diff --git a/src/obsidian/vault-explorer-settings-tab.ts b/src/obsidian/vault-explorer-settings-tab.ts
index c9b24e3..b0fa64e 100644
--- a/src/obsidian/vault-explorer-settings-tab.ts
+++ b/src/obsidian/vault-explorer-settings-tab.ts
@@ -14,17 +14,13 @@ import {
 } from "src/logger/constants";
 import Logger from "js-logger";
 import { stringToLogLevel } from "src/logger";
-import {
-	FileInteractionStyle,
-	FlexWrap,
-	TExplorerView,
-	WordBreak,
-} from "src/types";
+import { FileInteractionStyle, FlexWrap, TExplorerView } from "src/types";
 import EventManager from "src/event/event-manager";
 import LicenseKeyApp from "../svelte/license-key-app/index.svelte";
 import License from "src/svelte/shared/services/license";
 import "./styles.css";
 import { PluginEvent } from "src/event/types";
+import { favoritesStore } from "src/svelte/app/services/favorites-store";
 
 export default class VaultExplorerSettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 	plugin: VaultExplorerPlugin;
@@ -557,6 +553,29 @@ export default class VaultExplorerSettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 			target: containerEl,
 		});
 
+		new Setting(containerEl).setName("Storage").setHeading();
+
+		const configFolderDesc = new DocumentFragment();
+		configFolderDesc.createDiv({
+			text: "Set the plugin configuration folder.",
+		});
+		configFolderDesc.createDiv({
+			text: "Restart Obsidian after changing this setting.",
+			cls: "mod-warning",
+		});
+
+		new Setting(containerEl)
+			.setName("Config folder")
+			.setDesc(configFolderDesc)
+			.addText((component) =>
+				component
+					.setValue(this.plugin.settings.configDir)
+					.onChange(async (value) => {
+						this.plugin.settings.configDir = value;
+						await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+					})
+			);
+
 		new Setting(containerEl).setName("Debugging").setHeading();
 		new Setting(containerEl)
 			.setName("Log level")
diff --git a/src/svelte/app/services/favorites-store.ts b/src/svelte/app/services/favorites-store.ts
index fa814b7..19d893c 100644
--- a/src/svelte/app/services/favorites-store.ts
+++ b/src/svelte/app/services/favorites-store.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import _ from "lodash";
 import { App, normalizePath, Notice } from "obsidian";
 import { VaultExplorerPluginSettings } from "src/types";
 import { Writable, writable } from "svelte/store";
+import { parseItems, stringifyItems } from "./utils/json-utils";
 
 interface FavoritesItem {
 	filePath: string;
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ class FavoritesStore {
 			const cache = new Map<string, boolean>();
 			const rawData = await app.vault.adapter.read(filePath);
 
-			const items = this.parseItems<FavoritesItem>(rawData);
+			const items = parseItems<FavoritesItem>(rawData);
 			items.forEach((item) => {
 				const { filePath, isFavorite } = item;
 				cache.set(filePath, isFavorite);
@@ -162,7 +163,14 @@ class FavoritesStore {
 
 		try {
 			const path = this.getFavoritesFilePath(this.settings.configDir);
-			const rawData = this.stringifyCache(cache);
+			const items = Array.from(cache.entries()).map(
+				([filePath, isFavorite]) => ({
+					filePath,
+					isFavorite,
+				})
+			);
+
+			const rawData = stringifyItems(items);
 			await this.app.vault.adapter.write(path, rawData);
 		} catch (err) {
 			const error = err as Error;
@@ -210,8 +218,8 @@ class FavoritesStore {
 				functionName: "load",
 				message: "creating new file...",
 			});
-			const data = this.stringifyCache(new Map<string, boolean>());
-			await app.vault.create(filePath, data);
+			const rawData = stringifyItems([]);
+			await app.vault.create(filePath, rawData);
 			return true;
 		} catch (err) {
 			const error = err as Error;
@@ -231,29 +239,6 @@ class FavoritesStore {
 	private getFavoritesFilePath(configDir: string) {
 		return normalizePath(configDir + "/" + FAVORITES_FILE);
 	}
-
-	private parseItems<T>(rawData: string): T[] {
-		const json = JSON.parse(rawData);
-		if (!json.items) return [];
-		return json.items;
-	}
-
-	private stringifyCache(cache: TFavoritesCache) {
-		const items = Array.from(cache.entries()).map(
-			([filePath, isFavorite]) => ({
-				filePath,
-				isFavorite,
-			})
-		);
-
-		return JSON.stringify(
-			{
-				items,
-			},
-			null,
-			2
-		);
-	}
 }
 
 export const favoritesStore = new FavoritesStore();
diff --git a/src/svelte/app/services/utils/json-utils.ts b/src/svelte/app/services/utils/json-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e0c46c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/svelte/app/services/utils/json-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export const parseItems = <T>(rawData: string): T[] => {
+	const json = JSON.parse(rawData);
+	if (!json.items) return [];
+	return json.items;
+};
+
+export const stringifyItems = (items: unknown[]) => {
+	return JSON.stringify(
+		{
+			items,
+		},
+		null,
+		2
+	);
+};
diff --git a/test-vault/.vaultexplorer/favorites.json b/test-vault/.vaultexplorer/favorites.json
index 21c062d..fc69ce2 100644
--- a/test-vault/.vaultexplorer/favorites.json
+++ b/test-vault/.vaultexplorer/favorites.json
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "items": [
-    {
-      "filePath": "attachments/file.xlsx",
-      "isFavorite": true
-    }
-  ]
+  "items": []
 }
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