1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/core/app_settings.py b/core/app_settings.py
index ea3ac49..718a768 100644
--- a/core/app_settings.py
+++ b/core/app_settings.py
@@ -18,14 +18,22 @@ import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
 
-def _settings_path() -> Path:
+def app_data_dir() -> Path:
+    """Per-user, per-platform base directory for anything this app needs to
+    persist outside the install directory (settings, updater cache, ...) —
+    deliberately outside the install dir since an update can replace/move
+    everything in there."""
     if sys.platform == "win32":
         base = Path(os.environ.get("APPDATA", Path.home()))
     elif sys.platform == "darwin":
         base = Path.home() / "Library" / "Application Support"
     else:
         base = Path(os.environ.get("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", Path.home() / ".config"))
-    return base / "labUI" / "settings.json"
+    return base / "labUI"
+
+
+def _settings_path() -> Path:
+    return app_data_dir() / "settings.json"
 
 
 SETTINGS_PATH = _settings_path()