diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 03f97eb7e5..5e3a45d8c5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ option(YUZU_ENABLE_LTO "Enable link-time optimization" OFF)
 
 option(YUZU_DOWNLOAD_TIME_ZONE_DATA "Always download time zone binaries" ON)
 
-option(YUZU_ENABLE_PORTABLE "Allow yuzu to enable portable mode if a user folder is found in the CWD" ON)
-
 CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(YUZU_USE_FASTER_LD "Check if a faster linker is available" ON "NOT WIN32" OFF)
 
 CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(USE_SYSTEM_MOLTENVK "Use the system MoltenVK lib (instead of the bundled one)" OFF "APPLE" OFF)
diff --git a/docs/User.md b/docs/User.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cfc81063f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/User.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# User configuration
+
+## Configuration directories
+
+Eden will store configuration in the following directories:
+
+- **Windows**: `%AppData%\Roaming`.
+- **Android**: Data is stored internally.
+- **Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Solaris, OpenBSD**: `$XDG_DATA_HOME`, `$XDG_CACHE_HOME`, `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME`.
+
+If a `user` directory is present in the current working directory, that will override all global configuration directories and the emulator will use that instead.
diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 1aa433db32..9b898837bc 100644
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -162,10 +162,6 @@ add_library(
   zstd_compression.h
 )
 
-if(YUZU_ENABLE_PORTABLE)
-  add_compile_definitions(YUZU_ENABLE_PORTABLE)
-endif()
-
 if(WIN32)
   target_sources(common PRIVATE windows/timer_resolution.cpp
                                 windows/timer_resolution.h)
diff --git a/src/common/fs/fs_paths.h b/src/common/fs/fs_paths.h
index 40891380c9..5cdf9be39d 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/fs_paths.h
+++ b/src/common/fs/fs_paths.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #define PORTABLE_DIR "user"
 
 // Sub-directories contained within a yuzu data directory
-
 #define AMIIBO_DIR "amiibo"
 #define CACHE_DIR "cache"
 #define CONFIG_DIR "config"
@@ -28,11 +27,12 @@
 #define SHADER_DIR "shader"
 #define TAS_DIR "tas"
 #define ICONS_DIR "icons"
+
+// Compatibility with other emulators
 #define CITRON_DIR "citron"
 #define SUDACHI_DIR "sudachi"
 #define YUZU_DIR "yuzu"
 #define SUYU_DIR "suyu"
 
 // yuzu-specific files
-
 #define LOG_FILE "eden_log.txt"
diff --git a/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp b/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp
index fa1403225e..a2f5cb92ff 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp
@@ -101,61 +101,53 @@ public:
         legacy_paths.insert_or_assign(legacy_path, new_path);
     }
 
+    /// In non-android devices, the current directory will first search for "user"
+    /// if such directory (and it must be a directory) is found, that takes priority
+    /// over the global configuration directory (in other words, portable directories
+    /// take priority over the global ones, always)
+    /// On Android, the behaviour is to look for the current directory only.
     void Reinitialize(fs::path eden_path = {}) {
         fs::path eden_path_cache;
         fs::path eden_path_config;
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
-#ifdef YUZU_ENABLE_PORTABLE
+        // User directory takes priority over global %AppData% directory
         eden_path = GetExeDirectory() / PORTABLE_DIR;
-#endif
-        if (!IsDir(eden_path)) {
+        if (!Exists(eden_path) || !IsDir(eden_path)) {
             eden_path = GetAppDataRoamingDirectory() / EDEN_DIR;
         }
-
         eden_path_cache = eden_path / CACHE_DIR;
         eden_path_config = eden_path / CONFIG_DIR;
-
 #define LEGACY_PATH(titleName, upperName) GenerateLegacyPath(LegacyPath::titleName##Dir, GetAppDataRoamingDirectory() / upperName##_DIR); \
         GenerateLegacyPath(LegacyPath::titleName##ConfigDir, GetAppDataRoamingDirectory() / upperName##_DIR / CONFIG_DIR); \
         GenerateLegacyPath(LegacyPath::titleName##CacheDir, GetAppDataRoamingDirectory() / upperName##_DIR / CACHE_DIR);
-
         LEGACY_PATH(Citron, CITRON)
         LEGACY_PATH(Sudachi, SUDACHI)
         LEGACY_PATH(Yuzu, YUZU)
         LEGACY_PATH(Suyu, SUYU)
 #undef LEGACY_PATH
-
 #elif ANDROID
         ASSERT(!eden_path.empty());
         eden_path_cache = eden_path / CACHE_DIR;
         eden_path_config = eden_path / CONFIG_DIR;
 #else
-#ifdef YUZU_ENABLE_PORTABLE
         eden_path = GetCurrentDir() / PORTABLE_DIR;
-#endif
-        if (Exists(eden_path) && IsDir(eden_path)) {
-            eden_path_cache = eden_path / CACHE_DIR;
-            eden_path_config = eden_path / CONFIG_DIR;
-        } else {
+        if (!Exists(eden_path) || !IsDir(eden_path)) {
             eden_path = GetDataDirectory("XDG_DATA_HOME") / EDEN_DIR;
             eden_path_cache = GetDataDirectory("XDG_CACHE_HOME") / EDEN_DIR;
             eden_path_config = GetDataDirectory("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") / EDEN_DIR;
+        } else {
+            eden_path_cache = eden_path / CACHE_DIR;
+            eden_path_config = eden_path / CONFIG_DIR;
         }
-
 #define LEGACY_PATH(titleName, upperName) GenerateLegacyPath(LegacyPath::titleName##Dir, GetDataDirectory("XDG_DATA_HOME") / upperName##_DIR); \
         GenerateLegacyPath(LegacyPath::titleName##ConfigDir, GetDataDirectory("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") / upperName##_DIR); \
         GenerateLegacyPath(LegacyPath::titleName##CacheDir, GetDataDirectory("XDG_CACHE_HOME") / upperName##_DIR);
-
         LEGACY_PATH(Citron, CITRON)
         LEGACY_PATH(Sudachi, SUDACHI)
         LEGACY_PATH(Yuzu, YUZU)
         LEGACY_PATH(Suyu, SUYU)
-
 #undef LEGACY_PATH
-
 #endif
-
         GenerateEdenPath(EdenPath::EdenDir, eden_path);
         GenerateEdenPath(EdenPath::AmiiboDir, eden_path / AMIIBO_DIR);
         GenerateEdenPath(EdenPath::CacheDir, eden_path_cache);