1diff --git a/lida/web/app.py b/lida/web/app.py
2index 32046a3..599ae07 100644
3--- a/lida/web/app.py
4+++ b/lida/web/app.py
5@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ app.mount("/api", api)
6
7 root_file_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
8 static_folder_root = os.path.join(root_file_path, "ui")
9-files_static_root = os.path.join(root_file_path, "files/")
10-data_folder = os.path.join(root_file_path, "files/data")
11+home_dir = os.path.expanduser("~")
12+files_static_root = os.path.join(home_dir, ".lida/files")
13+data_folder = os.path.join(files_static_root, "data")
14 os.makedirs(data_folder, exist_ok=True)
15 os.makedirs(files_static_root, exist_ok=True)
16 os.makedirs(static_folder_root, exist_ok=True)