diff --git a/modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/glass/ui/Application.java b/modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/glass/ui/Application.java
--- a/modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/glass/ui/Application.java
+++ b/modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/glass/ui/Application.java
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@
         try {
             application.runLoop(new Runnable() {
                 @Override public void run() {
+                    String dir = application.getDataDirectory();
+                    System.out.println("DATA DIRECTORY: " + dir);
                     Screen.initScreens();
                     launchable.run();
                 }
@@ -173,6 +175,16 @@
         checkEventThread();
         return name;
     }
+    
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        checkEventThread();
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public String getDataDirectory() {
+        checkEventThread();
+        return System.getProperty("user.home") + File.separator + "." + name + File.separator;
+    }
 
     private void notifyWillFinishLaunching() {
         EventHandler handler = getEventHandler();
diff --git a/modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/glass/ui/mac/MacApplication.java b/modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/glass/ui/mac/MacApplication.java
--- a/modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/glass/ui/mac/MacApplication.java
+++ b/modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/glass/ui/mac/MacApplication.java
@@ -292,4 +292,10 @@
     public String getRemoteLayerServerName() {
         return _getRemoteLayerServerName();
     }
+    
+    private native String _getDataDirectory();
+    public String getDataDirectory() {
+        checkEventThread();
+        return _getDataDirectory() + File.separator + name + File.separator;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/glass/ui/win/WinApplication.java b/modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/glass/ui/win/WinApplication.java
--- a/modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/glass/ui/win/WinApplication.java
+++ b/modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/glass/ui/win/WinApplication.java
@@ -247,4 +247,17 @@
     }
 
     @Override native protected boolean _supportsUnifiedWindows();
+    
+    public String getDataDirectory() {
+        checkEventThread();
+        String baseDirectory = AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<String>() {
+            @Override public String run() {
+                return System.getenv("APPDATA");
+            }
+        });
+        if (baseDirectory == null || baseDirectory.length() == 0) {
+            return super.getDataDirectory();
+        }
+        return baseDirectory + File.separator + name + File.separator;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/modules/graphics/src/main/native-glass/mac/GlassApplication.m b/modules/graphics/src/main/native-glass/mac/GlassApplication.m
--- a/modules/graphics/src/main/native-glass/mac/GlassApplication.m
+++ b/modules/graphics/src/main/native-glass/mac/GlassApplication.m
@@ -998,3 +998,27 @@
     [NSApp unhideAllApplications:NSApp];
 }
 
+/*
+ * Class:     com_sun_glass_ui_mac_MacApplication
+ * Method:    _getDataDirectory
+ * Signature: ()V;
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL Java_com_sun_glass_ui_mac_MacApplication__1getDataDirectory
+(JNIEnv * env, jobject japplication)
+{
+    jstring string = nil;
+    
+    GLASS_ASSERT_MAIN_JAVA_THREAD(env);
+    GLASS_POOL_ENTER;
+    {
+    NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSApplicationSupportDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
+    if (paths && [paths count] > 0) {
+        string = (*env)->NewStringUTF(jEnv, [[paths lastObject] UTF8String]);
+    }
+    }
+    GLASS_POOL_EXIT;
+    GLASS_CHECK_EXCEPTION(env);
+    
+    return string;
+}
+