diff -Naur a/brainworkshop.pyw b/brainworkshop.pyw
--- a/brainworkshop.pyw	2018-07-14 19:11:17.536581902 +0100
+++ b/brainworkshop.pyw	2018-07-14 19:12:07.582695292 +0100
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
             error_msg("Expected an argument following %s" % arg)
             exit(1)
 
-import random, os, sys, imp, socket, webbrowser, time, math, traceback, datetime
+import random, os, sys, imp, socket, webbrowser, time, math, traceback, datetime, errno
 if sys.version_info >= (3,0):
     import urllib.request, configparser as ConfigParser
     from io import StringIO
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
     if rtrn:
         return rtrn
     else:
-        return os.path.join(get_main_dir(), FOLDER_RES)
+        return '@GENTOO_DATADIR@'
 def edit_config_ini():
     if sys.platform == 'win32':
         cmd = 'notepad'
@@ -823,7 +823,15 @@
         f = open(os.path.join(get_data_dir(), STATS_BINARY), 'w')
         f.close()
 
-check_and_move_user_data()
+try:
+    path = get_data_dir()
+    os.makedirs(path)
+except OSError as exc:
+    if exc.errno == errno.EEXIST and os.path.isdir(path):
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise
+
 load_last_user('defaults.ini')
 
 cfg = parse_config(CONFIGFILE)