diff --git a/src/libcalamares/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libcalamares/CMakeLists.txt
index 0516b5613..56bacb32a 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libcalamares/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ set( libSources
     utils/Dirs.cpp
     utils/Entropy.cpp
     utils/Logger.cpp
+    utils/Permissions.cpp
     utils/PluginFactory.cpp
     utils/Retranslator.cpp
     utils/String.cpp
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/utils/Permissions.cpp b/src/libcalamares/utils/Permissions.cpp
index a3f8ac136..d9d3226e6 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/utils/Permissions.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/utils/Permissions.cpp
@@ -1,75 +1,66 @@
 /* === This file is part of Calamares - <https://github.com/calamares> ===
  *
- *  Copyright (C) 2018 Scott Harvey <scott@spharvey.me>
- *
- * 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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Scott Harvey <scott@spharvey.me>
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ *  License-Filename: LICENSE
  *
  */
 
+#include "Permissions.h"
+
 #include <QString>
 #include <QStringList>
-#include "permissions.h"
 
-Permissions::Permissions() :
-    m_username(),
-    m_group(),
-    m_valid(false),
-    m_value(0)
+Permissions::Permissions()
+    : m_username()
+    , m_group()
+    , m_valid( false )
+    , m_value( 0 )
 {
 }
 
 
-Permissions::Permissions(QString p) : Permissions()
+Permissions::Permissions( QString p )
+    : Permissions()
 {
-    parsePermissions(p);
+    parsePermissions( p );
 }
 
-void Permissions::parsePermissions(const QString& p) {
+void
+Permissions::parsePermissions( const QString& p )
+{
 
-    QStringList segments = p.split(":");
+    QStringList segments = p.split( ":" );
 
-    if (segments.length() != 3) {
+    if ( segments.length() != 3 )
+    {
         m_valid = false;
         return;
     }
 
-    if (segments[0].isEmpty() || segments[1].isEmpty()) {
+    if ( segments[ 0 ].isEmpty() || segments[ 1 ].isEmpty() )
+    {
         m_valid = false;
         return;
     }
 
     bool ok;
-    int octal = segments[2].toInt(&ok, 8);
-    if (!ok || octal == 0) {
+    int octal = segments[ 2 ].toInt( &ok, 8 );
+    if ( !ok || octal == 0 )
+    {
         m_valid = false;
         return;
-    } else {
+    }
+    else
+    {
         m_value = octal;
     }
 
     // We have exactly three segments and the third is valid octal,
     // so we can declare the string valid and set the user and group names
     m_valid = true;
-    m_username = segments[0];
-    m_group = segments[1];
+    m_username = segments[ 0 ];
+    m_group = segments[ 1 ];
 
     return;
-
 }
-
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/utils/Permissions.h b/src/libcalamares/utils/Permissions.h
index 4cb70a2c2..baa5da554 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/utils/Permissions.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/utils/Permissions.h
@@ -1,45 +1,35 @@
 /* === This file is part of Calamares - <https://github.com/calamares> ===
  *
- *  Copyright (C) 2018 Scott Harvey <scott@spharvey.me>
- *
- * 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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Scott Harvey <scott@spharvey.me>
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ *  License-Filename: LICENSE
  *
  */
 
-#ifndef PERMISSIONS_H
-#define PERMISSIONS_H
+#ifndef LIBCALAMARES_PERMISSIONS_H
+#define LIBCALAMARES_PERMISSIONS_H
+
+#include "DllMacro.h"
 
 #include <QString>
 
 /**
- * @brief The Permissions class takes a QString @p in the form of 
+ * @brief The Permissions class takes a QString @p in the form of
  * <user>:<group>:<permissions>, checks it for validity, and makes the three
  * components available indivdually.
  */
-class Permissions
+class DLLEXPORT Permissions
 {
 
 public:
-
     /** @brief Constructor
-     * 
-     * Splits the string @p at the colon (":") into separate elements for 
+     *
+     * Splits the string @p at the colon (":") into separate elements for
      * <user>, <group>, and <value> (permissions), where <value> is returned as
      * an **octal** integer.
      */
-    Permissions(QString p);
-    
+    Permissions( QString p );
+
     /** @brief Default constructor of an invalid Permissions. */
     Permissions();
 
@@ -50,13 +40,12 @@ public:
     QString octal() const { return QString::number( m_value, 8 ); }
 
 private:
-    void parsePermissions(QString const &p);
+    void parsePermissions( QString const& p );
 
     QString m_username;
     QString m_group;
     bool m_valid;
     int m_value;
-
 };
 
-#endif // PERMISSIONS_H
+#endif  // LIBCALAMARES_PERMISSIONS_H
diff --git a/src/modules/preservefiles/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/preservefiles/CMakeLists.txt
index f6cd98008..571de31ca 100644
--- a/src/modules/preservefiles/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/preservefiles/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ calamares_add_plugin( preservefiles
     TYPE job
     EXPORT_MACRO PLUGINDLLEXPORT_PRO
     SOURCES
-        permissions.cpp
         PreserveFiles.cpp
     LINK_PRIVATE_LIBRARIES
         calamares
diff --git a/src/modules/preservefiles/PreserveFiles.cpp b/src/modules/preservefiles/PreserveFiles.cpp
index 175f8e4f8..3e34024e7 100644
--- a/src/modules/preservefiles/PreserveFiles.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/preservefiles/PreserveFiles.cpp
@@ -1,39 +1,28 @@
 /* === This file is part of Calamares - <https://github.com/calamares> ===
  *
- *   Copyright 2018, Adriaan de Groot <groot@kde.org>
+ *  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Adriaan de Groot <groot@kde.org>
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ *  License-Filename: LICENSE
  *
- *   Calamares 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.
- *
- *   Calamares 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 Calamares. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
 #include "PreserveFiles.h"
 
-#include "permissions.h"
-
 #include "CalamaresVersion.h"
-#include "JobQueue.h"
 #include "GlobalStorage.h"
-
+#include "JobQueue.h"
 #include "utils/CalamaresUtilsSystem.h"
 #include "utils/CommandList.h"
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
+#include "utils/Permissions.h"
 #include "utils/Units.h"
 
 #include <QFile>
 
 using CalamaresUtils::operator""_MiB;
 
-QString targetPrefix()
+QString
+targetPrefix()
 {
     if ( CalamaresUtils::System::instance()->doChroot() )
     {
@@ -42,9 +31,13 @@ QString targetPrefix()
         {
             QString r = gs->value( "rootMountPoint" ).toString();
             if ( !r.isEmpty() )
+            {
                 return r;
+            }
             else
+            {
                 cDebug() << "RootMountPoint is empty";
+            }
         }
         else
         {
@@ -55,16 +48,21 @@ QString targetPrefix()
     return QLatin1String( "/" );
 }
 
-QString atReplacements( QString s )
+QString
+atReplacements( QString s )
 {
     Calamares::GlobalStorage* gs = Calamares::JobQueue::instance()->globalStorage();
     QString root( "/" );
     QString user;
 
     if ( gs && gs->contains( "rootMountPoint" ) )
+    {
         root = gs->value( "rootMountPoint" ).toString();
+    }
     if ( gs && gs->contains( "username" ) )
+    {
         user = gs->value( "username" ).toString();
+    }
 
     return s.replace( "@@ROOT@@", root ).replace( "@@USER@@", user );
 }
@@ -74,9 +72,7 @@ PreserveFiles::PreserveFiles( QObject* parent )
 {
 }
 
-PreserveFiles::~PreserveFiles()
-{
-}
+PreserveFiles::~PreserveFiles() {}
 
 QString
 PreserveFiles::prettyName() const
@@ -107,8 +103,7 @@ copy_file( const QString& source, const QString& dest )
     {
         b = sourcef.read( 1_MiB );
         destf.write( b );
-    }
-    while ( b.count() > 0 );
+    } while ( b.count() > 0 );
 
     sourcef.close();
     destf.close();
@@ -116,14 +111,19 @@ copy_file( const QString& source, const QString& dest )
     return true;
 }
 
-Calamares::JobResult PreserveFiles::exec()
+Calamares::JobResult
+PreserveFiles::exec()
 {
     if ( m_items.isEmpty() )
+    {
         return Calamares::JobResult::error( tr( "No files configured to save for later." ) );
+    }
 
     QString prefix = targetPrefix();
     if ( !prefix.endsWith( '/' ) )
+    {
         prefix.append( '/' );
+    }
 
     int count = 0;
     for ( const auto& it : m_items )
@@ -133,16 +133,24 @@ Calamares::JobResult PreserveFiles::exec()
         QString dest = prefix + bare_dest;
 
         if ( it.type == ItemType::Log )
+        {
             source = Logger::logFile();
+        }
         if ( it.type == ItemType::Config )
         {
             if ( Calamares::JobQueue::instance()->globalStorage()->save( dest ) )
+            {
                 cWarning() << "Could not write config for" << dest;
+            }
             else
+            {
                 ++count;
+            }
         }
         else if ( source.isEmpty() )
+        {
             cWarning() << "Skipping unnamed source file for" << dest;
+        }
         else
         {
             if ( copy_file( source, dest ) )
@@ -153,17 +161,23 @@ Calamares::JobResult PreserveFiles::exec()
 
                     int r;
 
-                    r = s_p->targetEnvCall( QStringList{ "chown", it.perm.username(), bare_dest } );
+                    r = s_p->targetEnvCall( QStringList { "chown", it.perm.username(), bare_dest } );
                     if ( r )
+                    {
                         cWarning() << "Could not chown target" << bare_dest;
+                    }
 
-                    r = s_p->targetEnvCall( QStringList{ "chgrp", it.perm.group(), bare_dest } );
+                    r = s_p->targetEnvCall( QStringList { "chgrp", it.perm.group(), bare_dest } );
                     if ( r )
+                    {
                         cWarning() << "Could not chgrp target" << bare_dest;
+                    }
 
-                    r = s_p->targetEnvCall( QStringList{ "chmod", it.perm.octal(), bare_dest } );
+                    r = s_p->targetEnvCall( QStringList { "chmod", it.perm.octal(), bare_dest } );
                     if ( r )
+                    {
                         cWarning() << "Could not chmod target" << bare_dest;
+                    }
                 }
 
                 ++count;
@@ -171,12 +185,13 @@ Calamares::JobResult PreserveFiles::exec()
         }
     }
 
-    return count == m_items.count() ?
-        Calamares::JobResult::ok() :
-        Calamares::JobResult::error( tr( "Not all of the configured files could be preserved." ) );
+    return count == m_items.count()
+        ? Calamares::JobResult::ok()
+        : Calamares::JobResult::error( tr( "Not all of the configured files could be preserved." ) );
 }
 
-void PreserveFiles::setConfigurationMap(const QVariantMap& configurationMap)
+void
+PreserveFiles::setConfigurationMap( const QVariantMap& configurationMap )
 {
     auto files = configurationMap[ "files" ];
     if ( !files.isValid() )
@@ -193,7 +208,9 @@ void PreserveFiles::setConfigurationMap(const QVariantMap& configurationMap)
 
     QString defaultPermissions = configurationMap[ "perm" ].toString();
     if ( defaultPermissions.isEmpty() )
+    {
         defaultPermissions = QStringLiteral( "root:root:0400" );
+    }
 
     QVariantList l = files.toList();
     unsigned int c = 0;
@@ -203,22 +220,23 @@ void PreserveFiles::setConfigurationMap(const QVariantMap& configurationMap)
         {
             QString filename = li.toString();
             if ( !filename.isEmpty() )
-                m_items.append( Item{ filename, filename, Permissions( defaultPermissions ), ItemType::Path } );
+                m_items.append( Item { filename, filename, Permissions( defaultPermissions ), ItemType::Path } );
             else
+            {
                 cDebug() << "Empty filename for preservefiles, item" << c;
+            }
         }
         else if ( li.type() == QVariant::Map )
         {
             const auto map = li.toMap();
             QString dest = map[ "dest" ].toString();
             QString from = map[ "from" ].toString();
-            ItemType t =
-                ( from == "log" ) ? ItemType::Log :
-                ( from == "config" ) ? ItemType::Config :
-                ItemType::None;
+            ItemType t = ( from == "log" ) ? ItemType::Log : ( from == "config" ) ? ItemType::Config : ItemType::None;
             QString perm = map[ "perm" ].toString();
             if ( perm.isEmpty() )
+            {
                 perm = defaultPermissions;
+            }
 
             if ( dest.isEmpty() )
             {
@@ -230,15 +248,16 @@ void PreserveFiles::setConfigurationMap(const QVariantMap& configurationMap)
             }
             else
             {
-                m_items.append( Item{ QString(), dest, Permissions( perm ), t } );
+                m_items.append( Item { QString(), dest, Permissions( perm ), t } );
             }
         }
         else
+        {
             cDebug() << "Invalid type for preservefiles, item" << c;
+        }
 
         ++c;
     }
 }
 
-CALAMARES_PLUGIN_FACTORY_DEFINITION( PreserveFilesFactory, registerPlugin<PreserveFiles>(); )
-
+CALAMARES_PLUGIN_FACTORY_DEFINITION( PreserveFilesFactory, registerPlugin< PreserveFiles >(); )
diff --git a/src/modules/preservefiles/PreserveFiles.h b/src/modules/preservefiles/PreserveFiles.h
index 587ac9bab..214ff0df8 100644
--- a/src/modules/preservefiles/PreserveFiles.h
+++ b/src/modules/preservefiles/PreserveFiles.h
@@ -1,34 +1,22 @@
 /* === This file is part of Calamares - <https://github.com/calamares> ===
  *
- *   Copyright 2018, Adriaan de Groot <groot@kde.org>
+ *  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Adriaan de Groot <groot@kde.org>
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ *  License-Filename: LICENSE
  *
- *   Calamares 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.
- *
- *   Calamares 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 Calamares. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
 #ifndef PRESERVEFILES_H
 #define PRESERVEFILES_H
 
-#include <QList>
-#include <QObject>
-#include <QVariantMap>
-
 #include "CppJob.h"
 #include "DllMacro.h"
-
+#include "utils/Permissions.h"
 #include "utils/PluginFactory.h"
 
-#include "permissions.h"
+#include <QList>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QVariantMap>
 
 class PLUGINDLLEXPORT PreserveFiles : public Calamares::CppJob
 {
@@ -40,7 +28,7 @@ class PLUGINDLLEXPORT PreserveFiles : public Calamares::CppJob
         Path,
         Log,
         Config
-    } ;
+    };
 
     struct Item
     {
@@ -48,7 +36,7 @@ class PLUGINDLLEXPORT PreserveFiles : public Calamares::CppJob
         QString dest;
         Permissions perm;
         ItemType type;
-    } ;
+    };
 
     using ItemList = QList< Item >;
 
@@ -68,4 +56,4 @@ private:
 
 CALAMARES_PLUGIN_FACTORY_DECLARATION( PreserveFilesFactory )
 
-#endif // PRESERVEFILES_H
+#endif  // PRESERVEFILES_H