diff --git a/src/backend/2globalsWIN.go b/src/backend/2globalsWIN.go
index 6b8f596..dc66974 100644
--- a/src/backend/2globalsWIN.go
+++ b/src/backend/2globalsWIN.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package backend
 
 // EntryRoot path to libmutton entry directory
 var EntryRoot = home + "\\AppData\\Local\\libmutton\\entries"
-var ConfigDir = home + "\\AppData\\Local\\libmutton"
+var ConfigDir = home + "\\AppData\\Local\\libmutton\\config"
 var ConfigPath = ConfigDir + "\\libmutton.ini"
 
 // PathSeparator defines the character used to separate directories in a path (platform-specific)
diff --git a/src/backend/init.go b/src/backend/init.go
index c35b704..6394cba 100644
--- a/src/backend/init.go
+++ b/src/backend/init.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package backend
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strconv"
@@ -65,3 +66,31 @@ func GpgKeyGen() string {
 
 	return "libmutton-" + unixTime + " (gpg-libmutton) <github.com/rwinkhart/libmutton>"
 }
+
+// DirInit creates the libmutton directories
+func DirInit() {
+	// create EntryRoot
+	err := os.MkdirAll(EntryRoot, 0700)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(AnsiError + "Failed to create \"" + EntryRoot + "\":" + err.Error() + AnsiReset)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	// remove existing config directory (if it exists)
+	_, isAccessible := TargetIsFile(ConfigDir, false, 1)
+	if isAccessible {
+		err = os.RemoveAll(ConfigDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(AnsiError + "Failed to remove existing config directory: " + err.Error() + AnsiReset)
+			os.Exit(1)
+
+		}
+	}
+
+	// create config directory w/devices subdirectory
+	err = os.MkdirAll(ConfigDir+PathSeparator+"devices", 0700)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(AnsiError + "Failed to create \"" + ConfigDir + "\":" + err.Error() + AnsiReset)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/initUNIX.go b/src/backend/initUNIX.go
index 12be570..7540b0c 100644
--- a/src/backend/initUNIX.go
+++ b/src/backend/initUNIX.go
@@ -3,29 +3,11 @@
 package backend
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 )
 
 const FallbackEditor = "vi" // vi is pre-installed on most UNIX systems
 
-// DirInit creates the libmutton directories
-func DirInit() {
-	// create EntryRoot
-	err := os.MkdirAll(EntryRoot, 0700)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(AnsiError + "Failed to create \"" + EntryRoot + "\":" + err.Error() + AnsiReset)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	// create config directory w/devices subdirectory
-	err = os.MkdirAll(ConfigDir+"/devices", 0700)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(AnsiError + "Failed to create \"" + ConfigDir + "\":" + err.Error() + AnsiReset)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-}
-
 // textEditorFallback returns the value of the $EDITOR environment variable, or FallbackEditor if it is not set
 func textEditorFallback() string {
 	// ensure textEditor is set
diff --git a/src/backend/initWIN.go b/src/backend/initWIN.go
index f402e18..070f6a1 100644
--- a/src/backend/initWIN.go
+++ b/src/backend/initWIN.go
@@ -2,24 +2,8 @@
 
 package backend
 
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-)
-
 const FallbackEditor = "nvim" // since there is no pre-installed CLI editor on Windows, default to the most popular one
 
-// DirInit creates the libmutton directories
-func DirInit() {
-	// create EntryRoot (includes config directory on Windows)
-	err := os.MkdirAll(EntryRoot, 0700)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(AnsiError + "Failed to create \"" + EntryRoot + "\":" + err.Error() + AnsiReset)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-	os.MkdirAll(ConfigDir+"\\devices", 0700)
-}
-
 // textEditorFallback returns FallbackEditor
 func textEditorFallback() string {
 	return FallbackEditor