diff --git a/packages/oneclient_app/src/view/app/settings/launcher.rs b/packages/oneclient_app/src/view/app/settings/launcher.rs
index 84e4d34c..c85b3e97 100644
--- a/packages/oneclient_app/src/view/app/settings/launcher.rs
+++ b/packages/oneclient_app/src/view/app/settings/launcher.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use freya::prelude::*;
 use freya::router::RouterContext;
 use oneclient_core::relocate::RelocationPlan;
+use oneclient_core::settings::data_dir;
 use oneclient_core::storage::format_bytes;
 
 use super::{section_header, settings_page, settings_row};
@@ -126,6 +127,21 @@ impl Component for DataFolder {
             .on_press(move |_| browse(pending, error, checking))
             .text(if checking_now { "Checking…" } else { "Change…" });
 
+        let mut buttons = Vec::new();
+
+        if !data_dir::is_default(Path::new(&data_dir)) {
+            buttons.push(
+                Button::new()
+                    .secondary()
+                    .small()
+                    .disabled(checking_now)
+                    .on_press(move |_| plan(pending, error, checking, Source::Default))
+                    .text("Reset"),
+            );
+        }
+
+        buttons.push(change);
+
         let mut section = rect()
             .vertical()
             .width(Size::fill())
@@ -134,7 +150,7 @@ impl Component for DataFolder {
                 IconType::Folder,
                 "Launcher Folder",
                 data_dir.clone(),
-                row_actions(PathBuf::from(data_dir), change),
+                row_actions(PathBuf::from(data_dir), buttons),
             ));
 
         if let Some(message) = error.read().clone() {
@@ -161,7 +177,7 @@ impl Component for DataFolder {
                     format_bytes(left.bytes),
                     left.path.display()
                 ),
-                row_actions(left.path, remove),
+                row_actions(left.path, vec![remove]),
             ));
         }
 
@@ -177,31 +193,55 @@ impl Component for DataFolder {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+enum Source {
+    /// Whatever folder the picker comes back with
+    Picked,
+    /// The folder OneClient uses when nothing is set
+    Default,
+}
+
 fn browse(
+    pending: State<Option<RelocationPlan>>,
+    error: State<Option<String>>,
+    checking: State<bool>,
+) {
+    plan(pending, error, checking, Source::Picked);
+}
+
+fn plan(
     mut pending: State<Option<RelocationPlan>>,
     mut error: State<Option<String>>,
     mut checking: State<bool>,
+    source: Source,
 ) {
     if *checking.peek() {
         return;
     }
 
     spawn(async move {
-        let mut dialog =
-            rfd::AsyncFileDialog::new().set_title("Choose where OneClient should store game data");
+        let picked = match source {
+            Source::Picked => {
+                let mut dialog = rfd::AsyncFileDialog::new()
+                    .set_title("Choose where OneClient should store game data");
 
-        if let Some(start) = oneclient_common::paths::picker_start_dir() {
-            dialog = dialog.set_directory(start);
-        }
+                if let Some(start) = oneclient_common::paths::picker_start_dir() {
+                    dialog = dialog.set_directory(start);
+                }
 
-        let Some(handle) = dialog.pick_folder().await else {
-            return;
+                let Some(handle) = dialog.pick_folder().await else {
+                    return;
+                };
+
+                Some(handle.path().to_path_buf())
+            }
+            Source::Default => None,
         };
 
         checking.set(true);
         error.set(None);
 
-        match plan_move(handle.path()).await {
+        match plan_move(picked.as_deref()).await {
             Ok(planned) => pending.set(Some(planned)),
             Err(message) => error.set(Some(message)),
         }
@@ -210,18 +250,27 @@ fn browse(
     });
 }
 
-async fn plan_move(picked: &Path) -> Result<RelocationPlan, String> {
+async fn plan_move(picked: Option<&Path>) -> Result<RelocationPlan, String> {
     let state = crate::launcher::state().map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
-    oneclient_core::relocate::plan(&state, picked).await
+
+    match picked {
+        Some(picked) => oneclient_core::relocate::plan(&state, picked).await,
+        None => oneclient_core::relocate::plan_default(&state).await,
+    }
 }
 
-fn row_actions(folder: PathBuf, action: Button) -> impl IntoElement {
-    rect()
+fn row_actions(folder: PathBuf, actions: Vec<Button>) -> impl IntoElement {
+    let mut row = rect()
         .horizontal()
         .cross_align(Alignment::Center)
         .spacing(8.)
-        .child(open_folder_button(folder))
-        .child(action)
+        .child(open_folder_button(folder));
+
+    for action in actions {
+        row = row.child(action);
+    }
+
+    row
 }
 
 fn confirm_move(
diff --git a/packages/oneclient_core/src/relocate.rs b/packages/oneclient_core/src/relocate.rs
index 567a5537..2fc4ffe5 100644
--- a/packages/oneclient_core/src/relocate.rs
+++ b/packages/oneclient_core/src/relocate.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,27 @@ pub struct Leftovers {
 }
 
 pub async fn plan(state: &LauncherState, picked: &Path) -> Result<RelocationPlan, String> {
+	let from = ready_to_move(state)?;
+	let checked = data_dir::check(picked).await?;
+
+	weigh(state, from, checked, &[]).await
+}
+
+pub async fn plan_default(state: &LauncherState) -> Result<RelocationPlan, String> {
+	let from = ready_to_move(state)?;
+	let home = data_dir::default_path()?;
+
+	if home == from {
+		return Err("Your game data is already in the default folder.".to_string());
+	}
+
+	let keep = config_owned_names(&home);
+	let checked = data_dir::check_exact(&home).await?;
+
+	weigh(state, from, checked, &keep).await
+}
+
+fn ready_to_move(state: &LauncherState) -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
 	let from = current_dir()?;
 
 	if let Some(reason) = busy_reason(state) {
@@ -74,7 +95,16 @@ pub async fn plan(state: &LauncherState, picked: &Path) -> Result<RelocationPlan
 		return Err(reason);
 	}
 
-	let checked = data_dir::check(picked).await?;
+	Ok(from)
+}
+
+/// `settled` names what the destination is allowed to be holding already
+async fn weigh(
+	state: &LauncherState,
+	from: PathBuf,
+	checked: data_dir::DataDirCheck,
+	settled: &[OsString],
+) -> Result<RelocationPlan, String> {
 	let to = checked.path;
 
 	if to == from {
@@ -83,7 +113,7 @@ pub async fn plan(state: &LauncherState, picked: &Path) -> Result<RelocationPlan
 
 	if to.starts_with(&from) || from.starts_with(&to) {
 		return Err(format!(
-			"Pick a folder outside {} — one cannot hold the other.",
+			"Pick a folder outside {} (one cannot hold the other).",
 			from.display()
 		));
 	}
@@ -95,19 +125,18 @@ pub async fn plan(state: &LauncherState, picked: &Path) -> Result<RelocationPlan
 		));
 	}
 
-	if polyio::dir_has_content(&to).await {
-		return Err(format!("{} is not empty. Pick an empty folder.", to.display()));
-	}
-
 	if let Some(old) = leftovers(state).await {
 		return Err(format!(
-			"Clear the {} still sitting in {} first — OneClient keeps track of one old folder at \
-			 a time.",
+			"Clear the {} still sitting in {} first. OneClient keeps track of one old folder at a time.",
 			format_bytes(old.bytes),
 			old.path.display()
 		));
 	}
 
+	if !data_dir::looks_empty(&to, settled).await {
+		return Err(format!("{} is not empty. Pick an empty folder.", to.display()));
+	}
+
 	let bytes = collect(&from, &skipped_names(&from)).await?.total;
 	let available = data_dir::available_space(&to);
 
@@ -278,7 +307,7 @@ fn busy_reason(state: &LauncherState) -> Option<String> {
 	}
 
 	Some(format!(
-		"Close Minecraft first — {active} instance{} still open.",
+		"Close Minecraft first. {active} instance{} still open.",
 		if active == 1 { " is" } else { "s are" }
 	))
 }
@@ -403,9 +432,16 @@ async fn collect(root: &Path, skip_top: &[OsString]) -> Result<Found, String> {
 			if file_type.is_dir() {
 				found.dirs.push(relative);
 				stack.push((path, false));
-			} else if let Ok(meta) = entry.metadata().await {
-				found.total += meta.len();
-				found.files.push((relative, meta.len()));
+			} else if file_type.is_file() {
+				if let Ok(meta) = entry.metadata().await {
+					found.total += meta.len();
+					found.files.push((relative, meta.len()));
+				}
+			} else {
+				tracing::debug!(
+					path = %relative.display(),
+					"leaving a socket or pipe behind"
+				);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -728,6 +764,30 @@ mod tests {
 		std::fs::remove_dir_all(dir).ok();
 	}
 
+	#[cfg(unix)]
+	#[tokio::test]
+	async fn a_socket_is_walked_past_rather_than_queued_for_copying() {
+		let root = polyio::testing::ScratchDir::new("relocate_socket");
+		let dir = root.path();
+
+		let socket = std::os::unix::net::UnixListener::bind(dir.join("ipc.sock")).unwrap();
+		polyio::write(dir.join("kept.bin"), vec![0u8; 100])
+			.await
+			.unwrap();
+
+		let found = collect(dir, &[]).await.unwrap();
+
+		assert_eq!(
+			found.files.len(),
+			1,
+			"a socket cannot be copied, so it must never reach the copy list"
+		);
+		assert_eq!(found.total, 100, "nor count towards what has to fit");
+
+		drop(socket);
+		std::fs::remove_dir_all(dir).ok();
+	}
+
 	#[tokio::test]
 	async fn a_folder_kept_out_of_the_copy_is_kept_out_of_the_total_too() {
 		let root = polyio::testing::ScratchDir::new("relocate_skip_dir");
diff --git a/packages/oneclient_core/src/settings/data_dir.rs b/packages/oneclient_core/src/settings/data_dir.rs
index a63f9e35..40af8c6d 100644
--- a/packages/oneclient_core/src/settings/data_dir.rs
+++ b/packages/oneclient_core/src/settings/data_dir.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use oneclient_common::paths;
@@ -10,23 +11,81 @@ const LOW_SPACE_BYTES: u64 = 5 * 1000 * 1000 * 1000;
 
 const PROBE_NAME: &str = ".oneclient_write_test";
 
+/// What the operating system leaves lying around on its own. A folder holding
+/// nothing else is one the person who picked it would call empty.
+const OS_CLUTTER: &[&str] = &[
+	".DS_Store",
+	".localized",
+	".Spotlight-V100",
+	".Trashes",
+	".fseventsd",
+	"desktop.ini",
+	"Thumbs.db",
+	"$RECYCLE.BIN",
+	"System Volume Information",
+];
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct DataDirCheck {
 	pub path: PathBuf,
 	pub warning: Option<String>,
 }
 
-#[must_use]
-pub fn resolve(picked: &Path) -> PathBuf {
-	if picked.file_name().is_some_and(|name| name == FOLDER_NAME) {
+/// Whether `dir` holds nothing worth worrying about: a folder that is missing,
+/// unreadable, or carrying only [`OS_CLUTTER`] and `ignored` names counts as empty
+pub async fn looks_empty(dir: &Path, ignored: &[OsString]) -> bool {
+	let Ok(mut entries) = polyio::read_dir(dir).await else {
+		return true;
+	};
+
+	while let Ok(Some(entry)) = entries.next_entry().await {
+		let name = entry.file_name();
+
+		if ignored.contains(&name) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		let Some(name) = name.to_str() else {
+			return false;
+		};
+
+		if !OS_CLUTTER.iter().any(|junk| junk.eq_ignore_ascii_case(name)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	true
+}
+
+pub async fn resolve(picked: &Path) -> PathBuf {
+	if picked.file_name().is_some_and(|name| name == FOLDER_NAME)
+		|| looks_empty(picked, &[]).await
+	{
 		picked.to_path_buf()
 	} else {
 		picked.join(FOLDER_NAME)
 	}
 }
 
+/// Where the game data sits when nothing is set: alongside the settings
+pub fn default_path() -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
+	paths::config_dir()
+		.map(Path::to_path_buf)
+		.map_err(|err| format!("Couldn't work out where OneClient keeps its settings: {err}"))
+}
+
+#[must_use]
+pub fn is_default(dir: &Path) -> bool {
+	default_path().is_ok_and(|home| home == dir)
+}
+
 pub async fn check(picked: &Path) -> Result<DataDirCheck, String> {
-	let path = resolve(picked);
+	check_exact(&resolve(picked).await).await
+}
+
+/// Checks the folder handed over rather than one derived from it
+pub async fn check_exact(path: &Path) -> Result<DataDirCheck, String> {
+	let path = path.to_path_buf();
 
 	let existed = polyio::try_exists(&path).await.unwrap_or(false);
 	polyio::create_dir_all(&path)
@@ -107,16 +166,92 @@ pub(crate) fn available_space(path: &Path) -> Option<u64> {
 mod tests {
 	use super::*;
 
-	#[test]
-	fn a_drive_root_gets_a_folder_of_its_own() {
-		let resolved = resolve(Path::new(std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR_STR));
-		assert_eq!(resolved.file_name().unwrap(), FOLDER_NAME);
+	#[tokio::test]
+	async fn a_folder_with_things_in_it_gets_a_folder_of_its_own() {
+		let root = polyio::testing::ScratchDir::new("data_dir_busy");
+		let dir = root.path();
+		polyio::create_dir_all(dir).await.unwrap();
+		polyio::write(dir.join("holiday.jpg"), b"mine".as_slice())
+			.await
+			.unwrap();
+
+		assert_eq!(resolve(dir).await, dir.join(FOLDER_NAME));
+
+		std::fs::remove_dir_all(dir).ok();
 	}
 
-	#[test]
-	fn resolving_twice_does_not_nest() {
-		let once = resolve(Path::new("D:/Games"));
-		assert_eq!(resolve(&once), once);
+	#[tokio::test]
+	async fn an_empty_folder_is_used_as_it_stands() {
+		let root = polyio::testing::ScratchDir::new("data_dir_empty");
+		let dir = root.path();
+		polyio::create_dir_all(dir).await.unwrap();
+
+		assert_eq!(
+			resolve(dir).await,
+			dir.to_path_buf(),
+			"a folder made for this should not get another one inside it"
+		);
+
+		std::fs::remove_dir_all(dir).ok();
+	}
+
+	#[tokio::test]
+	async fn a_folder_the_finder_has_been_in_still_counts_as_empty() {
+		let root = polyio::testing::ScratchDir::new("data_dir_clutter");
+		let dir = root.path();
+		polyio::create_dir_all(dir).await.unwrap();
+		polyio::write(dir.join(".DS_Store"), b"junk".as_slice())
+			.await
+			.unwrap();
+
+		assert_eq!(
+			resolve(dir).await,
+			dir.to_path_buf(),
+			"the folder looks empty to the person who picked it"
+		);
+
+		std::fs::remove_dir_all(dir).ok();
+	}
+
+	#[tokio::test]
+	async fn resolving_twice_does_not_nest() {
+		let root = polyio::testing::ScratchDir::new("data_dir_nest");
+		let dir = root.path();
+		polyio::create_dir_all(dir).await.unwrap();
+		polyio::write(dir.join("holiday.jpg"), b"mine".as_slice())
+			.await
+			.unwrap();
+
+		let once = resolve(dir).await;
+		assert_eq!(resolve(&once).await, once);
+
+		std::fs::remove_dir_all(dir).ok();
+	}
+
+	#[tokio::test]
+	async fn the_settings_that_stayed_behind_do_not_make_the_default_folder_look_busy() {
+		let root = polyio::testing::ScratchDir::new("data_dir_settled");
+		let dir = root.path();
+		polyio::create_dir_all(dir).await.unwrap();
+		polyio::write(dir.join("settings.json"), b"{}".as_slice())
+			.await
+			.unwrap();
+
+		let settled = [OsString::from("settings.json")];
+
+		assert!(
+			looks_empty(dir, &settled).await,
+			"moving back in has to be allowed over the settings that never left"
+		);
+
+		polyio::create_dir_all(dir.join("clusters")).await.unwrap();
+
+		assert!(
+			!looks_empty(dir, &settled).await,
+			"game data already sitting there is another matter"
+		);
+
+		std::fs::remove_dir_all(dir).ok();
 	}
 
 	#[tokio::test]
@@ -124,6 +259,10 @@ mod tests {
 		let root = polyio::testing::ScratchDir::new("data_dir_check");
 		polyio::create_dir_all(root.path()).await.unwrap();
 
+		polyio::write(root.join("holiday.jpg"), b"mine".as_slice())
+			.await
+			.unwrap();
+
 		let checked = check(root.path()).await.unwrap();
 		assert_eq!(checked.path, root.join(FOLDER_NAME));
 		assert!(