diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e7d873e..3dd3afe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ If you get errors in `neomutt`, install the most recent version manually or manu
 - `w3m` - view HTML email and images in neomutt.
 - `notmuch` - index and search mail.
   Install it and run `notmuch setup`.
-  Tell it where your mail is (`$MAILDIR` or `~/.local/share/mail/`).
+  Tell it where your mail is (`$MAILDIR` or `~/Mail`).
   Although, `mw` will do this automatically, if you haven't set notmuch up before.
   You can run it in mutt with `ctrl-f`.
   Run `notmuch new` to process new mail.
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ To give you an example of the interface, here's an idea:
 
 ## New stuff and improvements since the original release
 
-- honors `$MAILDIR`, `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME`, `$XDG_DATA_HOME`, `$XDG_CACHE_HOME`, if defined.
+- honors `$MAILDIR`, `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME`, `$XDG_CACHE_HOME`, if defined.
 - `gm/gM` to sync mail inside `mutt`, as `o/O` has a `mutt` assignment already.
 - Make channel name equal to email address to avoid choosing a new name for the same thing.
 - `isync`/`mbsync` has replaced `offlineimap` as the backend.
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ To give you an example of the interface, here's an idea:
   Image/video/pdf attachments without relying on the neomutt instance.
 - abook integration by default.
 - The messy template files and other directories have been moved or removed, leaving a clean config folder.
-- msmtp configs moved to `~/.config/` and mail default location moved to `~/.local/share/mail/`, reducing mess in `~`.
+- msmtp configs moved to `~/.config/` and mail default location moved to `~/Mail`, reducing mess in `~`.
 - `pass` is used as a password manager instead of separately saving passwords.
 - Script is POSIX sh compliant.
 - Error handling for the many people who don't read or follow directions.
diff --git a/bin/mailsync b/bin/mailsync
index d9188e8..7209447 100755
--- a/bin/mailsync
+++ b/bin/mailsync
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [[ -z $PASSWORD_STORE_DIR ]]; then
     [ -d "$HOME/.local/share/password-store" ] && export PASSWORD_STORE_DIR="$HOME/.local/share/password-store"
 fi
 configdir=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}
-maildir="${MAILDIR:-${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/mail}"
+maildir="${MAILDIR:-$HOME/Mail}"
 lastrun=${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/.mailsynclastrun
 if [[ -f $configdir/isync/mbsyncrc ]]; then
       mbsyncrc="$configdir/isync/mbsyncrc"
diff --git a/bin/mw b/bin/mw
index d99e5e0..1ab757d 100755
--- a/bin/mw
+++ b/bin/mw
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ mwmuttdir="$mwconfigdir/mutt"
 # Directory for account settings
 mwaccmuttdir="$mwmuttdir/accounts"
 # Location of mail storage
-mwmaildir="${MAILDIR:-${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/mail}"
+mwmaildir="${MAILDIR:-$HOME/mail}"
 # Regex to confirm valid email address
 mwemailre=".\+@.\+\\..\+"
 mwshare="$prefix/share/mutt-wizard"
diff --git a/mw.1 b/mw.1
index 5eb08a2..5508d93 100644
--- a/mw.1
+++ b/mw.1
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ If the user chooses to keep offline email with
 it will be kept in
 .I $MAILDIR
 which defaults to
-.I $XDG_DATA_HOME/share/mail/
-which defaults to
-.I ~/.local/share/mail/.
+.I $HOME/mail/.
 .B notmuch
 can be used to index and search this mail by giving this directory when first running
 .B notmuch setup.