diff --git a/plugins/VersionUpgrade/VersionUpgrade27to30/VersionUpgrade27to30.py b/plugins/VersionUpgrade/VersionUpgrade27to30/VersionUpgrade27to30.py
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+# Copyright (c) 2017 Ultimaker B.V.
+# Cura is released under the terms of the AGPLv3 or higher.
+
+import configparser #To parse preference files.
+import io #To serialise the preference files afterwards.
+
+from UM.VersionUpgrade import VersionUpgrade #We're inheriting from this.
+
+_renamed_themes = {
+    "cura": "cura-light"
+}
+
+class VersionUpgrade27to30(VersionUpgrade):
+    ##  Gets the version number from a CFG file in Uranium's 2.7 format.
+    #
+    #   Since the format may change, this is implemented for the 2.7 format only
+    #   and needs to be included in the version upgrade system rather than
+    #   globally in Uranium.
+    #
+    #   \param serialised The serialised form of a CFG file.
+    #   \return The version number stored in the CFG file.
+    #   \raises ValueError The format of the version number in the file is
+    #   incorrect.
+    #   \raises KeyError The format of the file is incorrect.
+    def getCfgVersion(self, serialised):
+        parser = configparser.ConfigParser(interpolation = None)
+        parser.read_string(serialised)
+        format_version = int(parser.get("general", "version")) #Explicitly give an exception when this fails. That means that the file format is not recognised.
+        setting_version = int(parser.get("metadata", "setting_version", fallback = 0))
+        return format_version * 1000000 + setting_version
+
+    ##  Upgrades a preferences file from version 2.7 to 3.0.
+    #
+    #   \param serialised The serialised form of a preferences file.
+    #   \param filename The name of the file to upgrade.
+    def upgradePreferences(self, serialised, filename):
+        parser = configparser.ConfigParser(interpolation=None)
+        parser.read_string(serialised)
+
+        # Update version numbers
+        if "general" not in parser:
+            parser["general"] = {}
+        parser["general"]["version"] = "5"
+        if "metadata" not in parser:
+            parser["metadata"] = {}
+        parser["metadata"]["setting_version"] = "2"
+
+        #Renamed themes.
+        if "theme" in parser["general"]:
+            if parser["general"]["theme"] in _renamed_themes:
+                parser["general"]["theme"] = _renamed_themes[parser["general"]["theme"]]
+
+        # Re-serialise the file.
+        output = io.StringIO()
+        parser.write(output)
+        return [filename], [output.getvalue()]
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diff --git a/plugins/VersionUpgrade/VersionUpgrade27to30/__init__.py b/plugins/VersionUpgrade/VersionUpgrade27to30/__init__.py
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+# Copyright (c) 2017 Ultimaker B.V.
+# Cura is released under the terms of the AGPLv3 or higher.
+
+from . import VersionUpgrade27to30
+
+upgrade = VersionUpgrade27to30.VersionUpgrade27to30()
+
+def getMetaData():
+    return {
+        "version_upgrade": {
+            # From                    To                       Upgrade function
+            ("preferences", 4000002): ("preferences", 5000002, upgrade.upgradePreferences),
+        },
+        "sources": {
+            "preferences": {
+                "get_version": upgrade.getCfgVersion,
+                "location": {"."}
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+def register(app):
+    return { "version_upgrade": upgrade }
diff --git a/plugins/VersionUpgrade/VersionUpgrade27to30/plugin.json b/plugins/VersionUpgrade/VersionUpgrade27to30/plugin.json
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+++ b/plugins/VersionUpgrade/VersionUpgrade27to30/plugin.json
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+ {
+    "name": "Version Upgrade 2.7 to 3.0",
+    "author": "Ultimaker B.V.",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "description": "Upgrades configurations from Cura 2.7 to Cura 3.0.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "i18n-catalog": "cura"
+}