diff --git a/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.cpp b/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.cpp
index 875de3a63..dac76ca17 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@
 
 #include "core/DeviceModel.h"
 #include "core/KPMHelpers.h"
+#include "core/PartitionIterator.h"
 
+#include <kpmcore/backend/corebackend.h>
+#include <kpmcore/backend/corebackendmanager.h>
+#include <kpmcore/core/device.h>
 #include <kpmcore/core/partition.h>
 
 #include <utils/Logger.h>
@@ -325,4 +329,95 @@ runOsprober( PartitionCoreModule* core )
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Does the given @p device contain the root filesystem? This is true if
+ * the device contains a partition which is currently mounted at / .
+ */
+static bool
+hasRootPartition( Device* device )
+{
+    for ( auto it = PartitionIterator::begin( device ); it != PartitionIterator::end( device ); ++it )
+        if ( ( *it )->mountPoint() == "/" )
+            return true;
+    return false;
 }
+
+static bool
+isMounted( Device* device )
+{
+    cDebug() << "Checking for mounted partitions in" << device->deviceNode();
+    for ( auto it = PartitionIterator::begin( device ); it != PartitionIterator::end( device ); ++it )
+    {
+        cDebug() << "  .." << ( *it )->partitionPath() << "mount" << ( *it )->mountPoint();
+        if ( ! ( *it )->mountPoint().isEmpty() )
+            return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool
+isIso9660( const Device* device )
+{
+    QString path = device->deviceNode();
+    if ( path.isEmpty() )
+        return false;
+
+    QProcess blkid;
+    blkid.start( "blkid", { path } );
+    blkid.waitForFinished();
+    QString output = QString::fromLocal8Bit( blkid.readAllStandardOutput() );
+    if ( output.contains( "iso9660" ) )
+        return true;
+
+    if ( device->partitionTable() &&
+            !device->partitionTable()->children().isEmpty() )
+    {
+        for ( const Partition* partition : device->partitionTable()->children() )
+        {
+            path = partition->partitionPath();
+            blkid.start( "blkid", { path } );
+            blkid.waitForFinished();
+            QString output = QString::fromLocal8Bit( blkid.readAllStandardOutput() );
+            if ( output.contains( "iso9660" ) )
+                return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+
+QList< Device* > getDevices( bool writableOnly )
+{
+    using DeviceList = QList< Device* >;
+
+    CoreBackend* backend = CoreBackendManager::self()->backend();
+    DeviceList devices = backend->scanDevices( true );
+
+    cDebug() << "Winnowing" << devices.count() << "devices.";
+
+    // Remove the device which contains / from the list
+    for ( DeviceList::iterator it = devices.begin(); it != devices.end(); )
+        if ( ! ( *it ) ||
+                ( *it )->deviceNode().startsWith( "/dev/zram" )
+        )
+        {
+            cDebug() << "  .. Winnowing" << ( ( *it ) ? ( *it )->deviceNode() : QString( "<null device>" ) );
+            it = devices.erase( it );
+
+        }
+        else if ( writableOnly && (
+                hasRootPartition( *it ) ||
+                isIso9660( *it ) ||
+                isMounted( *it ) )
+           )
+        {
+            cDebug() << "  .. Winnowing" << ( ( *it ) ? ( *it )->deviceNode() : QString( "<null device>" ) );
+            it = devices.erase( it );
+        }
+        else
+            ++it;
+
+    return devices;
+}
+
+}  // nmamespace PartUtils
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.h b/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.h
index 21d995965..cd289e046 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.h
+++ b/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <QString>
 
+class Device;
 class PartitionCoreModule;
 class Partition;
 
@@ -62,6 +63,14 @@ bool canBeResized( PartitionCoreModule* core, const QString& partitionPath );
  */
 OsproberEntryList runOsprober( PartitionCoreModule* core );
 
+/**
+ * @brief Gets a list of storage devices.
+ * @param writableOnly if set to true, only devices which can be overwritten
+ *      safely are returned (e.g. RO-media are ignored, as are mounted partitions).
+ * @return a list of Devices meeting this criterium.
+ */
+QList< Device* > getDevices( bool writableOnly = false );
+
 }
 
 #endif // PARTUTILS_H
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionCoreModule.cpp b/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionCoreModule.cpp
index fde4c847f..752b7753c 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionCoreModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionCoreModule.cpp
@@ -55,62 +55,6 @@
 #include <QFutureWatcher>
 #include <QtConcurrent/QtConcurrent>
 
-/**
- * Does the given @p device contain the root filesystem? This is true if
- * the device contains a partition which is currently mounted at / .
- */
-static bool
-hasRootPartition( Device* device )
-{
-    for ( auto it = PartitionIterator::begin( device ); it != PartitionIterator::end( device ); ++it )
-        if ( ( *it )->mountPoint() == "/" )
-            return true;
-    return false;
-}
-
-static bool
-isMounted( Device* device )
-{
-    cDebug() << "Checking for mounted partitions in" << device->deviceNode();
-    for ( auto it = PartitionIterator::begin( device ); it != PartitionIterator::end( device ); ++it )
-    {
-        cDebug() << "  .." << ( *it )->partitionPath() << "mount" << ( *it )->mountPoint();
-        if ( ! ( *it )->mountPoint().isEmpty() )
-            return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
-static bool
-isIso9660( const Device* device )
-{
-    QString path = device->deviceNode();
-    if ( path.isEmpty() )
-        return false;
-
-    QProcess blkid;
-    blkid.start( "blkid", { path } );
-    blkid.waitForFinished();
-    QString output = QString::fromLocal8Bit( blkid.readAllStandardOutput() );
-    if ( output.contains( "iso9660" ) )
-        return true;
-
-    if ( device->partitionTable() &&
-            !device->partitionTable()->children().isEmpty() )
-    {
-        for ( const Partition* partition : device->partitionTable()->children() )
-        {
-            path = partition->partitionPath();
-            blkid.start( "blkid", { path } );
-            blkid.waitForFinished();
-            QString output = QString::fromLocal8Bit( blkid.readAllStandardOutput() );
-            if ( output.contains( "iso9660" ) )
-                return true;
-        }
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
 //- DeviceInfo ---------------------------------------------
 PartitionCoreModule::DeviceInfo::DeviceInfo( Device* _device )
     : device( _device )
@@ -171,26 +115,7 @@ PartitionCoreModule::doInit()
     FileSystemFactory::init();
 
     using DeviceList = QList< Device* >;
-
-    CoreBackend* backend = CoreBackendManager::self()->backend();
-    DeviceList devices = backend->scanDevices( true );
-
-    cDebug() << "Winnowing" << devices.count() << "devices.";
-
-    // Remove the device which contains / from the list
-    for ( DeviceList::iterator it = devices.begin(); it != devices.end(); )
-        if ( ! ( *it ) ||
-                hasRootPartition( *it ) ||
-                isIso9660( *it ) ||
-                isMounted( *it ) ||
-                ( *it )->deviceNode().startsWith( "/dev/zram" )
-           )
-        {
-            cDebug() << "  .. Winnowing" << ( ( *it ) ? ( *it )->deviceNode() : QString( "<null device>" ) );
-            it = devices.erase( it );
-        }
-        else
-            ++it;
+    DeviceList devices = PartUtils::getDevices( true );
 
     cDebug() << "LIST OF DETECTED DEVICES:";
     cDebug() << "node\tcapacity\tname\tprettyName";