diff --git a/src/Backends/Misc.h b/src/Backends/Misc.h
index b7be75d0..ece4bbae 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Misc.h
+++ b/src/Backends/Misc.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ enum
 bool Backend_Init(void (*drag_and_drop_callback)(const char *path), void (*window_focus_callback)(bool focus));
 void Backend_Deinit(void);
 void Backend_PostWindowCreation(void);
-bool Backend_GetBasePath(std::string *string_buffer);
+bool Backend_GetPaths(std::string *module_path, std::string *data_path);
 void Backend_HideMouse(void);
 void Backend_SetWindowIcon(const unsigned char *rgb_pixels, size_t width, size_t height);
 void Backend_SetCursor(const unsigned char *rgba_pixels, size_t width, size_t height);
diff --git a/src/Backends/Platform/3DS.cpp b/src/Backends/Platform/3DS.cpp
index 78e0eea3..c684d761 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Platform/3DS.cpp
+++ b/src/Backends/Platform/3DS.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <string>
 
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
 #include <3ds.h>
 
 bool Backend_Init(void (*drag_and_drop_callback)(const char *path), void (*window_focus_callback)(bool focus))
@@ -45,9 +48,17 @@ void Backend_PostWindowCreation(void)
 	// Nothing to do here
 }
 
-bool Backend_GetBasePath(std::string *string_buffer)
+bool Backend_GetPaths(std::string *module_path, std::string *data_path)
 {
-	*string_buffer = "romfs:";
+	// Create the CSE2 folder if it doesn't already exist
+	mkdir("sdmc:/3ds", 0777);
+	mkdir("sdmc:/3ds/cse2", 0777);
+
+	// Configuration files and save data goes on the read-write SD card
+	*module_path = "sdmc:/3ds/cse2";
+
+	// Data goes in the read-only ROMFS
+	*data_path = "romfs:";
 
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/Main.cpp b/src/Main.cpp
index b8b4aa17..f1301ca7 100644
--- a/src/Main.cpp
+++ b/src/Main.cpp
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (!Backend_Init(DragAndDropCallback, WindowFocusCallback))
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
-	// Get executable's path
-	if (!Backend_GetBasePath(&gModulePath))
+	// Get executable's path, and path of the data folder
+	if (!Backend_GetPaths(&gModulePath, &gDataPath))
 	{
 		// Fall back on argv[0] if the backend cannot provide a path
 		gModulePath = argv[0];
@@ -120,10 +120,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-	}
 
-	// Get path of the data folder
-	gDataPath = gModulePath + "/data";
+		gDataPath = gModulePath + "/data";
+	}
 
 	CONFIGDATA conf;
 	if (!LoadConfigData(&conf))