diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/main.tsx
index 94a6f5a..7330174 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client"
 import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core"
 import { Store } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-store"
 import { appLocalDataDir, executableDir, join } from "@tauri-apps/api/path"
-import { createDir, exists } from "@tauri-apps/api/fs"
 import { ExternalLink, Eye, EyeOff, GalleryVerticalEnd, Loader2, RefreshCw } from "lucide-react"
 import { Tabs, TabsContent, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "./components/ui/tabs"
 import { cn } from "./lib/utils"
@@ -104,21 +103,18 @@ function normalizeUrl(value?: string | null, fallback = DEFAULT_APP_URL) {
 const appUrl = normalizeUrl(import.meta.env.VITE_APP_URL, DEFAULT_APP_URL)
 const apiBaseUrl = normalizeUrl(import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL, appUrl)
 
-async function resolveDataDir(): Promise<string> {
-  try {
-    const exe = await executableDir()
-    const dir = await join(exe, "data")
-    const ok = await exists(dir).catch(() => false)
-    if (!ok) await createDir(dir, { recursive: true })
-    return dir
-  } catch {
-    return await appLocalDataDir()
-  }
-}
-
 async function loadStore(): Promise<Store> {
-  const dir = await resolveDataDir()
-  return await Store.load(STORE_FILENAME, { dir })
+  // Tenta usar uma pasta "data" ao lado do executável (ex.: C:\Raven\data)
+  try {
+    const exeDir = await executableDir()
+    const storePath = await join(exeDir, "data", STORE_FILENAME)
+    return await Store.load(storePath)
+  } catch {
+    // Fallback: AppData local do usuário
+    const appData = await appLocalDataDir()
+    const storePath = await join(appData, STORE_FILENAME)
+    return await Store.load(storePath)
+  }
 }
 
 async function readToken(store: Store): Promise<string | null> {