diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/CustomBlock.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/CustomBlock.java
index e9b8769..0f17147 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/CustomBlock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/CustomBlock.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
 import one.oth3r.sit.utl.Utl;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 public class CustomBlock {
 
@@ -104,4 +105,16 @@ public class CustomBlock {
         // not returning true in the loop because there might be a (!) not tag that the block might fall into, after the block was already in another tag
         return tagCheck;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+        CustomBlock that = (CustomBlock) o;
+        return Objects.equals(blockIds, that.blockIds) && Objects.equals(blockTags, that.blockTags) && Objects.equals(blockStates, that.blockStates);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(blockIds, blockTags, blockStates);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/CustomItem.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/CustomItem.java
index ec1ef5f..325fe19 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/CustomItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/CustomItem.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import net.minecraft.registry.tag.TagKey;
 import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 public class CustomItem {
     @SerializedName("item-ids")
@@ -21,6 +22,11 @@ public class CustomItem {
         this.itemTags = itemTags;
     }
 
+    public CustomItem(CustomItem customItem) {
+        this.itemIDs = new ArrayList<>(customItem.itemIDs);
+        this.itemTags = new ArrayList<>(customItem.itemTags);
+    }
+
     public ArrayList<String> getItemIDs() {
         return itemIDs;
     }
@@ -62,4 +68,16 @@ public class CustomItem {
         // not returning true in the loop because there might be a (!) not tag that the item might fall into, after the item was already in another tag
         return tagCheck;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+        CustomItem that = (CustomItem) o;
+        return Objects.equals(itemIDs, that.itemIDs) && Objects.equals(itemTags, that.itemTags);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(itemIDs, itemTags);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/HandSetting.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/HandSetting.java
index b0c5527..86c9214 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/HandSetting.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/HandSetting.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package one.oth3r.sit.file;
 import com.google.gson.annotations.SerializedName;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 public class HandSetting {
@@ -21,6 +22,11 @@ public class HandSetting {
         this.filter = filter;
     }
 
+    public HandSetting(HandSetting handSetting) {
+        this.sittingRequirement = handSetting.sittingRequirement;
+        this.filter = new Filter(handSetting.filter);
+    }
+
     public SittingRequirement getSittingRequirement() {
         return sittingRequirement;
     }
@@ -52,6 +58,12 @@ public class HandSetting {
             this.customItems = customItems;
         }
 
+        public Filter(Filter filter) {
+            this.invert = filter.invert;
+            this.presets = new Presets(filter.presets);
+            this.customItems = new CustomItem(filter.customItems);
+        }
+
         public Boolean isInverted() {
             return invert;
         }
@@ -80,6 +92,12 @@ public class HandSetting {
                 this.usable = usable;
             }
 
+            public Presets(Presets presets) {
+                this.block = presets.block;
+                this.food = presets.food;
+                this.usable = presets.usable;
+            }
+
             public boolean isBlock() {
                 return block;
             }
@@ -91,6 +109,42 @@ public class HandSetting {
             public boolean isUsable() {
                 return usable;
             }
+
+            @Override
+            public boolean equals(Object o) {
+                if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+                Presets presets = (Presets) o;
+                return block == presets.block && food == presets.food && usable == presets.usable;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public int hashCode() {
+                return Objects.hash(block, food, usable);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean equals(Object o) {
+            if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+            Filter filter = (Filter) o;
+            return Objects.equals(invert, filter.invert) && Objects.equals(presets, filter.presets) && Objects.equals(customItems, filter.customItems);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int hashCode() {
+            return Objects.hash(invert, presets, customItems);
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+        HandSetting that = (HandSetting) o;
+        return sittingRequirement == that.sittingRequirement && Objects.equals(sittingRequirementOptions, that.sittingRequirementOptions) && Objects.equals(filter, that.filter);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(sittingRequirement, sittingRequirementOptions, filter);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/ServerConfig.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/ServerConfig.java
index ed337fc..48321de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/ServerConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/ServerConfig.java
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package one.oth3r.sit.file;
 
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
+import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException;
 import com.google.gson.annotations.SerializedName;
 import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken;
 import net.minecraft.util.Hand;
+import one.oth3r.otterlib.file.CustomFile;
+import one.oth3r.otterlib.file.FileSettings;
 import one.oth3r.sit.utl.Data;
 import one.oth3r.sit.utl.Utl;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -13,8 +16,11 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
@@ -51,7 +57,7 @@ public class ServerConfig implements CustomFile<ServerConfig> {
     public ServerConfig() {}
 
     public ServerConfig(ServerConfig serverConfig) {
-        loadFileData(serverConfig);
+        copyFileData(serverConfig);
     }
 
     public ServerConfig(Double version, String lang, boolean keepActive, boolean sitWhileSeated,
@@ -151,6 +157,18 @@ public class ServerConfig implements CustomFile<ServerConfig> {
         public boolean isFullBlocks() {
             return fullBlocks;
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean equals(Object o) {
+            if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+            PresetBlocks that = (PresetBlocks) o;
+            return stairs == that.stairs && slabs == that.slabs && carpets == that.carpets && fullBlocks == that.fullBlocks;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int hashCode() {
+            return Objects.hash(stairs, slabs, carpets, fullBlocks);
+        }
     }
 
     public static class YDifferenceLimit {
@@ -187,11 +205,36 @@ public class ServerConfig implements CustomFile<ServerConfig> {
         public void setBelow(Double below) {
             this.below = below;
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean equals(Object o) {
+            if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+            YDifferenceLimit that = (YDifferenceLimit) o;
+            return Objects.equals(above, that.above) && Objects.equals(below, that.below);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int hashCode() {
+            return Objects.hash(above, below);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FileSettings getFileSettings() {
+        return new FileSettings();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * the path to the file - including the extension ex. usr/config/custom-file.json
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Path getFilePath() {
+        return Paths.get(Data.CONFIG_DIR, "server-config.json");
     }
 
     @Override
     public void reset() {
-        loadFileData(new ServerConfig());
+        copyFileData(new ServerConfig());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -199,8 +242,13 @@ public class ServerConfig implements CustomFile<ServerConfig> {
         return ServerConfig.class;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * loads the data from the file object into the current object - DEEP COPY
+     *
+     * @param newFile the file to take the properties from
+     */
     @Override
-    public void loadFileData(ServerConfig newFile) {
+    public void copyFileData(ServerConfig newFile) {
         this.version = newFile.version;
         this.lang = newFile.lang;
         this.keepActive = newFile.keepActive;
@@ -216,8 +264,13 @@ public class ServerConfig implements CustomFile<ServerConfig> {
         this.interactionBlocks = newFile.interactionBlocks.stream().map(CustomBlock::new).collect(Collectors.toCollection(ArrayList::new));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * updates the file based on the version number of the current instance
+     *
+     * @param json
+     */
     @Override
-    public void update() {
+    public void update(JsonElement json) {
         /// update to 2.1, just a new list, nothing to change
         /// update to 2.2, new settings, no changes
         if (version >= 2.0 && version <= 2.1) {
@@ -225,16 +278,6 @@ public class ServerConfig implements CustomFile<ServerConfig> {
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public String getFileName() {
-        return "server-config.json";
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String getDirectory() {
-        return Data.CONFIG_DIR;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void fileNotExist() {
         CustomFile.super.fileNotExist();
@@ -245,6 +288,25 @@ public class ServerConfig implements CustomFile<ServerConfig> {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public ServerConfig clone() {
+        ServerConfig clone = new ServerConfig();
+        clone.copyFileData(this);
+        return clone;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+        ServerConfig that = (ServerConfig) o;
+        return Objects.equals(version, that.version) && Objects.equals(lang, that.lang) && Objects.equals(keepActive, that.keepActive) && Objects.equals(sitWhileSeated, that.sitWhileSeated) && Objects.equals(presetBlocks, that.presetBlocks) && Objects.equals(yDifferenceLimit, that.yDifferenceLimit) && Objects.equals(customEnabled, that.customEnabled) && Objects.equals(sittingBlocks, that.sittingBlocks) && Objects.equals(blacklistedBlocks, that.blacklistedBlocks) && Objects.equals(interactionBlocks, that.interactionBlocks);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(version, lang, langOptions, keepActive, sitWhileSeated, presetBlocks, yDifferenceLimit, customEnabled, sittingBlocks, blacklistedBlocks, interactionBlocks);
+    }
+
     protected static class Legacy {
         /**
          * gets the legacy file, from the old directory for fabric, and the same one for spigot
diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/SittingBlock.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/SittingBlock.java
index 149cfc0..0541c93 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/SittingBlock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/SittingBlock.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package one.oth3r.sit.file;
 import com.google.gson.annotations.SerializedName;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 public class SittingBlock extends CustomBlock {
     @SerializedName("sitting-height")
@@ -27,4 +28,17 @@ public class SittingBlock extends CustomBlock {
         super(sittingBlock);
         this.sittingHeight = sittingBlock.sittingHeight;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+        if (!super.equals(o)) return false;
+        SittingBlock that = (SittingBlock) o;
+        return Objects.equals(sittingHeight, that.sittingHeight);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(super.hashCode(), sittingHeight);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/SittingConfig.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/SittingConfig.java
index d9e65e8..22bb840 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/SittingConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/SittingConfig.java
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 package one.oth3r.sit.file;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Objects;
+import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.google.gson.annotations.SerializedName;
 import net.minecraft.util.Hand;
+import one.oth3r.otterlib.file.CustomFile;
+import one.oth3r.otterlib.file.FileSettings;
 import one.oth3r.sit.utl.Data;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+
 public class SittingConfig implements CustomFile<SittingConfig> {
 
     @SerializedName("version")
@@ -29,7 +36,7 @@ public class SittingConfig implements CustomFile<SittingConfig> {
     }
 
     public SittingConfig(SittingConfig sittingConfig) {
-        loadFileData(sittingConfig);
+         copyFileData(sittingConfig);
     }
 
     public Double getVersion() {
@@ -64,9 +71,19 @@ public class SittingConfig implements CustomFile<SittingConfig> {
         return offHand;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public FileSettings getFileSettings() {
+        return new FileSettings();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Path getFilePath() {
+        return Paths.get(Data.CONFIG_DIR, "sitting-config.json");
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void reset() {
-        loadFileData(new SittingConfig());
+        copyFileData(new SittingConfig());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -75,24 +92,35 @@ public class SittingConfig implements CustomFile<SittingConfig> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void loadFileData(SittingConfig newFile) {
-        this.version = newFile.version;
-        this.enabled = newFile.enabled;
-        this.handSitting = newFile.handSitting;
-        this.mainHand = newFile.mainHand;
-        this.offHand = newFile.offHand;
+    public void copyFileData(SittingConfig sittingConfig) {
+        this.version = sittingConfig.version;
+        this.enabled = sittingConfig.enabled;
+        this.handSitting = sittingConfig.handSitting;
+        this.mainHand = new HandSetting(sittingConfig.mainHand);
+        this.offHand = new HandSetting(sittingConfig.offHand);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void update() {}
+    public void update(JsonElement jsonElement) {
 
-    @Override
-    public String getFileName() {
-        return "sitting-config.json";
     }
 
     @Override
-    public String getDirectory() {
-        return Data.CONFIG_DIR;
+    public SittingConfig clone() {
+        SittingConfig clone = new SittingConfig();
+        clone.copyFileData(this);
+        return clone;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+        SittingConfig that = (SittingConfig) o;
+        return Objects.equal(version, that.version) && Objects.equal(enabled, that.enabled) && Objects.equal(handSitting, that.handSitting) && Objects.equal(mainHand, that.mainHand) && Objects.equal(offHand, that.offHand);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hashCode(version, enabled, handSitting, mainHand, offHand);
     }
 }