diff --git a/emacs/.emacs.d/site-lisp/gnus-init.el b/emacs/.emacs.d/site-lisp/gnus-init.el
index ddd9938..9d034b4 100644
--- a/emacs/.emacs.d/site-lisp/gnus-init.el
+++ b/emacs/.emacs.d/site-lisp/gnus-init.el
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@
 
 (setq gnus-startup-file
       (locate-user-emacs-file "data/newsrc" ".newsrc"))
+(setq gnus-directory (concat user-emacs-directory "data/News")
+      gnus-article-save-directory gnus-directory
+      gnus-cache-directory gnus-directory
+      gnus-kill-files-directory gnus-directory
+      mail-source-directory (concat user-emacs-directory "data/Mail")
+      message-directory mail-source-directory
+      nnfolder-directory mail-source-directory)
 (setq gnus-ignored-from-addresses oni:mail-adresses)
 (setq message-alternative-emails oni:mail-adresses)
 (setq message-dont-reply-to-names oni:mail-adresses)