diff --git a/krArc/krarc.h b/krArc/krarc.h
--- a/krArc/krarc.h
+++ b/krArc/krarc.h
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 #include <KIO/Global>
 #include <KIO/SlaveBase>
 #include <KCoreAddons/KProcess>
-#include <KConfigCore/KConfig>
-#include <KConfigCore/KConfigGroup>
 
 #include "krarcbasemanager.h"
 #include "krlinecountingprocess.h"
@@ -97,7 +95,6 @@
     KIO::UDSEntry* findFileEntry(const QUrl &url);
     /** add a new directory (file list container). */
     KIO::UDSEntryList* addNewDir(const QString& path);
-    QString fullPathName(const QString& name);
     bool checkWriteSupport();
 
     QHash<QString, KIO::UDSEntryList *> dirDict; //< the directories data structure.
@@ -113,8 +110,6 @@
     QString arcType;                  //< the archive type.
     bool extArcReady;                 //< Used for RPM & DEB files.
     QString password;                 //< Password for the archives
-    KConfig krConf;                   //< The configuration file for krusader
-    KConfigGroup dependGrp;           //< the 'Dependencies' config group
 
     QString lastData;
     QString encryptedArchPath;
diff --git a/krArc/krarc.cpp b/krArc/krarc.cpp
--- a/krArc/krarc.cpp
+++ b/krArc/krarc.cpp
@@ -147,11 +147,9 @@
 #ifdef KRARC_ENABLED
 kio_krarcProtocol::kio_krarcProtocol(const QByteArray &pool_socket, const QByteArray &app_socket)
         : SlaveBase("kio_krarc", pool_socket, app_socket), archiveChanged(true), arcFile(nullptr), extArcReady(false),
-        password(QString()), krConf("krusaderrc"), codec(nullptr)
+        password(QString()), codec(nullptr)
 {
     KRFUNC;
-    dependGrp = KConfigGroup(&krConf, "Dependencies");
-
     KConfigGroup group(&krConf, "General");
     QString tmpDirPath = group.readEntry("Temp Directory", _TempDirectory);
     QDir tmpDir(tmpDirPath);
@@ -1853,29 +1851,6 @@
     return password;
 }
 
-QString kio_krarcProtocol::fullPathName(const QString& name)
-{
-    // Reminder: If that function is modified, it's important to research if the
-    // changes must also be applied to `KrServices::fullPathName()`
-    // and `KrServices::cmdExist()`
-
-    // Note: KRFUNC was not used here in order to avoid filling the log with too much information
-    KRDEBUG(name);
-
-    QString supposedName = dependGrp.readEntry(name, QString());
-    if (QFileInfo::exists(supposedName))
-        return supposedName;
-
-    if ((supposedName = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(name)).isEmpty())
-         return QString();
-
-    // Because an executable file has been found, its path is remembered
-    // in order to avoid some future searches
-    dependGrp.writeEntry(name, supposedName);
-
-    return supposedName;
-}
-
 QString kio_krarcProtocol::localeEncodedString(QString str)
 {
     // Note: KRFUNC was not used here in order to avoid filling the log with too much information
diff --git a/krArc/krarcbasemanager.h b/krArc/krarcbasemanager.h
--- a/krArc/krarcbasemanager.h
+++ b/krArc/krarcbasemanager.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 #ifndef KRARCBASEMANAGER_H
 #define KRARCBASEMANAGER_H
 
+#include <KConfigCore/KConfig>
+#include <KConfigCore/KConfigGroup>
+
 // QtCore
 #include <QFile>
 
@@ -44,11 +47,18 @@
 protected:
     //! The maximum length of a short QString that represents the type of a file
     static const int maxLenType;
+    //! The configuration file for Krusader
+    KConfig krConf;
+    //! The 'Dependencies' config group
+    KConfigGroup dependGrp;
+
+    //! Search for the full path to a program
+    QString fullPathName(const QString& name);
 
     static bool checkStatus(const QString &, int);
 
 public:
-    KrArcBaseManager() {}
+    KrArcBaseManager();
     QString detectArchive(bool &, const QString&, bool = true, bool = false);
     virtual void checkIf7zIsEncrypted(bool &, QString) = 0;
     static QString getShortTypeFromMime(const QString &);
diff --git a/krArc/krarcbasemanager.cpp b/krArc/krarcbasemanager.cpp
--- a/krArc/krarcbasemanager.cpp
+++ b/krArc/krarcbasemanager.cpp
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "krarcbasemanager.h"
+#include "../krusader/krdebuglogger.h"
 
 #include <KArchive/KTar>
 
+#include <QtCore/QStandardPaths>
+
 KrArcBaseManager::AutoDetectParams KrArcBaseManager::autoDetectParams[] = {{"zip",  0, "PK\x03\x04"},
     {"rar",  0, "Rar!\x1a" },
     {"arj",  0, "\x60\xea" },
@@ -38,6 +41,31 @@
 int KrArcBaseManager::autoDetectElems = sizeof(autoDetectParams) / sizeof(AutoDetectParams);
 const int KrArcBaseManager::maxLenType = 5;
 
+KrArcBaseManager::KrArcBaseManager() : krConf("krusaderrc"), dependGrp(&krConf, "Dependencies") {}
+
+QString KrArcBaseManager::fullPathName(const QString& name)
+{
+    // Reminder: If that function is modified, it's important to research if the
+    // changes must also be applied to `KrServices::fullPathName()`
+    // and `KrServices::cmdExist()`
+
+    // Note: KRFUNC was not used here in order to avoid filling the log with too much information
+    KRDEBUG(name);
+
+    QString supposedName = dependGrp.readEntry(name, QString());
+    if (QFileInfo::exists(supposedName))
+        return supposedName;
+
+    if ((supposedName = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(name)).isEmpty())
+         return QString();
+
+    // Because an executable file has been found, its path is remembered
+    // in order to avoid being searched next time
+    dependGrp.writeEntry(name, supposedName);
+
+    return supposedName;
+}
+
 //! Checks if a returned status ("exit code") of an archiving-related process is OK
 /*!
     \param arcType A short QString which contains an identifier of the type of the archive.
diff --git a/krusader/krdebuglogger.h b/krusader/krdebuglogger.h
--- a/krusader/krdebuglogger.h
+++ b/krusader/krdebuglogger.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 // QtCore
 #include <QFile>
+#include <QDebug>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QTextStream>