diff --git a/emulators/azahar.yml b/emulators/azahar.yml
index 1bc379f77..5324d187d 100644
--- a/emulators/azahar.yml
+++ b/emulators/azahar.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ cores:
 systems:
   - nintendo-3ds
 
+standalone_directories:
+  - "$XDG_DATA_HOME/azahar-emu"
+  - "$HOME/.local/share/azahar-emu"
 data_root:
   windows:
     path: "%APPDATA%/Azahar"
diff --git a/emulators/eden.yml b/emulators/eden.yml
index dda4dfba1..2f8b58c8e 100644
--- a/emulators/eden.yml
+++ b/emulators/eden.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ files:
     note: "Amiibo decryption keys (two InternalKey structs, 0x50 bytes each)"
     source_ref: "src/core/hle/service/nfc/common/amiibo_crypto.cpp:281-302"
 
+standalone_directories:
+  - "$XDG_DATA_HOME/eden"
+  - "$HOME/.local/share/eden"
 data_root:
   windows:
     path: "%APPDATA%/eden"
diff --git a/emulators/ryujinx.yml b/emulators/ryujinx.yml
index 50fc96065..74a9b5b43 100644
--- a/emulators/ryujinx.yml
+++ b/emulators/ryujinx.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ systems: [nintendo-switch]
 analysis_date: "2026-03-26"
 mode: standalone
 
+standalone_directories:
+  - "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/Ryujinx"
+  - "$HOME/.config/Ryujinx"
 data_root:
   windows:
     path: "%APPDATA%/Ryujinx"
diff --git a/emulators/yuzu.yml b/emulators/yuzu.yml
index 62228a3ea..77ec2ef35 100644
--- a/emulators/yuzu.yml
+++ b/emulators/yuzu.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ files:
     note: "Amiibo decryption keys (two InternalKey structs, 0x50 bytes each)"
     source_ref: "src/core/hle/service/nfc/common/amiibo_crypto.cpp:273-294"
 
+standalone_directories:
+  - "$XDG_DATA_HOME/yuzu"
+  - "$HOME/.local/share/yuzu"
 data_root:
   windows:
     path: "%APPDATA%/yuzu"