diff --git a/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt b/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
index e3f9715bf1..7c9266e4f1 100644
--- a/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ set(pcsx2Sources
 	IPC.cpp
 	Mdec.cpp
 	Memory.cpp
+	MemoryCardFile.cpp
+	MemoryCardFolder.cpp
 	MMI.cpp
 	MTGS.cpp
 	MTVU.cpp
@@ -204,6 +206,8 @@ set(pcsx2Headers
 	Mdec.h
 	MTVU.h
 	Memory.h
+	MemoryCardFile.h
+	MemoryCardFolder.h
 	MemoryTypes.h
 	Patch.h
 	PathDefs.h
@@ -1010,8 +1014,6 @@ set(pcsx2GuiSources
 	gui/IsoDropTarget.cpp
 	gui/MainFrame.cpp
 	gui/MainMenuClicks.cpp
-	gui/MemoryCardFile.cpp
-	gui/MemoryCardFolder.cpp
 	gui/MessageBoxes.cpp
 	gui/MSWstuff.cpp
 	gui/Panels/BaseApplicableConfigPanel.cpp
@@ -1068,8 +1070,6 @@ set(pcsx2GuiHeaders
 	gui/i18n.h
 	gui/IsoDropTarget.h
 	gui/MainFrame.h
-	gui/MemoryCardFile.h
-	gui/MemoryCardFolder.h
 	gui/MSWstuff.h
 	gui/Panels/ConfigurationPanels.h
 	gui/Panels/LogOptionsPanels.h
diff --git a/pcsx2/Config.h b/pcsx2/Config.h
index 1dc7810fff..32211a9eb6 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Config.h
+++ b/pcsx2/Config.h
@@ -528,6 +528,16 @@ struct Pcsx2Config
 		}
 	};
 
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Options struct for each memory card.
+	//
+	struct McdOptions
+	{
+		wxFileName	Filename;	// user-configured location of this memory card
+		bool		Enabled;	// memory card enabled (if false, memcard will not show up in-game)
+		MemoryCardType Type;	// the memory card implementation that should be used
+	};
+
 	BITFIELD32()
 		bool
 			CdvdVerboseReads	:1,		// enables cdvd read activity verbosely dumped to the console
@@ -552,6 +562,11 @@ struct Pcsx2Config
 
 			ConsoleToStdio		:1,
 			HostFs				:1;
+
+			// uses automatic ntfs compression when creating new memory cards (Win32 only)
+#ifdef __WXMSW__
+			bool		McdCompressNTFS;
+#endif
 	BITFIELD_END
 
 	CpuOptions			Cpu;
@@ -566,7 +581,10 @@ struct Pcsx2Config
 
 	FolderOptions Folders;
 	FilenameOptions BaseFilenames;
-	
+
+	// Memorycard options - first 2 are default slots, last 6 are multitap 1 and 2
+	// slots (3 each)
+	McdOptions Mcd[8];
 	wxString GzipIsoIndexTemplate; // for quick-access index with gzipped ISO
 
 	// Set at runtime, not loaded from config.
@@ -582,6 +600,7 @@ struct Pcsx2Config
 
 	Pcsx2Config();
 	void LoadSave( IniInterface& ini );
+	void LoadSaveMemcards( IniInterface& ini );
 
 	void Load( const wxString& srcfile );
 	void Load( const wxInputStream& srcstream );
@@ -589,6 +608,7 @@ struct Pcsx2Config
 	void Save( const wxOutputStream& deststream );
 
 	wxString FullpathToBios() const;
+	wxString FullpathToMcd(uint slot) const;
 
 	bool MultitapEnabled( uint port ) const;
 
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFile.cpp b/pcsx2/MemoryCardFile.cpp
similarity index 95%
rename from pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFile.cpp
rename to pcsx2/MemoryCardFile.cpp
index 0d8269f18a..12d0cb7178 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFile.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/MemoryCardFile.cpp
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ struct Component_FileMcd;
 #include "MemoryCardFolder.h"
 
 #include "System.h"
-#include "AppConfig.h"
+#include "Config.h"
 
 #include "svnrev.h"
 
-#include "ConsoleLogger.h"
+#include "gui/ConsoleLogger.h"
 
 #include <wx/ffile.h>
 #include <map>
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ void FileMemoryCard::Open()
 				continue;
 		}
 
-		wxFileName fname(g_Conf->FullpathToMcd(slot));
+		wxFileName fname(EmuConfig.FullpathToMcd(slot));
 		wxString str(fname.GetFullPath());
 		bool cont = false;
 
@@ -290,13 +290,13 @@ void FileMemoryCard::Open()
 			cont = true;
 		}
 
-		if (!g_Conf->Mcd[slot].Enabled)
+		if (!EmuConfig.Mcd[slot].Enabled)
 		{
 			str = L"[disabled]";
 			cont = true;
 		}
 
-		if (g_Conf->Mcd[slot].Type != MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_File)
+		if (EmuConfig.Mcd[slot].Type != MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_File)
 		{
 			str = L"[is not memcard file]";
 			cont = true;
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ void FileMemoryCard::Open()
 		//   (8MB, 256Mb, formatted, unformatted, etc ...)
 
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
-		NTFS_CompressFile(str, g_Conf->McdCompressNTFS);
+		NTFS_CompressFile(str, EmuConfig.McdCompressNTFS);
 #endif
 
 		if (str.EndsWith(".bin"))
@@ -604,11 +604,11 @@ void FileMcd_EmuOpen()
 	// detect inserted memory card types
 	for (uint slot = 0; slot < 8; ++slot)
 	{
-		if (g_Conf->Mcd[slot].Enabled)
+		if (EmuConfig.Mcd[slot].Enabled)
 		{
 			MemoryCardType type = MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_File; // default to file if we can't find anything at the path so it gets auto-generated
 
-			const wxString path = g_Conf->FullpathToMcd(slot);
+			const wxString path = EmuConfig.FullpathToMcd(slot);
 			if (wxFileExists(path))
 			{
 				type = MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_File;
@@ -618,12 +618,12 @@ void FileMcd_EmuOpen()
 				type = MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_Folder;
 			}
 
-			g_Conf->Mcd[slot].Type = type;
+			EmuConfig.Mcd[slot].Type = type;
 		}
 	}
 
 	Mcd::impl.Open();
-	Mcd::implFolder.SetFiltering(g_Conf->EmuOptions.McdFolderAutoManage);
+	Mcd::implFolder.SetFiltering(EmuConfig.McdFolderAutoManage);
 	Mcd::implFolder.Open();
 }
 
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ void FileMcd_EmuClose()
 s32 FileMcd_IsPresent(uint port, uint slot)
 {
 	const uint combinedSlot = FileMcd_ConvertToSlot(port, slot);
-	switch (g_Conf->Mcd[combinedSlot].Type)
+	switch (EmuConfig.Mcd[combinedSlot].Type)
 	{
 		case MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_File:
 			return Mcd::impl.IsPresent(combinedSlot);
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ s32 FileMcd_IsPresent(uint port, uint slot)
 void FileMcd_GetSizeInfo(uint port, uint slot, McdSizeInfo* outways)
 {
 	const uint combinedSlot = FileMcd_ConvertToSlot(port, slot);
-	switch (g_Conf->Mcd[combinedSlot].Type)
+	switch (EmuConfig.Mcd[combinedSlot].Type)
 	{
 		case MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_File:
 			Mcd::impl.GetSizeInfo(combinedSlot, *outways);
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ void FileMcd_GetSizeInfo(uint port, uint slot, McdSizeInfo* outways)
 bool FileMcd_IsPSX(uint port, uint slot)
 {
 	const uint combinedSlot = FileMcd_ConvertToSlot(port, slot);
-	switch (g_Conf->Mcd[combinedSlot].Type)
+	switch (EmuConfig.Mcd[combinedSlot].Type)
 	{
 		case MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_File:
 			return Mcd::impl.IsPSX(combinedSlot);
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ bool FileMcd_IsPSX(uint port, uint slot)
 s32 FileMcd_Read(uint port, uint slot, u8* dest, u32 adr, int size)
 {
 	const uint combinedSlot = FileMcd_ConvertToSlot(port, slot);
-	switch (g_Conf->Mcd[combinedSlot].Type)
+	switch (EmuConfig.Mcd[combinedSlot].Type)
 	{
 		case MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_File:
 			return Mcd::impl.Read(combinedSlot, dest, adr, size);
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ s32 FileMcd_Read(uint port, uint slot, u8* dest, u32 adr, int size)
 s32 FileMcd_Save(uint port, uint slot, const u8* src, u32 adr, int size)
 {
 	const uint combinedSlot = FileMcd_ConvertToSlot(port, slot);
-	switch (g_Conf->Mcd[combinedSlot].Type)
+	switch (EmuConfig.Mcd[combinedSlot].Type)
 	{
 		case MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_File:
 			return Mcd::impl.Save(combinedSlot, src, adr, size);
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ s32 FileMcd_Save(uint port, uint slot, const u8* src, u32 adr, int size)
 s32 FileMcd_EraseBlock(uint port, uint slot, u32 adr)
 {
 	const uint combinedSlot = FileMcd_ConvertToSlot(port, slot);
-	switch (g_Conf->Mcd[combinedSlot].Type)
+	switch (EmuConfig.Mcd[combinedSlot].Type)
 	{
 		case MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_File:
 			return Mcd::impl.EraseBlock(combinedSlot, adr);
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ s32 FileMcd_EraseBlock(uint port, uint slot, u32 adr)
 u64 FileMcd_GetCRC(uint port, uint slot)
 {
 	const uint combinedSlot = FileMcd_ConvertToSlot(port, slot);
-	switch (g_Conf->Mcd[combinedSlot].Type)
+	switch (EmuConfig.Mcd[combinedSlot].Type)
 	{
 		case MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_File:
 			return Mcd::impl.GetCRC(combinedSlot);
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ u64 FileMcd_GetCRC(uint port, uint slot)
 void FileMcd_NextFrame(uint port, uint slot)
 {
 	const uint combinedSlot = FileMcd_ConvertToSlot(port, slot);
-	switch (g_Conf->Mcd[combinedSlot].Type)
+	switch (EmuConfig.Mcd[combinedSlot].Type)
 	{
 		//case MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_File:
 		//	Mcd::impl.NextFrame( combinedSlot );
@@ -755,13 +755,13 @@ void FileMcd_NextFrame(uint port, uint slot)
 bool FileMcd_ReIndex(uint port, uint slot, const wxString& filter)
 {
 	const uint combinedSlot = FileMcd_ConvertToSlot(port, slot);
-	switch (g_Conf->Mcd[combinedSlot].Type)
+	switch (EmuConfig.Mcd[combinedSlot].Type)
 	{
 		//case MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_File:
 		//	return Mcd::impl.ReIndex( combinedSlot, filter );
 		//	break;
 		case MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_Folder:
-			return Mcd::implFolder.ReIndex(combinedSlot, g_Conf->EmuOptions.McdFolderAutoManage, filter);
+			return Mcd::implFolder.ReIndex(combinedSlot, EmuConfig.McdFolderAutoManage, filter);
 			break;
 		default:
 			return false;
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFile.h b/pcsx2/MemoryCardFile.h
similarity index 100%
rename from pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFile.h
rename to pcsx2/MemoryCardFile.h
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFolder.cpp b/pcsx2/MemoryCardFolder.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFolder.cpp
rename to pcsx2/MemoryCardFolder.cpp
index 92735f3e4e..e6f7369635 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFolder.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/MemoryCardFolder.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "MemoryCardFolder.h"
 
 #include "System.h"
-#include "AppConfig.h"
+#include "Config.h"
 
 #include "yaml-cpp/yaml.h"
 
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ bool FolderMemoryCard::IsFormatted() const
 
 void FolderMemoryCard::Open(const bool enableFiltering, const wxString& filter)
 {
-	Open(g_Conf->FullpathToMcd(m_slot), g_Conf->Mcd[m_slot], 0, enableFiltering, filter, false);
+	Open(EmuConfig.FullpathToMcd(m_slot), EmuConfig.Mcd[m_slot], 0, enableFiltering, filter, false);
 }
 
-void FolderMemoryCard::Open(const wxString& fullPath, const AppConfig::McdOptions& mcdOptions, const u32 sizeInClusters, const bool enableFiltering, const wxString& filter, bool simulateFileWrites)
+void FolderMemoryCard::Open(const wxString& fullPath, const Pcsx2Config::McdOptions& mcdOptions, const u32 sizeInClusters, const bool enableFiltering, const wxString& filter, bool simulateFileWrites)
 {
 	InitializeInternalData();
 	m_performFileWrites = !simulateFileWrites;
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFolder.h b/pcsx2/MemoryCardFolder.h
similarity index 99%
rename from pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFolder.h
rename to pcsx2/MemoryCardFolder.h
index 9b33660572..e2cc7ee140 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFolder.h
+++ b/pcsx2/MemoryCardFolder.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "AppConfig.h"
+#include "Config.h"
 
 //#define DEBUG_WRITE_FOLDER_CARD_IN_MEMORY_TO_FILE_ON_CHANGE
 
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ public:
 	// Initialize & Load Memory Card with values configured in the Memory Card Manager
 	void Open(const bool enableFiltering, const wxString& filter);
 	// Initialize & Load Memory Card with provided custom values
-	void Open(const wxString& fullPath, const AppConfig::McdOptions& mcdOptions, const u32 sizeInClusters, const bool enableFiltering, const wxString& filter, bool simulateFileWrites = false);
+	void Open(const wxString& fullPath, const Pcsx2Config::McdOptions& mcdOptions, const u32 sizeInClusters, const bool enableFiltering, const wxString& filter, bool simulateFileWrites = false);
 	// Close the memory card and flush changes to the file system. Set flush to false to not store changes.
 	void Close(bool flush = true);
 
diff --git a/pcsx2/Pcsx2Config.cpp b/pcsx2/Pcsx2Config.cpp
index 6a19d0e4ed..cdc2db4773 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Pcsx2Config.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/Pcsx2Config.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "Config.h"
 #include "GS.h"
 #include "CDVD/CDVDaccess.h"
+#include "MemoryCardFile.h"
 
 #ifndef PCSX2_CORE
 #include "gui/AppConfig.h"
@@ -493,6 +494,20 @@ Pcsx2Config::Pcsx2Config()
 	EnablePatches = true;
 	BackupSavestate = true;
 
+#ifdef __WXMSW__
+	McdCompressNTFS = true;
+#endif
+
+	// To be moved to FileMemoryCard pluign (someday)
+	for (uint slot = 0; slot < 8; ++slot)
+	{
+		Mcd[slot].Enabled = !FileMcd_IsMultitapSlot(slot); // enables main 2 slots
+		Mcd[slot].Filename = FileMcd_GetDefaultName(slot);
+
+		// Folder memory card is autodetected later.
+		Mcd[slot].Type = MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_File;
+	}
+
 	GzipIsoIndexTemplate = L"$(f).pindex.tmp";
 
 	CdvdSource = CDVD_SourceType::Iso;
@@ -538,6 +553,13 @@ void Pcsx2Config::LoadSave( IniInterface& ini )
 #ifdef PCSX2_CORE
 	BaseFilenames.LoadSave(ini);
 	Framerate.LoadSave(ini);
+	LoadSaveMemcards(ini);
+
+	IniEntry(GzipIsoIndexTemplate);
+
+#ifdef __WXMSW__
+	IniEntry(McdCompressNTFS);
+#endif
 #endif
 
 	if (ini.IsLoading())
@@ -548,6 +570,30 @@ void Pcsx2Config::LoadSave( IniInterface& ini )
 	ini.Flush();
 }
 
+void Pcsx2Config::LoadSaveMemcards( IniInterface& ini )
+{
+	ScopedIniGroup path( ini, L"MemoryCards" );
+
+	for( uint slot=0; slot<2; ++slot )
+	{
+		ini.Entry( pxsFmt( L"Slot%u_Enable", slot+1 ),
+			Mcd[slot].Enabled, Mcd[slot].Enabled );
+		ini.Entry( pxsFmt( L"Slot%u_Filename", slot+1 ),
+			Mcd[slot].Filename, Mcd[slot].Filename );
+	}
+
+	for( uint slot=2; slot<8; ++slot )
+	{
+		int mtport = FileMcd_GetMtapPort(slot)+1;
+		int mtslot = FileMcd_GetMtapSlot(slot)+1;
+
+		ini.Entry( pxsFmt( L"Multitap%u_Slot%u_Enable", mtport, mtslot ),
+			Mcd[slot].Enabled, Mcd[slot].Enabled );
+		ini.Entry( pxsFmt( L"Multitap%u_Slot%u_Filename", mtport, mtslot ),
+			Mcd[slot].Filename, Mcd[slot].Filename );
+	}
+}
+
 bool Pcsx2Config::MultitapEnabled( uint port ) const
 {
 	pxAssert( port < 2 );
@@ -577,6 +623,11 @@ wxString Pcsx2Config::FullpathToBios() const
 	return Path::Combine(Folders.Bios, BaseFilenames.Bios);
 }
 
+wxString Pcsx2Config::FullpathToMcd(uint slot) const
+{
+	return Path::Combine(Folders.MemoryCards, Mcd[slot].Filename);
+}
+
 void Pcsx2Config::CopyConfig(const Pcsx2Config& cfg)
 {
 	Cpu = cfg.Cpu;
@@ -588,6 +639,8 @@ void Pcsx2Config::CopyConfig(const Pcsx2Config& cfg)
 	Trace = cfg.Trace;
 	BaseFilenames = cfg.BaseFilenames;
 	Framerate = cfg.Framerate;
+	for (u32 i = 0; i < sizeof(Mcd) / sizeof(Mcd[0]); i++)
+		Mcd[i] = cfg.Mcd[i];
 
 	GzipIsoIndexTemplate = cfg.GzipIsoIndexTemplate;
 
@@ -609,4 +662,7 @@ void Pcsx2Config::CopyConfig(const Pcsx2Config& cfg)
 	MultitapPort1_Enabled = cfg.MultitapPort1_Enabled;
 	ConsoleToStdio = cfg.ConsoleToStdio;
 	HostFs = cfg.HostFs;
+#ifdef __WXMSW__
+	McdCompressNTFS = cfg.McdCompressNTFS;
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/pcsx2/Sio.h b/pcsx2/Sio.h
index 34873bb8b9..8d03c6e737 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Sio.h
+++ b/pcsx2/Sio.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "gui/MemoryCardFile.h"
+#include "MemoryCardFile.h"
 
 struct _mcd
 {
diff --git a/pcsx2/System/SysCoreThread.cpp b/pcsx2/System/SysCoreThread.cpp
index 9d3501baad..ebe06c964e 100644
--- a/pcsx2/System/SysCoreThread.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/System/SysCoreThread.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "SPU2/spu2.h"
 #include "DEV9/DEV9.h"
 #include "USB/USB.h"
-#include "gui/MemoryCardFile.h"
+#include "MemoryCardFile.h"
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include "PAD/Windows/PAD.h"
 #else
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp
index 55616e0cc3..003cad2a7e 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 #include "App.h"
 #include "MainFrame.h"
 
-#include "MemoryCardFile.h"
-
 #include "common/IniInterface.h"
 
 #include <wx/stdpaths.h>
@@ -436,11 +434,6 @@ wxString GetUiKeysFilename()
 	return GetSettingsFolder().Combine( fname ).GetFullPath();
 }
 
-wxString AppConfig::FullpathToMcd( uint slot ) const
-{
-	return Path::Combine( Folders.MemoryCards, Mcd[slot].Filename );
-}
-
 bool IsPortable()
 {
 	return InstallationMode==InstallMode_Portable;
@@ -460,25 +453,12 @@ AppConfig::AppConfig()
 	Toolbar_ImageSize	= 24;
 	Toolbar_ShowLabels	= true;
 
-	#ifdef __WXMSW__
-	McdCompressNTFS		= true;
-	#endif
 	EnableSpeedHacks	= true;
 	EnableGameFixes		= false;
 	EnableFastBoot		= true;
 
 	EnablePresets		= true;
 	PresetIndex			= 1;
-
-	// To be moved to FileMemoryCard pluign (someday)
-	for( uint slot=0; slot<8; ++slot )
-	{
-		Mcd[slot].Enabled	= !FileMcd_IsMultitapSlot(slot);	// enables main 2 slots
-		Mcd[slot].Filename	= FileMcd_GetDefaultName( slot );
-
-		// Folder memory card is autodetected later.
-		Mcd[slot].Type = MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_File;
-	}
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -529,30 +509,6 @@ void App_SaveInstallSettings( wxConfigBase* ini )
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void AppConfig::LoadSaveMemcards( IniInterface& ini )
-{
-	ScopedIniGroup path( ini, L"MemoryCards" );
-
-	for( uint slot=0; slot<2; ++slot )
-	{
-		ini.Entry( pxsFmt( L"Slot%u_Enable", slot+1 ),
-			Mcd[slot].Enabled, Mcd[slot].Enabled );
-		ini.Entry( pxsFmt( L"Slot%u_Filename", slot+1 ),
-			Mcd[slot].Filename, Mcd[slot].Filename );
-	}
-
-	for( uint slot=2; slot<8; ++slot )
-	{
-		int mtport = FileMcd_GetMtapPort(slot)+1;
-		int mtslot = FileMcd_GetMtapSlot(slot)+1;
-
-		ini.Entry( pxsFmt( L"Multitap%u_Slot%u_Enable", mtport, mtslot ),
-			Mcd[slot].Enabled, Mcd[slot].Enabled );
-		ini.Entry( pxsFmt( L"Multitap%u_Slot%u_Filename", mtport, mtslot ),
-			Mcd[slot].Filename, Mcd[slot].Filename );
-	}
-}
-
 void AppConfig::LoadSaveRootItems( IniInterface& ini )
 {
 	IniEntry( MainGuiPosition );
@@ -588,7 +544,7 @@ void AppConfig::LoadSaveRootItems( IniInterface& ini )
 	IniEntry( AskOnBoot );
 	
 	#ifdef __WXMSW__
-	IniEntry( McdCompressNTFS );
+	ini.Entry(wxT("McdCompressNTFS"), EmuOptions.McdCompressNTFS, EmuOptions.McdCompressNTFS);
 	#endif
 }
 
@@ -596,7 +552,7 @@ void AppConfig::LoadSaveRootItems( IniInterface& ini )
 void AppConfig::LoadSave( IniInterface& ini )
 {
 	LoadSaveRootItems( ini );
-	LoadSaveMemcards( ini );
+	EmuOptions.LoadSaveMemcards( ini );
 
 	// Process various sub-components:
 	ProgLogBox		.LoadSave( ini, L"ProgramLog" );
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.h b/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.h
index ada274f2c9..79ce2a2787 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.h
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.h
@@ -153,16 +153,6 @@ public:
 		bool IsDefault( FoldersEnum_t folderidx ) const;
 	};
 
-	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	// Options struct for each memory card.
-	//
-	struct McdOptions
-	{
-		wxFileName	Filename;	// user-configured location of this memory card
-		bool		Enabled;	// memory card enabled (if false, memcard will not show up in-game)
-		MemoryCardType Type;	// the memory card implementation that should be used
-	};
-
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// The GS window receives much love from the land of Options and Settings.
 	//
@@ -260,11 +250,6 @@ public:
 	// Enables display of toolbar text labels.
 	bool		Toolbar_ShowLabels;
 
-	// uses automatic ntfs compression when creating new memory cards (Win32 only)
-#ifdef __WXMSW__
-	bool		McdCompressNTFS;
-#endif
-
 	// Master toggle for enabling or disabling all speedhacks in one fail-free swoop.
 	// (the toggle is applied when a new EmuConfig is sent through AppCoreThread::ApplySettings)
 	bool		EnableSpeedHacks;
@@ -283,10 +268,6 @@ public:
 
 	bool		AskOnBoot;
 
-	// Memorycard options - first 2 are default slots, last 6 are multitap 1 and 2
-	// slots (3 each)
-	McdOptions				Mcd[8];
-
 	ConsoleLogOptions		ProgLogBox;
 	FolderOptions			Folders;
 	GSWindowOptions			GSWindow;
@@ -305,11 +286,8 @@ public:
 public:
 	AppConfig();
 
-	wxString FullpathToMcd( uint slot ) const;
-
 	void LoadSave( IniInterface& ini );
 	void LoadSaveRootItems( IniInterface& ini );
-	void LoadSaveMemcards( IniInterface& ini );
 
 	static int  GetMaxPresetIndex();
     static bool isOkGetPresetTextAndColor(int n, wxString& label, wxColor& c);
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/AppMain.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/AppMain.cpp
index ec35f5b167..018daadce4 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/AppMain.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/AppMain.cpp
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ void AppApplySettings( const AppConfig* oldconf )
 	// Memcards generally compress very well via NTFS compression.
 
 	#ifdef __WXMSW__
-	NTFS_CompressFile( g_Conf->Folders.MemoryCards.ToString(), g_Conf->McdCompressNTFS );
+	NTFS_CompressFile( g_Conf->Folders.MemoryCards.ToString(), g_Conf->EmuOptions.McdCompressNTFS );
 	#endif
 	sApp.DispatchEvent( AppStatus_SettingsApplied );
 
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/Dialogs/ConfigurationDialog.h b/pcsx2/gui/Dialogs/ConfigurationDialog.h
index bad3c2700f..66bde6cf9b 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/Dialogs/ConfigurationDialog.h
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/Dialogs/ConfigurationDialog.h
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ namespace Dialogs
 
 	public:
 		virtual ~ConvertMemoryCardDialog()  = default;
-		ConvertMemoryCardDialog( wxWindow* parent, const wxDirName& mcdPath, const AppConfig::McdOptions& mcdSourceConfig );
+		ConvertMemoryCardDialog( wxWindow* parent, const wxDirName& mcdPath, const Pcsx2Config::McdOptions& mcdSourceConfig );
 	
 	protected:
 		void CreateControls( const MemoryCardType sourceType );
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/Dialogs/ConvertMemoryCardDialog.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/Dialogs/ConvertMemoryCardDialog.cpp
index 822e607a51..cc63132833 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/Dialogs/ConvertMemoryCardDialog.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/Dialogs/ConvertMemoryCardDialog.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 
 #include "gui/MSWstuff.h"
 
-#include "gui/MemoryCardFile.h"
-#include "gui/MemoryCardFolder.h"
+#include "MemoryCardFile.h"
+#include "MemoryCardFolder.h"
 #include <wx/ffile.h>
 
 enum MemoryCardConversionType {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ enum MemoryCardConversionType {
 	MemoryCardConversion_MaxCount
 };
 
-Dialogs::ConvertMemoryCardDialog::ConvertMemoryCardDialog( wxWindow* parent, const wxDirName& mcdPath, const AppConfig::McdOptions& mcdSourceConfig )
+Dialogs::ConvertMemoryCardDialog::ConvertMemoryCardDialog( wxWindow* parent, const wxDirName& mcdPath, const Pcsx2Config::McdOptions& mcdSourceConfig )
 	: wxDialogWithHelpers( parent, _( "Convert a memory card to a different format" ) )
 	, m_mcdPath( mcdPath )
 	, m_mcdSourceFilename( mcdSourceConfig.Filename.GetFullName() )
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ bool Dialogs::ConvertMemoryCardDialog::ConvertToFile( const wxFileName& sourcePa
 	}
 
 	FolderMemoryCard sourceFolderMemoryCard;
-	AppConfig::McdOptions config;
+	Pcsx2Config::McdOptions config;
 	config.Enabled = true;
 	config.Type = MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_Folder;
 	sourceFolderMemoryCard.Open( sourcePath.GetFullPath(), config, ( sizeInMB * 1024 * 1024 ) / FolderMemoryCard::ClusterSize, false, L"" );
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ bool Dialogs::ConvertMemoryCardDialog::ConvertToFolder( const wxFileName& source
 
 	u8 buffer[FolderMemoryCard::PageSizeRaw];
 	FolderMemoryCard targetFolderMemoryCard;
-	AppConfig::McdOptions config;
+	Pcsx2Config::McdOptions config;
 	config.Enabled = true;
 	config.Type = MemoryCardType::MemoryCard_Folder;
 	u32 adr = 0;
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/Dialogs/CreateMemoryCardDialog.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/Dialogs/CreateMemoryCardDialog.cpp
index 14b8aec7e4..891e1198a9 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/Dialogs/CreateMemoryCardDialog.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/Dialogs/CreateMemoryCardDialog.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "System.h"
 #include "gui/MSWstuff.h"
 
-#include "gui/MemoryCardFile.h"
+#include "MemoryCardFile.h"
 //#include <wx/filepicker.h>
 #include <wx/ffile.h>
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void Dialogs::CreateMemoryCardDialog::OnOk_Click( wxCommandEvent& evt )
 	// [TODO] Remove g_Conf->McdCompressNTFS, and have this dialog load/save directly from the ini.
 
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
-	g_Conf->McdCompressNTFS = m_check_CompressNTFS->GetValue();
+	g_Conf->EmuOptions.McdCompressNTFS = m_check_CompressNTFS->GetValue();
 #endif
 	result_createdMcdFilename=L"_INVALID_FILE_NAME_";
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ void Dialogs::CreateMemoryCardDialog::CreateControls()
 
 	// Initial value of the checkbox is saved between calls to the dialog box.  If the user checks
 	// the option, it remains checked for future dialog.  If the user unchecks it, ditto.
-	m_check_CompressNTFS->SetValue( g_Conf->McdCompressNTFS );
+	m_check_CompressNTFS->SetValue( g_Conf->EmuOptions.McdCompressNTFS );
 #endif
 
 	m_text_filenameInput = new wxTextCtrl(this, wxID_ANY, wxEmptyString, wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER);
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/Panels/MemoryCardListPanel.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/Panels/MemoryCardListPanel.cpp
index 15c55b8574..790016fadc 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/Panels/MemoryCardListPanel.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/Panels/MemoryCardListPanel.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include "PrecompiledHeader.h"
 #include "gui/AppCoreThread.h"
 #include "System.h"
-#include "gui/MemoryCardFile.h"
+#include "MemoryCardFile.h"
 
 #include "ConfigurationPanels.h"
 #include "MemoryCardPanels.h"
@@ -546,17 +546,17 @@ void Panels::MemoryCardListPanel_Simple::Apply()
 	Console.WriteLn(L"Apply memory cards:");
 	for (uint slot = 0; slot < 8; ++slot)
 	{
-		g_Conf->Mcd[slot].Type = m_Cards[slot].Type;
-		g_Conf->Mcd[slot].Enabled = m_Cards[slot].IsEnabled && m_Cards[slot].IsPresent;
+		g_Conf->EmuOptions.Mcd[slot].Type = m_Cards[slot].Type;
+		g_Conf->EmuOptions.Mcd[slot].Enabled = m_Cards[slot].IsEnabled && m_Cards[slot].IsPresent;
 		if (m_Cards[slot].IsPresent)
-			g_Conf->Mcd[slot].Filename = m_Cards[slot].Filename;
+			g_Conf->EmuOptions.Mcd[slot].Filename = m_Cards[slot].Filename;
 		else
-			g_Conf->Mcd[slot].Filename = L"";
+			g_Conf->EmuOptions.Mcd[slot].Filename = L"";
 
-		if (g_Conf->Mcd[slot].Enabled)
+		if (g_Conf->EmuOptions.Mcd[slot].Enabled)
 		{
 			used++;
-			Console.WriteLn(L"slot[%d]='%s'", slot, WX_STR(g_Conf->Mcd[slot].Filename.GetFullName()));
+			Console.WriteLn(L"slot[%d]='%s'", slot, WX_STR(g_Conf->EmuOptions.Mcd[slot].Filename.GetFullName()));
 		}
 	}
 	if (!used)
@@ -569,8 +569,8 @@ void Panels::MemoryCardListPanel_Simple::AppStatusEvent_OnSettingsApplied()
 {
 	for (uint slot = 0; slot < 8; ++slot)
 	{
-		m_Cards[slot].IsEnabled = g_Conf->Mcd[slot].Enabled;
-		m_Cards[slot].Filename = g_Conf->Mcd[slot].Filename;
+		m_Cards[slot].IsEnabled = g_Conf->EmuOptions.Mcd[slot].Enabled;
+		m_Cards[slot].Filename = g_Conf->EmuOptions.Mcd[slot].Filename;
 
 		// Automatically create the enabled but non-existing file such that it can be managed (else will get created anyway on boot)
 		wxString targetFile = (GetMcdPath() + m_Cards[slot].Filename.GetFullName()).GetFullPath();
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ void Panels::MemoryCardListPanel_Simple::UiConvertCard(McdSlotItem& card)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	AppConfig::McdOptions config;
+	Pcsx2Config::McdOptions config;
 	config.Filename = card.Filename.GetFullName();
 	config.Enabled = card.IsEnabled;
 	config.Type = card.Type;
diff --git a/pcsx2/pcsx2.vcxproj b/pcsx2/pcsx2.vcxproj
index 9d6a70caf2..2a8100789f 100644
--- a/pcsx2/pcsx2.vcxproj
+++ b/pcsx2/pcsx2.vcxproj
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@
     <ClCompile Include="IopGte.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="IPC.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="FW.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="MemoryCardFile.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="MemoryCardFolder.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="PAD\Windows\PADConfig.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="PAD\Windows\DeviceEnumerator.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="PAD\Windows\Diagnostics.cpp" />
@@ -660,8 +662,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="gui\IsoDropTarget.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="gui\MainFrame.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="gui\MainMenuClicks.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="gui\MemoryCardFile.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="gui\MemoryCardFolder.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="gui\MessageBoxes.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="gui\MSWstuff.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="gui\RecentIsoList.cpp" />
@@ -772,6 +772,8 @@
     <ClInclude Include="IopGte.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="IPC.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="FW.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="MemoryCardFile.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="MemoryCardFolder.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="PAD\Windows\PAD.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="PAD\Windows\PADConfig.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="PAD\Windows\DeviceEnumerator.h" />
@@ -1082,8 +1084,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="gui\GSFrame.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="gui\IsoDropTarget.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="gui\MainFrame.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="gui\MemoryCardFile.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="gui\MemoryCardFolder.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="gui\pxEventThread.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="gui\RecentIsoList.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="PathDefs.h" />
diff --git a/pcsx2/pcsx2.vcxproj.filters b/pcsx2/pcsx2.vcxproj.filters
index 1f87e014f4..6288065600 100644
--- a/pcsx2/pcsx2.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/pcsx2/pcsx2.vcxproj.filters
@@ -761,12 +761,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="gui\MainMenuClicks.cpp">
       <Filter>AppHost</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="gui\MemoryCardFile.cpp">
-      <Filter>AppHost</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="gui\MemoryCardFolder.cpp">
-      <Filter>AppHost</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="gui\MessageBoxes.cpp">
       <Filter>AppHost</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -1667,6 +1661,12 @@
     <ClCompile Include="gui\pxRadioPanel.cpp">
       <Filter>AppHost</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="MemoryCardFile.cpp">
+      <Filter>System\Ps2\Iop</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="MemoryCardFolder.cpp">
+      <Filter>System\Ps2\Iop</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="Patch.h">
@@ -1993,12 +1993,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="gui\MainFrame.h">
       <Filter>AppHost\Include</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="gui\MemoryCardFile.h">
-      <Filter>AppHost\Include</Filter>
-    </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="gui\MemoryCardFolder.h">
-      <Filter>AppHost\Include</Filter>
-    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="gui\RecentIsoList.h">
       <Filter>AppHost\Include</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
@@ -2767,6 +2761,12 @@
     <ClInclude Include="gui\pxEvents.h">
       <Filter>AppHost</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="MemoryCardFolder.h">
+      <Filter>System\Ps2\Iop</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="MemoryCardFile.h">
+      <Filter>System\Ps2\Iop</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ResourceCompile Include="windows\wxResources.rc">