diff --git a/scripts/create-data-dir.bat b/scripts/create-data-dir.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac307d1aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/create-data-dir.bat
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+if not exist data (
+  echo "Creating empty data directory"
+  mkdir data
+)
+if not exist narratives (
+  echo "Creating empty narratives directory"
+  mkdir narratives
+)