diff --git a/src/mcedit2/util/directories/mac.py b/src/mcedit2/util/directories/mac.py
index b4c08cb..f32de88 100644
--- a/src/mcedit2/util/directories/mac.py
+++ b/src/mcedit2/util/directories/mac.py
@@ -25,4 +25,8 @@ def getUserFilesDirectory():
 
     folder = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(script)))  # main script is src/mcedit/main.py, so, ../../
     dataDir = os.path.join(folder, "MCEdit User Data")
+
+    if not os.path.exists(dataDir):
+        os.makedirs(dataDir)
+
     return dataDir
diff --git a/src/mcedit2/util/directories/posix.py b/src/mcedit2/util/directories/posix.py
index 23879ea..63b0f98 100644
--- a/src/mcedit2/util/directories/posix.py
+++ b/src/mcedit2/util/directories/posix.py
@@ -32,4 +32,8 @@ def getUserFilesDirectory():
 
     folder = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(script)))  # main script is src/mcedit/main.py, so, ../../
     dataDir = os.path.join(folder, "MCEdit User Data")
+
+    if not os.path.exists(dataDir):
+        os.makedirs(dataDir)
+
     return dataDir