diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.Core.Data/CoreData.cs b/src/UniGetUI.Core.Data/CoreData.cs
index b015d6fd2..2307f6265 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.Core.Data/CoreData.cs
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.Core.Data/CoreData.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization.Metadata;
@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@ public static string UniGetUIDataDirectory
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The directory where the user configurations are stored. The directory is automatically created if it does not exist.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string UniGetUIUserConfigurationDirectory
+        {
+            //TODO: add functionality to move old configurations to new location
+            get
+            {
+                string path = Path.Join(UniGetUIDataDirectory, "Configuration");
+                if (!Directory.Exists(path)) Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
+                return path;
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The directory where the installation options are stored. The directory is automatically created if it does not exist.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.Core.Settings/SettingsEngine.cs b/src/UniGetUI.Core.Settings/SettingsEngine.cs
index c443600b2..23bacb621 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.Core.Settings/SettingsEngine.cs
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.Core.Settings/SettingsEngine.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public static bool Get(string setting, bool invert = false)
             }
 
             // Otherwise, load the value from disk and cache that setting
-            result = File.Exists(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIDataDirectory, setting));
+            result = File.Exists(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIUserConfigurationDirectory, setting));
             booleanSettings[setting] = result;
             return result ^ invert;
         }
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ public static void Set(string setting, bool value)
                 booleanSettings[setting] = value;
 
                 // Update changes on disk if applicable
-                if (value && !File.Exists(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIDataDirectory, setting)))
+                if (value && !File.Exists(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIUserConfigurationDirectory, setting)))
                 {
-                    File.WriteAllText(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIDataDirectory, setting), "");
+                    File.WriteAllText(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIUserConfigurationDirectory, setting), "");
                 }
                 else if (!value)
                 {
                     valueSettings[setting] = "";
 
-                    if (File.Exists(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIDataDirectory, setting)))
+                    if (File.Exists(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIUserConfigurationDirectory, setting)))
                     {
-                        File.Delete(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIDataDirectory, setting));
+                        File.Delete(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIUserConfigurationDirectory, setting));
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ public static string GetValue(string setting)
 
             // Otherwise, load the setting from disk and cache that setting
             value = "";
-            if (File.Exists(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIDataDirectory, setting)))
+            if (File.Exists(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIUserConfigurationDirectory, setting)))
             {
-                value = File.ReadAllText(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIDataDirectory, setting));
+                value = File.ReadAllText(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIUserConfigurationDirectory, setting));
             }
 
             valueSettings[setting] = value;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public static void SetValue(string setting, string value)
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    File.WriteAllText(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIDataDirectory, setting), value);
+                    File.WriteAllText(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIUserConfigurationDirectory, setting), value);
                     booleanSettings[setting] = true;
                     valueSettings[setting] = value;
                 }
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.Core.Settings/SettingsEngine_Dictionaries.cs b/src/UniGetUI.Core.Settings/SettingsEngine_Dictionaries.cs
index 0be02e2ed..a2ac0f978 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.Core.Settings/SettingsEngine_Dictionaries.cs
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.Core.Settings/SettingsEngine_Dictionaries.cs
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ public static partial class Settings
 
                 // Otherwise, load the setting from disk and cache that setting
                 Dictionary<K, V?> value = [];
-                if (File.Exists(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIDataDirectory, $"{setting}.json")))
+                if (File.Exists(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIUserConfigurationDirectory, $"{setting}.json")))
                 {
-                    string result = File.ReadAllText(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIDataDirectory, $"{setting}.json"));
+                    string result = File.ReadAllText(Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIUserConfigurationDirectory, $"{setting}.json"));
                     try
                     {
                         if (result != "")
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public static void SetDictionary<K, V>(string setting, Dictionary<K, V> value)
                 kvp => (object?)kvp.Value
             );
 
-            var file = Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIDataDirectory, $"{setting}.json");
+            var file = Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIUserConfigurationDirectory, $"{setting}.json");
             try
             {
                 if (value.Count != 0) File.WriteAllText(file, JsonSerializer.Serialize(value));
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.Core.Settings/SettingsEngine_Lists.cs b/src/UniGetUI.Core.Settings/SettingsEngine_Lists.cs
index 97d134b2d..4ecefbec1 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.Core.Settings/SettingsEngine_Lists.cs
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.Core.Settings/SettingsEngine_Lists.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public static partial class Settings
                 // Otherwise, load the setting from disk and cache that setting
                 List<T> value = [];
 
-                var file = Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIDataDirectory, $"{setting}.json");
+                var file = Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIUserConfigurationDirectory, $"{setting}.json");
                 if (File.Exists(file))
                 {
                     string result = File.ReadAllText(file);
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public static partial class Settings
         public static void SetList<T>(string setting, List<T> value)
         {
             listSettings[setting] = value.Cast<object>().ToList();
-            var file = Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIDataDirectory, $"{setting}.json");
+            var file = Path.Join(CoreData.UniGetUIUserConfigurationDirectory, $"{setting}.json");
             try
             {
                 if (value.Count != 0) File.WriteAllText(file, JsonSerializer.Serialize(value));