flow = new GoogleAuthorizationCodeFlow.Builder(HTTP_TRANSPORT, JSON_FACTORY, clientSecrets, SCOPES)
-	    		 .setDataStoreFactory(DATA_STORE_FACTORY)
-	             .setAccessType("offline")
-	             .build();
-	     
-	     Credential credential = new AuthorizationCodeInstalledApp(flow, new LocalServerReceiver()).authorize("user");
-	     LOGGER.info("Credentials saved to " + DATA_STORE_DIR.getAbsolutePath());
-	     return credential;
-	 }	 	 
+	/**
+	 * Creates an authorized Credential object.
+	 * 
+	 * @return an authorized Credential object.
+	 * @throws IOException
+	 */
+	public Credential authorize() throws IOException {
+		// Load client secrets.
+		InputStream in = getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("client_secret.json");
+		GoogleClientSecrets clientSecrets = GoogleClientSecrets.load(JSON_FACTORY, new InputStreamReader(in));
+		GoogleAuthorizationCodeFlow flow = new GoogleAuthorizationCodeFlow.Builder(HTTP_TRANSPORT, JSON_FACTORY,
+				clientSecrets, SCOPES).setDataStoreFactory(DATA_STORE_FACTORY).setAccessType("offline").build();
+
+		Credential credential = new AuthorizationCodeInstalledApp(flow, new LocalServerReceiver()).authorize("user");
+		LOGGER.info("Credentials saved to " + DATA_STORE_DIR.getAbsolutePath());
+		return credential;
+	} 
 	 
 	/**
 	 * Build and return an authorized Drive client service.
+	 * 
 	 * @return an authorized Drive client service
 	 * @throws IOException
 	 */
-	 public Drive getDriveService() throws IOException {
-	        Credential credential = authorize();
-	        return new Drive.Builder(HTTP_TRANSPORT, JSON_FACTORY, credential)
-	        		.setApplicationName(APPLICATION_NAME)
-	                .build();
-	 }
+	public Drive getDriveService() throws IOException {
+		Credential credential = authorize();
+		return new Drive.Builder(HTTP_TRANSPORT, JSON_FACTORY, credential).setApplicationName(APPLICATION_NAME).build();
+	}
 	 
 	public void main(String cemuDirectory) throws IOException {
 		service = getDriveService();
@@ -211,7 +210,7 @@ public class GoogleDriveController {
 
 		try {
 			LOGGER.info("FolderID: " + files.getFiles().get(0).getId());
-			setFolderID(files.getFiles().get(0).getId());
+			folderID = files.getFiles().get(0).getId();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			LOGGER.error("Oops, something went wrong! It seems that you have more than one folder called 'cemu_savegames'!", e);
 		}	
@@ -220,9 +219,5 @@ public class GoogleDriveController {
 	public String getFolderID() {
 		return folderID;
 	}
-
-	public void setFolderID(String folderID) {
-		this.folderID = folderID;
-}
 	
 }