diff --git a/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/EmptyAwareSAXHandlerFactory.java b/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/EmptyAwareSAXHandlerFactory.java
index 5dd2302..da21a50 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/EmptyAwareSAXHandlerFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/EmptyAwareSAXHandlerFactory.java
@@ -121,4 +121,4 @@ public class EmptyAwareSAXHandlerFactory implements SAXHandlerFactory {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/FTLUtilities.java b/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/FTLUtilities.java
index 3575713..82b52a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/FTLUtilities.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/FTLUtilities.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class FTLUtilities {
 		String humblePath = "FTL/resources";
 
 		String xdgDataHome = System.getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME");
-		if (xdgDataHome == null)
+		if ( xdgDataHome == null )
 			xdgDataHome = System.getProperty("user.home") +"/.local/share";
 
 		File[] candidates = new File[] {
@@ -174,4 +174,37 @@ public class FTLUtilities {
 		}
 		return result;
 	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the directory for user profiles and saved games, or null.
+	 */
+	public static File findUserDataDir() {
+
+		String xdgDataHome = System.getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME");
+		if ( xdgDataHome == null )
+			xdgDataHome = System.getProperty("user.home") +"/.local/share";
+
+		File[] candidates = new File[] {
+			// Windows XP
+			new File( System.getProperty("user.home") +"/My Documents/My Games/FasterThanLight" ),
+			// Windows Vista/7
+			new File( System.getProperty("user.home") +"/Documents/My Games/FasterThanLight" ),
+			// Linux
+			new File( xdgDataHome +"/FasterThanLight" ),
+			// OSX
+			new File( System.getProperty("user.home") +"/Library/Application Support/FasterThanLight" )
+		};
+
+		File result = null;
+
+		for ( File candidate : candidates ) {
+			if ( candidate.isDirectory() && candidate.exists() ) {
+				result = candidate;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return result;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/ModUtilities.java b/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/ModUtilities.java
index 6d3e79e..ae30f49 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/ModUtilities.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/ModUtilities.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
 import java.util.zip.ZipInputStream;
 
+import net.vhati.modmanager.core.EmptyAwareSAXHandlerFactory;
 import net.vhati.modmanager.core.Report;
 import net.vhati.modmanager.core.Report.ReportMessage;
 import net.vhati.modmanager.core.SloppyXMLParser;