diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c08b7b9c1..a7036a0b1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13247,12 +13247,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "platform-folders": {
-      "version": "0.2.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/platform-folders/-/platform-folders-0.2.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-hpUnDjZqntMdwQLQA2F0pIibhONNY8cNrGIMU11gyxuV4GVqnmaFdZ2Oj+iBPHy7phHxkz7OiWcRfT8wXI/DsA==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
     "please-upgrade-node": {
       "version": "3.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/please-upgrade-node/-/please-upgrade-node-3.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8c037c94b..3ad54970c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,10 +64,9 @@
     "jest": "20.0.4",
     "jest-localstorage-mock": "^2.2.0",
     "lint-staged": "^7.2.0",
-    "nodemon": "^1.17.5",
     "node-sass-chokidar": "1.3.0",
+    "nodemon": "^1.17.5",
     "pkg": "^4.3.1",
-    "platform-folders": "^0.2.4",
     "plop": "^2.0.0",
     "prettier": "^1.13.5",
     "react-dev-utils": "^5.0.1",
diff --git a/server/helpers/paths.js b/server/helpers/paths.js
index 67004d4d4..bfa205720 100644
--- a/server/helpers/paths.js
+++ b/server/helpers/paths.js
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-import getPath from "platform-folders";
 const AppDirectory = require("appdirectory");
+const fs = require("fs");
 const oldpaths = new AppDirectory({
   appName: "thorium",
   appAuthor: "Fyreworks LLC"
 });
 
+if (!fs.existsSync(`${require("os").homedir()}/Documents`)) {
+  fs.mkdirSync(`${require("os").homedir()}/Documents`);
+}
+
 const paths = {
-  userData: `${getPath("documents")}/thorium`,
+  userData: `${require("os").homedir()}/Documents/thorium`,
   oldData: oldpaths._userDataTemplate
     .replace("{0}", "thorium")
     .replace("/{1}", "")