--- src_new/org/argouml/application/configuration/ConfigurationProperties.java~	2003-06-30 02:53:41.000000000 +0300
+++ src_new/org/argouml/application/configuration/ConfigurationProperties.java	2003-08-29 02:56:26.000000000 +0300
@@ -83,7 +83,15 @@
      *  @return a generic path string.
      */
     public String getDefaultPath() {
-	return System.getProperty("user.home") + "/argo.user.properties";
+      String home = System.getProperty("user.home");
+      File homedir = new File(home);
+      File appdir = new File(homedir, ".argouml");
+
+      if (!appdir.exists()) {
+          appdir.mkdirs();
+      }
+
+      return home + "/.argouml/argo.user.properties";
     }