diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index dda49b782e..ad6879dfa5 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
 import { registerShortcuts } from './services/ShortcutService'
 import { TrayService } from './services/TrayService'
 import { windowService } from './services/WindowService'
-import { setAppDataDir } from './utils/file'
+import { setUserDataDir } from './utils/file'
 
 // Check for single instance lock
 if (!app.requestSingleInstanceLock()) {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ if (!app.requestSingleInstanceLock()) {
 
     replaceDevtoolsFont(mainWindow)
 
-    setAppDataDir()
+    setUserDataDir()
 
     // Setup deep link for AppImage on Linux
     await setupAppImageDeepLink()
diff --git a/src/main/utils/file.ts b/src/main/utils/file.ts
index 7d120801bc..25a4ed7323 100644
--- a/src/main/utils/file.ts
+++ b/src/main/utils/file.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as fs from 'node:fs'
 import os from 'node:os'
 import path from 'node:path'
 
-import { isPortable } from '@main/constant'
+import { isMac } from '@main/constant'
 import { audioExts, documentExts, imageExts, textExts, videoExts } from '@shared/config/constant'
 import { FileType, FileTypes } from '@types'
 import { app } from 'electron'
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ export function getAppConfigDir(name: string) {
   return path.join(getConfigDir(), name)
 }
 
-export function setAppDataDir() {
-  if (isPortable) {
+export function setUserDataDir() {
+  if (!isMac) {
     const dir = path.join(path.dirname(app.getPath('exe')), 'data')
-    if (fs.existsSync(dir)) {
-      app.setPath('appData', dir)
+    if (fs.existsSync(dir) && fs.statSync(dir).isDirectory()) {
+      app.setPath('userData', dir)
     }
   }
 }