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diff --git a/Emby.Server.Core/ApplicationPathHelper.cs b/Emby.Server.Core/ApplicationPathHelper.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Configuration;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace Emby.Server.Core
+{
+    public static class ApplicationPathHelper
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the path to the application's ProgramDataFolder
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>System.String.</returns>
+        public static string GetProgramDataPath(string applicationPath)
+        {
+            var useDebugPath = false;
+
+#if DEBUG
+            useDebugPath = true;
+#endif
+
+            var programDataPath = useDebugPath ? 
+                ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["DebugProgramDataPath"] : 
+                ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["ReleaseProgramDataPath"];
+
+            programDataPath = programDataPath.Replace("%ApplicationData%", Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData));
+
+            programDataPath = programDataPath
+                .Replace('/', Path.DirectorySeparatorChar)
+                .Replace('\\', Path.DirectorySeparatorChar);
+
+            // If it's a relative path, e.g. "..\"
+            if (!Path.IsPathRooted(programDataPath))
+            {
+                var path = Path.GetDirectoryName(applicationPath);
+
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
+                {
+                    throw new ApplicationException("Unable to determine running assembly location");
+                }
+
+                programDataPath = Path.Combine(path, programDataPath);
+
+                programDataPath = Path.GetFullPath(programDataPath);
+            }
+
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(programDataPath);
+
+            return programDataPath;
+        }
+    }
+}