diff --git a/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/__init__.py b/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/__init__.py
index 139c283..5ff0176 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/__init__.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/__init__.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ config = [{
                 {
                     'name': 'data_dir',
                     'type': 'directory',
-                    'description': 'Where cache/logs/etc are stored. Keep empty for <strong>./_data</strong>.',
+                    'description': 'Where cache/logs/etc are stored. Keep empty for defaults.',
                 },
                 {
                     'name': 'url_base',
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/main.py b/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/main.py
index 78a8675..df4b0f5 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/main.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Core(Plugin):
 
             if brk: break
 
-            time.sleep(1)
+            time.sleep(300)
 
         if restart:
             self.createFile(self.restartFilePath(), 'This is the most suckiest way to register if CP is restarted. Ever...')
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py b/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
index 0c6cfc7..7645e80 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
@@ -1,7 +1,25 @@
 import hashlib
 import os.path
+import platform
 import re
 
+def getDataDir():
+
+    # Windows
+    try:
+        from win32com.shell import shellcon, shell
+        return os.path.join(shell.SHGetFolderPath(0, shellcon.CSIDL_APPDATA, 0, 0), 'CouchPotato')
+
+    except ImportError:
+        dir = os.path.expanduser("~")
+
+    # OSX
+    if 'darwin' in platform.platform().lower():
+        return os.path.join(dir, 'Library', 'Application Support', 'CouchPotato')
+
+    # Linux
+    return os.path.join(dir, '.couchpotato')
+
 def isDict(object):
     return isinstance(object, dict)
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/base.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/base.py
index ef38d56..6903b2e 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/base.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/base.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.environment import Env
 from flask.helpers import send_from_directory
 from flask.templating import render_template_string
-from libs.multipartpost import MultipartPostHandler
+from multipartpost import MultipartPostHandler
 from urlparse import urlparse
 import cookielib
 import glob
diff --git a/couchpotato/runner.py b/couchpotato/runner.py
index 27d1e1e..15e8ffe 100644
--- a/couchpotato/runner.py
+++ b/couchpotato/runner.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from argparse import ArgumentParser
 from couchpotato import web
 from couchpotato.api import api
 from couchpotato.core.event import fireEventAsync
+from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import getDataDir
 from daemon import createDaemon
 from logging import handlers
 from werkzeug.contrib.cache import FileSystemCache
@@ -11,17 +12,19 @@ import sys
 
 def getOptions(base_path, args):
 
+    data_dir = getDataDir()
+
     # Options
     parser = ArgumentParser(prog = 'CouchPotato.py')
-    parser.add_argument('-c', '--config_file', default = os.path.join(base_path, '_data', 'settings.conf'),
+    parser.add_argument('--config_file', default = os.path.join(data_dir, 'settings.conf'),
                         dest = 'config_file', help = 'Absolute or ~/ path of the settings file (default ./_data/settings.conf)')
-    parser.add_argument('-t', '--test', '--debug', action = 'store_true',
+    parser.add_argument('--debug', action = 'store_true',
                         dest = 'debug', help = 'Debug mode')
-    parser.add_argument('-q', '--quiet', action = 'store_true',
-                        dest = 'quiet', help = "Don't log to console")
-    parser.add_argument('-d', '--daemon', action = 'store_true',
+    parser.add_argument('--console_log', action = 'store_true',
+                        dest = 'console_log', help = "Log to console")
+    parser.add_argument('--daemon', action = 'store_true',
                         dest = 'daemonize', help = 'Daemonize the app')
-    parser.add_argument('-g', '--nogit', action = 'store_true',
+    parser.add_argument('--nogit', action = 'store_true',
                         dest = 'nogit', help = 'Running from git')
 
     options = parser.parse_args(args)
@@ -41,7 +44,8 @@ def runCouchPotato(options, base_path, args):
     # Create data dir if needed
     data_dir = os.path.expanduser(Env.setting('data_dir'))
     if data_dir == '':
-        data_dir = os.path.join(base_path, '_data')
+        data_dir = getDataDir()
+
     if not os.path.isdir(data_dir):
         os.makedirs(data_dir)
 
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ def runCouchPotato(options, base_path, args):
     Env.set('db_path', 'sqlite:///' + os.path.join(data_dir, 'couchpotato.db'))
     Env.set('cache_dir', os.path.join(data_dir, 'cache'))
     Env.set('cache', FileSystemCache(os.path.join(Env.get('cache_dir'), 'python')))
-    Env.set('quiet', options.quiet)
+    Env.set('console_log', options.console_log)
     Env.set('daemonize', options.daemonize)
     Env.set('args', args)
     Env.set('options', options)
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ def runCouchPotato(options, base_path, args):
         logger.setLevel(level)
 
         # To screen
-        if debug and not options.quiet and not options.daemonize:
+        if (debug or options.console_log) and not options.daemonize:
             hdlr = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
             hdlr.setFormatter(formatter)
             logger.addHandler(hdlr)
diff --git a/init/freebsd b/init/freebsd
index c998488..770e22c 100644
--- a/init/freebsd
+++ b/init/freebsd
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ status_cmd="${name}_status"
 stop_cmd="${name}_stop"
 
 command="/usr/sbin/daemon"
-command_args="-f -p ${couchpotato_pid} python ${couchpotato_dir}/couchpotato.py ${couchpotato_flags} --quiet"
+command_args="-f -p ${couchpotato_pid} python ${couchpotato_dir}/couchpotato.py ${couchpotato_flags}"
 
 # Check for wget and refuse to start without it.
 if [ ! -x "${WGET}" ]; then
diff --git a/init/solaris11 b/init/solaris11
index defec4c..e18b2bb 100644
--- a/init/solaris11
+++ b/init/solaris11
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     <exec_method
         type='method'
         name='start'
-        exec='/opt/couchpotato/CouchPotato.py -d'
+        exec='/opt/couchpotato/CouchPotato.py --daemon'
         timeout_seconds='60'>
     </exec_method>
  
diff --git a/init/ubuntu b/init/ubuntu
index 0b3a559..8949682 100644
--- a/init/ubuntu
+++ b/init/ubuntu
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ APP_PATH=/usr/local/sbin/couchpotato
 DAEMON=/usr/bin/python
 
 # startup args
-DAEMON_OPTS=" CouchPotato.py -q"
+DAEMON_OPTS=" CouchPotato.py"
 
 # script name
 NAME=couchpotato