diff --git a/emu-configs/defaults/citra/citra-qt-config.ini b/emu-configs/defaults/citra/citra-qt-config.ini
index 6e176b83..7a42e448 100644
--- a/emu-configs/defaults/citra/citra-qt-config.ini
+++ b/emu-configs/defaults/citra/citra-qt-config.ini
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ Paths\moviePlaybackPath=
 Paths\movieRecordPath=
 Paths\recentFiles=@Invalid()
 Paths\romsPath=
-Paths\screenshotPath=
+Paths\screenshotPath=RETRODECKHOMEDIR/screenshots
 Paths\symbolsPath=
 Paths\videoDumpingPath=
 Shortcuts\Main%20Window\Advance%20Frame\Context=2
diff --git a/emu-configs/defaults/retroarch/retroarch.cfg b/emu-configs/defaults/retroarch/retroarch.cfg
index 042fdacc..c1b10fcb 100644
--- a/emu-configs/defaults/retroarch/retroarch.cfg
+++ b/emu-configs/defaults/retroarch/retroarch.cfg
@@ -3071,7 +3071,7 @@ savestates_in_content_dir = "false"
 scan_without_core_match = "false"
 screen_brightness = "100"
 screen_orientation = "0"
-screenshot_directory = ":\screenshots"
+screenshot_directory = "RETRODECKHOMEDIR/screenshots"
 screenshots_in_content_dir = "false"
 settings_show_accessibility = "true"
 settings_show_achievements = "true"
diff --git a/emu-configs/defaults/yuzu/qt-config.ini b/emu-configs/defaults/yuzu/qt-config.ini
index 0c378fa1..efa6bb94 100644
--- a/emu-configs/defaults/yuzu/qt-config.ini
+++ b/emu-configs/defaults/yuzu/qt-config.ini
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ Paths\romsPath=
 Paths\symbolsPath=
 Screenshots\enable_screenshot_save_as=true
 Screenshots\enable_screenshot_save_as\default=true
-Screenshots\screenshot_path=/home/deck/.var/app/org.yuzu_emu.yuzu/data/yuzu/screenshots
+Screenshots\screenshot_path=RETRODECKHOMEDIR/screenshots
 Shortcuts\Main%20Window\Audio%20Mute\Unmute\Context=1
 Shortcuts\Main%20Window\Audio%20Mute\Unmute\Context\default=true
 Shortcuts\Main%20Window\Audio%20Mute\Unmute\Controller_KeySeq=Home+Dpad_Right
diff --git a/emu-configs/mame/mame.ini b/emu-configs/mame/mame.ini
index 115e6d2b..1e7e0c40 100644
--- a/emu-configs/mame/mame.ini
+++ b/emu-configs/mame/mame.ini
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ cfg_directory             /var/config/mame/cfg
 nvram_directory           /var/config/mame/nvram
 input_directory           /var/config/mame/inp
 state_directory           /var/config/mame/sta
-snapshot_directory        $HOME/retrodeck/screenshots
+snapshot_directory        RETRODECKHOMEDIR/screenshots
 diff_directory            /var/config/mame/diff
 comment_directory         /var/config/mame/comments
 share_directory           /var/config/mame/share