diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 68af6ed..d965974 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ from profileexecutor import ProfileExecutor
 import sys
 import pickle
 import signal
+import os
+import shutil
 
 class MainWnd(QWidget):
     def __init__(self, p_parent = None):
@@ -45,12 +47,12 @@ class MainWnd(QWidget):
             w_profile = json.loads(w_jsonProfile)
             w_profiles.append(w_profile)
 
-        with open("profiles.dat", "wb") as f:
+        with open(self.getSettingsPath("profiles.dat"), "wb") as f:
             pickle.dump(w_profiles, f, pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL)
 
     def loadFromDatabase(self):
         w_profiles = []
-        with open("profiles.dat", "rb") as f:
+        with open(self.getSettingsPath("profiles.dat"), "rb") as f:
             w_profiles = pickle.load(f)
 
         for w_profile in w_profiles:
@@ -60,6 +62,15 @@ class MainWnd(QWidget):
 
         return len(w_profiles)
 
+    def getSettingsPath(self, setting):
+        home = os.path.expanduser("~") + '/.linvam/'
+        if not os.path.exists(home):
+            os.mkdir(home)
+        if not os.path.exists(home + setting):
+            shutil.copyfile(setting, home + setting)
+
+        return home + setting
+
     def loadTestProfiles(self):
 
         w_carProfileDict = {
diff --git a/profileexecutor.py b/profileexecutor.py
index 0753b0c..a89de52 100644
--- a/profileexecutor.py
+++ b/profileexecutor.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from pynput.mouse import Button, Controller
 import time
 import threading
 import os, pyaudio
+import shutil
 from pocketsphinx.pocketsphinx import *
 from sphinxbase.sphinxbase import *
 
@@ -28,12 +29,21 @@ class ProfileExecutor(threading.Thread):
         # Process audio chunk by chunk. On keyword detected perform action and restart search
         self.m_decoder = Decoder(self.m_config)
 
+    def getSettingsPath(self, setting):
+        home = os.path.expanduser("~") + '/.linvam/'
+        if not os.path.exists(home):
+            os.mkdir(home)
+        if not os.path.exists(home + setting):
+            shutil.copyfile(setting, home + setting)
+
+        return home + setting
+
     def setProfile(self, p_profile):
         self.m_profile = p_profile
         if self.m_profile == None:
             return
 
-        w_commandWordFile = open('command.list', 'w')
+        w_commandWordFile = open(self.getSettingsPath('command.list'), 'w')
         w_commands = self.m_profile['commands']
         i = 0
         for w_command in w_commands:
@@ -42,7 +52,7 @@ class ProfileExecutor(threading.Thread):
             w_commandWordFile.write(w_command['name'] + ' /1e-%d/' % w_command['threshold'])
             i = i + 1
         w_commandWordFile.close()
-        self.m_config.set_string('-kws', 'command.list')
+        self.m_config.set_string('-kws', self.getSettingsPath('command.list'))
 
     def setEnableListening(self, p_enable):
         self.m_listening = p_enable