diff --git a/DumpCleaner/DumpCleaner.csproj b/DumpCleaner/DumpCleaner.csproj
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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\QuestValidator.Common\QuestValidator.Common.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/DumpCleaner/DumpFiles.cs b/DumpCleaner/DumpFiles.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace DumpCleaner
+{
+    public static class DumpFiles
+    {
+        public static List<DumpData> filenames = new List<DumpData>()
+        {
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.items", OutputName = "items", OutputFolder = "templates"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.handbook.templates", OutputName = "handbook", OutputFolder = "templates"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.customization", OutputName = "customization", OutputFolder = "templates"},
+
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.locale.ru", OutputName = "ru", OutputFolder = "locales\\global"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.locale.en", OutputName = "en", OutputFolder = "locales\\global"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.locale.jp", OutputName = "jp", OutputFolder = "locales\\global"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.locale.es-mx", OutputName = "es-mx", OutputFolder = "locales\\global"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.locale.kr", OutputName = "kr", OutputFolder = "locales\\global"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.locale.es", OutputName = "es", OutputFolder = "locales\\global"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.locale.fr", OutputName = "fr", OutputFolder = "locales\\global"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.locale.ge", OutputName = "ge", OutputFolder = "locales\\global"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.locale.it", OutputName = "it", OutputFolder = "locales\\global"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.locale.hu", OutputName = "hu", OutputFolder = "locales\\global"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.locale.tu", OutputName = "tu", OutputFolder = "locales\\global"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.locale.pl", OutputName = "pl", OutputFolder = "locales\\global"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.locale.po", OutputName = "po", OutputFolder = "locales\\global"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.locale.sk", OutputName = "sk", OutputFolder = "locales\\global"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.locale.cz", OutputName = "cz", OutputFolder = "locales\\global"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.locale.ch", OutputName = "ch", OutputFolder = "locales\\global"},
+
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.menu.locale.en", OutputName = "en", OutputFolder = "locales\\menu"},
+
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.globals", OutputName = "globals", OutputFolder = ""},
+            
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.hideout.production.recipes", OutputName = "production", OutputFolder = "hideout"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.hideout.areas", OutputName = "areas", OutputFolder = "hideout"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.hideout.production.scavcase.recipes", OutputName = "scavcase", OutputFolder = "hideout"},
+            new DumpData{InputName = "resp.client.hideout.settings", OutputName = "settings", OutputFolder = "hideout"},
+
+        };
+    }
+
+    public class DumpData
+    {
+        public string InputName { get; set; }
+        public string OutputName { get; set; }
+        public string OutputFolder { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public class Dump
+    {
+        public int err { get; set; }
+        public string errMsg { get; set; }
+        public object data { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/DumpCleaner/Program.cs b/DumpCleaner/Program.cs
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+
+
+// read contents of input folder
+using AssortGenerator.Common.Helpers;
+using DumpCleaner;
+using QuestValidator.Common;
+using QuestValidator.Common.Helpers;
+using QuestValidator.Helpers;
+using System.Text.Json;
+
+var inputPath = DiskHelpers.CreateWorkingFolders();
+InputFileHelper.SetInputFiles(inputPath);
+
+var filePaths = InputFileHelper.GetInputFilePaths();
+
+//create list of paths
+foreach (var path in filePaths)
+{
+    var filename = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(path);
+    var names = DumpFiles.filenames.FirstOrDefault(x=> filename.StartsWith(x.InputName));
+
+    if (names == null)
+    {
+        LoggingHelpers.LogToConsole($"No mapping found for file: {filename} Skipping", ConsoleColor.Yellow);
+        continue;
+    }
+
+    var questDataJson = File.ReadAllText(path);
+    var dumpFile = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dump>(questDataJson);
+
+    if (dumpFile.data == null)
+    {
+        LoggingHelpers.LogWarning($"file: {filename} had no data in it, skipping");
+        continue;
+    }
+
+    JsonWriter.WriteJson(dumpFile.data, names.OutputFolder, Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), names.OutputName);
+    LoggingHelpers.LogToConsole($"Found file: {filename} wrote file to output folder");
+}
+
+
+// iterate over paths
+
+// check if filename matches a file in a list of files we want
+// it matches: clean up file and output to 'output'
+// get data object from it, save this into new file
+
+// doesnt match: ignore it with warning
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