diff --git a/src/sporemodder/HashManager.java b/src/sporemodder/HashManager.java
index 3ce3b4e..871d69b 100644
--- a/src/sporemodder/HashManager.java
+++ b/src/sporemodder/HashManager.java
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ public static HashManager get() {
 	private NameRegistry extraRegistry;
 	
 	private final HashMap<String, NameRegistry> registries = new HashMap<String, NameRegistry>();
-
-	private String registryError;
 	
 	@Override
 	public void initialize(Properties properties) {
@@ -88,23 +86,23 @@ public void initialize(Properties properties) {
 		try {
 			fileRegistry.read(PathManager.get().getProgramFile(fileRegistry.getFileName()));
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			registryError = "The file name registry (reg_file.txt) is corrupt or missing.";
+			UIManager.get().setInitializationError("The file name registry (reg_file.txt) is corrupt or missing.");
 		}
 		try {
 			typeRegistry.read(PathManager.get().getProgramFile(typeRegistry.getFileName()));
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			registryError = "The types registry (reg_type.txt) is corrupt or missing.";
+			UIManager.get().setInitializationError("The types registry (reg_type.txt) is corrupt or missing.");
 		}
 		try {
 			propRegistry.read(PathManager.get().getProgramFile(propRegistry.getFileName()));
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			registryError = "The property registry (reg_property.txt) is corrupt or missing.";
+			UIManager.get().setInitializationError("The property registry (reg_property.txt) is corrupt or missing.");
 		}
 		try {
 			simulatorRegistry.read(PathManager.get().getProgramFile(simulatorRegistry.getFileName()));
 			simulatorRegistry.read(PathManager.get().getProgramFile("reg_simulator_stub.txt"));
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			registryError = "The simulator attributes registry (reg_simulator.txt or reg_simulator_stub.txt) is corrupt or missing.";
+			UIManager.get().setInitializationError("The simulator attributes registry (reg_simulator.txt or reg_simulator_stub.txt) is corrupt or missing.");
 		}
 		
 		CnvUnit.loadNameRegistry();
@@ -115,12 +113,6 @@ public void initialize(Properties properties) {
 		registries.put(simulatorRegistry.getFileName(), simulatorRegistry);
 		registries.put(projectRegistry.getFileName(), projectRegistry);
 	}
-
-	public void showInitializationError() {
-		if (registryError != null) {
-			UIManager.get().showDialog(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, registryError);
-		}
-	}
 	
 	public void replaceRegistries(NameRegistry file, NameRegistry prop, NameRegistry type) {
 		fileRegistry = file == null ? originalFileRegistry : file;
diff --git a/src/sporemodder/MainApp.java b/src/sporemodder/MainApp.java
index aa7485e..50e5a8a 100644
--- a/src/sporemodder/MainApp.java
+++ b/src/sporemodder/MainApp.java
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ private void init(boolean testInit) {
 				e.printStackTrace();
 			}
 		}
+
+		pathManager.loadSettings(settings);
 		
 		// The path managers might be used in other manager initialization methods,
 		// so we ensure we initialize them first.
@@ -268,7 +270,7 @@ public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		hashManager.showInitializationError();
+		uiManager.showInitializationError();
 		
 		if (uiManager.isFirstTime()) {
 			gameManager.showFirstTimeDialog();
diff --git a/src/sporemodder/PathManager.java b/src/sporemodder/PathManager.java
index 8318e95..b1e10b7 100644
--- a/src/sporemodder/PathManager.java
+++ b/src/sporemodder/PathManager.java
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 package sporemodder;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
@@ -33,6 +35,11 @@ public class PathManager extends AbstractManager {
 	private File programFolder;
 	/** The folder where SporeModder projects are. */
 	private File projectsFolder;
+	private boolean isDefaultProjectsFolder;
+	/** Path that will get saved as the Projects folder */
+	public String nextProjectsFolder;
+
+	private static final String PROPERTY_projectsPath = "projectsFolderPath";
 	
 	
 	/**
@@ -73,8 +80,62 @@ public void initialize(Properties properties) {
 		    // run in ide
 			programFolder = new File(System.getProperty("user.dir"));
 		}
-		
-		projectsFolder = new File(programFolder, "Projects");
+	}
+
+	public void loadSettings(Properties properties) {
+		String path = properties.getProperty(PROPERTY_projectsPath);
+		if (path != null) {
+			projectsFolder = new File(path);
+			if (!Files.isDirectory(projectsFolder.toPath())) {
+				UIManager.get().setInitializationError("The path to the projects folder does not exist: " + path);
+				projectsFolder = null;
+			}
+		}
+		if (projectsFolder == null) {
+			projectsFolder = getDefaultProjectsFolder();
+		}
+		// Check if the custom path points to the same folder
+		try {
+			isDefaultProjectsFolder = Files.isSameFile(projectsFolder.toPath(), getDefaultProjectsFolder().toPath());
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+			isDefaultProjectsFolder = path == null || path.isBlank();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override public void saveSettings(Properties properties) {
+		if (nextProjectsFolder != null) {
+			// non null but blank means reset to default
+			if (nextProjectsFolder.isBlank()) {
+				properties.remove(PROPERTY_projectsPath);
+			} else {
+				properties.put(PROPERTY_projectsPath, nextProjectsFolder);
+			}
+		} else if (!isDefaultProjectsFolder) {
+			properties.put(PROPERTY_projectsPath, projectsFolder.getAbsolutePath());
+		}
+	}
+
+	public File getDefaultProjectsFolder() {
+		return new File(programFolder, "Projects");
+	}
+
+	public String getProjectsFolderStringForSettings() {
+		if (nextProjectsFolder != null) {
+			return nextProjectsFolder;
+		} else if (isDefaultProjectsFolder) {
+			return "";
+		} else {
+			return projectsFolder.getAbsolutePath();
+		}
+	}
+
+	public boolean isDefaultProjectsFolder() {
+		return isDefaultProjectsFolder;
+	}
+
+	public void setNextProjectsFolder(String path) {
+		nextProjectsFolder = path;
 	}
 	
 	/** Returns the folder where the program files are. */
diff --git a/src/sporemodder/UIManager.java b/src/sporemodder/UIManager.java
index c4f6d84..7a83cc3 100644
--- a/src/sporemodder/UIManager.java
+++ b/src/sporemodder/UIManager.java
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ public static class UILoadMessage {
 	private Image programIcon;
 	
 	private double dpiScaling;
+
+	private String initializationError;
 	
 
 	/**
@@ -135,6 +137,16 @@ public Stage getPrimaryStage() {
 		return primaryStage;
 	}
 
+	public void setInitializationError(String initializationError) {
+		this.initializationError = initializationError;
+	}
+
+	public void showInitializationError() {
+		if (initializationError != null) {
+			UIManager.get().showDialog(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, initializationError);
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void initialize(Properties properties) {
 		
diff --git a/src/sporemodder/view/dialogs/ProgramSettingsUI.fxml b/src/sporemodder/view/dialogs/ProgramSettingsUI.fxml
index 29a8b9c..91e88ef 100644
--- a/src/sporemodder/view/dialogs/ProgramSettingsUI.fxml
+++ b/src/sporemodder/view/dialogs/ProgramSettingsUI.fxml
@@ -6,12 +6,40 @@
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.TextField?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.TitledPane?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.Tooltip?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.HBox?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.VBox?>
 
-<VBox fx:id="mainNode" prefWidth="600.0" styleClass="dialog-content" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/9.0.1" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="sporemodder.view.dialogs.ProgramSettingsUI">
+<VBox fx:id="mainNode" prefWidth="600.0" styleClass="dialog-content" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/20.0.1" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="sporemodder.view.dialogs.ProgramSettingsUI">
    <children>
+      <TitledPane fx:id="gameSettingsPanel1" animated="false" collapsible="false" layoutX="10.0" layoutY="10.0" text="General Settings">
+         <content>
+            <VBox prefWidth="465.0">
+               <children>
+                  <Label text="Projects Folder (leave blank to use default folder):" />
+                  <BorderPane>
+                     <right>
+                        <Button fx:id="findProjectsFolderButton" mnemonicParsing="false" text="Browse..." BorderPane.alignment="CENTER" />
+                     </right>
+                     <center>
+                        <TextField fx:id="projectsFolderTextField" prefHeight="18.0" prefWidth="386.0" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER">
+                           <BorderPane.margin>
+                              <Insets right="10.0" />
+                           </BorderPane.margin>
+                           <tooltip>
+                              <Tooltip text="SporeModder FX will store and load its projects in this folder" />
+                           </tooltip>
+                        </TextField>
+                     </center>
+                     <VBox.margin>
+                        <Insets bottom="10.0" />
+                     </VBox.margin>
+                  </BorderPane>
+               </children>
+            </VBox>
+         </content>
+      </TitledPane>
       <TitledPane fx:id="gameSettingsPanel" animated="false" collapsible="false" text="Game Settings">
          <content>
             <VBox prefWidth="465.0">
diff --git a/src/sporemodder/view/dialogs/ProgramSettingsUI.java b/src/sporemodder/view/dialogs/ProgramSettingsUI.java
index ba908ae..6f8c24e 100644
--- a/src/sporemodder/view/dialogs/ProgramSettingsUI.java
+++ b/src/sporemodder/view/dialogs/ProgramSettingsUI.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package sporemodder.view.dialogs;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
@@ -35,12 +36,9 @@
 import javafx.scene.control.Tooltip;
 import javafx.stage.DirectoryChooser;
 import javafx.stage.FileChooser;
-import sporemodder.FileManager;
-import sporemodder.GameManager;
+import sporemodder.*;
 import sporemodder.GameManager.GameType;
 import sporemodder.file.shaders.FXCompiler;
-import sporemodder.MainApp;
-import sporemodder.UIManager;
 import sporemodder.util.GamePathConfiguration.GamePathType;
 import sporemodder.util.SporeGame;
 import sporemodder.view.Controller;
@@ -75,6 +73,9 @@ public class ProgramSettingsUI implements Controller {
 	@FXML private Control gameTypeLabel;
 	@FXML private Control styleLabel;
 	@FXML private Control fxcLabel;
+
+	@FXML private TextField projectsFolderTextField;
+	@FXML private Button findProjectsFolderButton;
 	
 	private Dialog<ButtonType> dialog;
 
@@ -93,9 +94,7 @@ public Node getMainNode() {
 			chooser.getExtensionFilters().add(FileManager.FILEFILTER_ALL);
 			if (!fxcPathField.getText().isEmpty()) chooser.setInitialDirectory(new File(fxcPathField.getText()).getParentFile());
 			
-			UIManager.get().setOverlay(true);
 			File result = chooser.showOpenDialog(UIManager.get().getScene().getWindow());
-			UIManager.get().setOverlay(false);
 			
 			if (result != null) {
 				fxcPathField.setText(result.getAbsolutePath());
@@ -116,10 +115,8 @@ public Node getMainNode() {
 		findSporeButton.setOnAction(event -> {
 			DirectoryChooser chooser = new DirectoryChooser();
 			if (!sporeField.getText().isEmpty()) chooser.setInitialDirectory(new File(sporeField.getText()));
-			
-			UIManager.get().setOverlay(true);
+
 			File result = chooser.showDialog(UIManager.get().getScene().getWindow());
-			UIManager.get().setOverlay(false);
 			
 			if (result != null) {
 				result = gameMgr.findInstallationFolder(GameManager.SPORE_SPOREBIN, result);
@@ -136,10 +133,8 @@ public Node getMainNode() {
 		findGAButton.setOnAction(event -> {
 			DirectoryChooser chooser = new DirectoryChooser();
 			if (!gaField.getText().isEmpty()) chooser.setInitialDirectory(new File(gaField.getText()));
-			
-			UIManager.get().setOverlay(true);
+
 			File result = chooser.showDialog(UIManager.get().getScene().getWindow());
-			UIManager.get().setOverlay(false);
 			
 			if (result != null) {
 				result = gameMgr.findInstallationFolder(GameManager.GA_SPOREBIN, result);
@@ -162,10 +157,8 @@ public Node getMainNode() {
 			}
 			chooser.getExtensionFilters().add(FileManager.FILEFILTER_ALL);
 			chooser.getExtensionFilters().add(FileManager.FILEFILTER_EXE);
-			
-			UIManager.get().setOverlay(true);
+
 			File result = chooser.showOpenDialog(UIManager.get().getScene().getWindow());
-			UIManager.get().setOverlay(false);
 			
 			if (result != null) {
 				customPathField.setText(result.getAbsolutePath());
@@ -223,6 +216,25 @@ public Node getMainNode() {
 		if (FXCompiler.get().getFXCFile() != null) {
 			fxcPathField.setText(FXCompiler.get().getFXCFile().getAbsolutePath());
 		}
+
+
+		findProjectsFolderButton.setOnAction(event -> {
+			DirectoryChooser chooser = new DirectoryChooser();
+			File initialDirectory;
+			if (projectsFolderTextField.getText().isBlank()) {
+				initialDirectory = PathManager.get().getProjectsFolder();
+			} else {
+				initialDirectory = new File(projectsFolderTextField.getText());
+			}
+			chooser.setInitialDirectory(initialDirectory);
+
+			File result = chooser.showDialog(UIManager.get().getScene().getWindow());
+
+			if (result != null) {
+				projectsFolderTextField.setText(result.getAbsolutePath());
+			}
+		});
+		projectsFolderTextField.setText(PathManager.get().getProjectsFolderStringForSettings());
 	}
 	
 	private void applyChanges() {
@@ -284,7 +296,27 @@ else if (!gameMgr.hasGalacticAdventures() || !path.equals(gameMgr.getGalacticAdv
 		} else {
 			FXCompiler.get().setFXCFile(new File(path));
 		}
-		
+
+
+		String newProjectsFolder = null;
+		if (!projectsFolderTextField.getText().isBlank()) {
+			File projectsFolder = new File(projectsFolderTextField.getText());
+			if (!Files.isDirectory(projectsFolder.toPath())) {
+				UIManager.get().showDialog(AlertType.ERROR, "The Projects folder does not exist: " + projectsFolderTextField.getText());
+			} else {
+				newProjectsFolder = projectsFolderTextField.getText();
+			}
+		} else {
+			// Reset projects folder if it has been changed to default
+			if (!PathManager.get().isDefaultProjectsFolder()) {
+				newProjectsFolder = "";
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (newProjectsFolder != null) {
+			UIManager.get().showDialog("The Projects folder has been changed. The changes won't apply until you restart SporeModder FX.");
+			PathManager.get().setNextProjectsFolder(newProjectsFolder);
+		}
 		
 		MainApp.get().saveSettings();
 	}
@@ -322,7 +354,7 @@ private void showInternal() {
 	
 	public static void show() {
 		ProgramSettingsUI node = UIManager.get().loadUI("dialogs/ProgramSettingsUI");
-		node.dialog = new Dialog<ButtonType>();
+		node.dialog = new Dialog<>();
 		node.showInternal();
 	}
 }