diff --git a/src/common/path_util.cpp b/src/common/path_util.cpp
index 8d369fc7..16564ffd 100644
--- a/src/common/path_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/path_util.cpp
@@ -82,11 +82,19 @@ static std::filesystem::path GetBundleParentDirectory() {
 
 static auto UserPaths = [] {
 #ifdef __APPLE__
-    std::filesystem::current_path(GetBundleParentDirectory());
+    const auto base_dir = GetBundleParentDirectory();
+    const auto user_dir = base_dir / "user";
+    if (std::filesystem::exists(base_dir)) {
+        return std::filesystem::path{user_dir};
+    } else {
+        const auto base_dir = std::filesystem::path(getenv("HOME")) / "Library/Application Support/shadPS4";
+        const auto user_dir = base_dir / "user";
+            std::filesystem::create_directories(user_dir);
+            return user_dir;
+    }
 #endif
 
     std::unordered_map<PathType, fs::path> paths;
-    const auto user_dir = std::filesystem::current_path() / PORTABLE_DIR;
 
     const auto create_path = [&](PathType shad_path, const fs::path& new_path) {
         std::filesystem::create_directory(new_path);
@@ -155,4 +163,4 @@ void SetUserPath(PathType shad_path, const fs::path& new_path) {
     UserPaths.insert_or_assign(shad_path, new_path);
 }
 
-} // namespace Common::FS
+} // namespace Common::FS
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