diff --git a/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/ApiProperties.kt b/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/ApiProperties.kt
index d20cb53df..5f3a56fb7 100644
--- a/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/ApiProperties.kt
+++ b/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/ApiProperties.kt
@@ -1191,6 +1191,9 @@ actual class ApiProperties(
             val prop = internalProps.getProperty(pHomeDirectory)
             field = if (internalProps.containsKey(pHomeDirectory) && File(prop).absoluteFile.isDirectory) {
                 File(prop).absoluteFile
+            } else if (jarInformation.jarPath.toFile().isDirectory) {
+                // Dev environment
+                File("").absoluteFile
             } else {
                 File(home, "ServerPackCreator").absoluteFile
             }
diff --git a/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/LoggingConfig.kt b/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/LoggingConfig.kt
index 8bb791a6e..f379d9e42 100644
--- a/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/LoggingConfig.kt
+++ b/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/LoggingConfig.kt
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class LoggingConfig : ConfigurationFactory() {
         val serverPackCreatorHomeDir = File(userHome, "ServerPackCreator").absoluteFile
         val homeDirFile = File(serverPackCreatorHomeDir,serverPackCreatorProperties).absoluteFile
         val relativeDirFile = File(serverPackCreatorProperties).absoluteFile
+        val overrideProperties = File(jarInformation.jarFolder.absoluteFile, "overrides.properties")
 
         // Load the properties file from the classpath, providing default values.
         try {
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ class LoggingConfig : ConfigurationFactory() {
         loadFile(homeDirFile, props)
         // If our properties-file in the directory from which the user is executing SPC exists, load it.
         loadFile(relativeDirFile, props)
+        // If an overrides-file exists, load it
+        loadFile(overrideProperties,props)
 
         val home = if (props.containsKey("de.griefed.serverpackcreator.home")) {
             File(props.getProperty("de.griefed.serverpackcreator.home"))
@@ -96,20 +99,16 @@ class LoggingConfig : ConfigurationFactory() {
             if (jarInformation.jarPath.toFile().isDirectory) {
                 // Dev environment
                 isDevVersion = true
-                File(File("tests").absolutePath)
+                File("").absoluteFile
             } else {
                 File(userHome, "ServerPackCreator")
             }
         }
         home.createDirectories(create = true, directory = true)
 
-        if (isDevVersion) {
-            logDirPath = File(home, "tests/logs").absolutePath
-            log4jXml = File(home, "tests/log4j2.xml")
-        } else {
-            logDirPath = File(home, "logs").absolutePath
-            log4jXml = File(home, "log4j2.xml")
-        }
+        logDirPath = File(home, "logs").absolutePath
+        log4jXml = File(home, "log4j2.xml")
+
         val oldLogs = "<Property name=\"log-path\">logs</Property>"
         val newLogs = "<Property name=\"log-path\">$logDirPath</Property>"
         if (!log4jXml.isFile) {
diff --git a/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/utilities/common/FileUtilities.kt b/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/utilities/common/FileUtilities.kt
index f1a5773a8..a7bca2d15 100644
--- a/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/utilities/common/FileUtilities.kt
+++ b/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/utilities/common/FileUtilities.kt
@@ -506,4 +506,29 @@ actual fun File.createDirectories(create: Boolean, directory: Boolean) {
             this.createNewFile()
         }
     }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test whether files can be written to this file denoting a directory.
+ * If this file is not a directory, an [IllegalArgumentException] will be thrown.
+ *
+ * @author Griefed
+ */
+@Throws(IllegalArgumentException::class)
+fun File.testFileWrite() : Boolean {
+    if (!this.isDirectory) {
+        throw(IllegalArgumentException("Destination must be a directory."))
+    }
+    return try {
+        val file = File(this,"poke")
+        file.writeText("writable")
+        if (file.exists()) {
+            file.deleteQuietly()
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    } catch (ex: Exception) {
+        false
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/i18n/Gui_en_GB.properties b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/i18n/Gui_en_GB.properties
index 51d34cf98..6664d0d6a 100644
--- a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/i18n/Gui_en_GB.properties
+++ b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/i18n/Gui_en_GB.properties
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ settings.global=Global
 settings.global.home.tooltip=ServerPackCreator home-directory upon which most operations a build upon.
 settings.global.home.label=Home directory
 settings.global.home.chooser=Home Directory Chooser
+settings.directory.filter=Writable Directory
+settings.directory.error=Your chosen directory {0} can not be written to.
 settings.global.java.tooltip=Java executable/binary used for server pack server installation
 settings.global.java.label=Java
 settings.global.java.executable=Select executable
diff --git a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/GlobalSettings.kt b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/GlobalSettings.kt
index 21b25154b..c0b7c42ac 100644
--- a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/GlobalSettings.kt
+++ b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/GlobalSettings.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import Gui
 import de.comahe.i18n4k.Locale
 import de.griefed.serverpackcreator.api.ApiProperties
 import de.griefed.serverpackcreator.api.ExclusionFilter
+import de.griefed.serverpackcreator.api.utilities.common.deleteQuietly
+import de.griefed.serverpackcreator.api.utilities.common.testFileWrite
 import de.griefed.serverpackcreator.gui.GuiProps
 import de.griefed.serverpackcreator.gui.components.*
 import de.griefed.serverpackcreator.gui.window.MainFrame
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ import java.net.MalformedURLException
 import java.net.URL
 import javax.swing.DefaultComboBoxModel
 import javax.swing.JFileChooser
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane
 
 /**
  * @author Griefed
@@ -55,7 +58,14 @@ class GlobalSettings(
     val homeChoose = BalloonTipButton(null,guiProps.folderIcon,Gui.settings_select_directory.toString(),guiProps) {
         val homeChooser = HomeDirChooser(apiProperties,Gui.settings_global_home_chooser.toString())
         if (homeChooser.showSaveDialog(mainFrame.frame) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
-            homeSetting.file = homeChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile
+            if (homeChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile.testFileWrite()) {
+                homeSetting.file = homeChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile
+            } else {
+                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(
+                    mainFrame.frame,
+                    Gui.settings_directory_error(homeChooser.selectedFile.absolutePath)
+                )
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -79,7 +89,14 @@ class GlobalSettings(
     val serverPacksChoose = BalloonTipButton(null,guiProps.folderIcon,Gui.settings_select_directory.toString(),guiProps) {
         val serverPackDirChooser = ServerPackDirChooser(apiProperties,Gui.settings_global_serverpacks_chooser.toString())
         if (serverPackDirChooser.showSaveDialog(mainFrame.frame) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
-            serverPacksSetting.file = serverPackDirChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile
+            if (serverPackDirChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile.testFileWrite()) {
+                serverPacksSetting.file = serverPackDirChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile
+            } else {
+                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(
+                    mainFrame.frame,
+                    Gui.settings_directory_error(serverPackDirChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile)
+                )
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -115,12 +132,7 @@ class GlobalSettings(
 
     val fallbackURLIcon = StatusIcon(guiProps, Gui.settings_global_fallbackurl_tooltip.toString())
     val fallbackURLLabel = ElementLabel(Gui.settings_global_fallbackurl_label.toString())
-    val fallbackURLSetting = ScrollTextField(
-        guiProps,
-        apiProperties.updateUrl.toString(),
-        Gui.settings_global_fallbackurl_label.toString(),
-        changeListener
-    )
+    val fallbackURLSetting = ScrollTextField(guiProps,apiProperties.updateUrl.toString(),Gui.settings_global_fallbackurl_label.toString(),changeListener)
     val fallbackURLRevert = BalloonTipButton(null, guiProps.revertIcon, Gui.settings_revert.toString(), guiProps) { fallbackURLSetting.text = apiProperties.updateUrl.toString() }
     val fallbackURLReset = BalloonTipButton(null,guiProps.resetIcon,Gui.settings_reset.toString(),guiProps) { fallbackURLSetting.text = apiProperties.fallbackUpdateURL }
 
diff --git a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/WebserviceSettings.kt b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/WebserviceSettings.kt
index dba803530..93d19f569 100644
--- a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/WebserviceSettings.kt
+++ b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/WebserviceSettings.kt
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ import com.cronutils.model.CronType
 import com.cronutils.model.definition.CronDefinitionBuilder
 import com.cronutils.parser.CronParser
 import de.griefed.serverpackcreator.api.ApiProperties
+import de.griefed.serverpackcreator.api.utilities.common.testFileWrite
 import de.griefed.serverpackcreator.gui.GuiProps
 import de.griefed.serverpackcreator.gui.components.*
 import de.griefed.serverpackcreator.gui.window.MainFrame
 import de.griefed.serverpackcreator.gui.window.settings.components.*
 import java.io.File
 import javax.swing.JFileChooser
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane
 import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener
 
 /**
@@ -53,7 +55,14 @@ class WebserviceSettings(
     val artemisDataDirectoryChoose = BalloonTipButton(null,guiProps.folderIcon,Gui.settings_select_directory.toString(),guiProps) {
         val artemisChooser = ArtemisDataDirChooser(apiProperties,Gui.settings_webservice_artemisdata_chooser.toString())
         if (artemisChooser.showSaveDialog(mainFrame.frame) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
-            artemisDataDirectorySetting.file = artemisChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile
+            if (artemisChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile.testFileWrite()) {
+                artemisDataDirectorySetting.file = artemisChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile
+            } else {
+                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(
+                    mainFrame.frame,
+                    Gui.settings_directory_error(artemisChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile)
+                )
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -71,18 +80,20 @@ class WebserviceSettings(
     val databaseFileChoose = BalloonTipButton(null,guiProps.folderIcon,Gui.settings_select_directory.toString(),guiProps) {
         val webserviceChooser = WebserviceDBDirChooser(apiProperties,Gui.settings_webservice_database_chooser.toString())
         if (webserviceChooser.showSaveDialog(mainFrame.frame) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
-            databaseFileSetting.file = File(webserviceChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile,"serverpackcreator.db").absoluteFile
+            if (webserviceChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile.testFileWrite()) {
+                databaseFileSetting.file = File(webserviceChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile,"serverpackcreator.db").absoluteFile
+            } else {
+                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(
+                    mainFrame.frame,
+                    Gui.settings_directory_error(webserviceChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile)
+                )
+            }
         }
     }
 
     val cleanupScheduleIcon = StatusIcon(guiProps,Gui.settings_webservice_schedule_cleanup_tooltip.toString())
     val cleanupScheduleLabel = ElementLabel(Gui.settings_webservice_schedule_cleanup_label.toString())
-    val cleanupScheduleSetting = ScrollTextField(
-        guiProps,
-        apiProperties.webserviceCleanupSchedule,
-        Gui.settings_webservice_schedule_cleanup_label.toString(),
-        documentChangeListener
-    )
+    val cleanupScheduleSetting = ScrollTextField(guiProps,apiProperties.webserviceCleanupSchedule,Gui.settings_webservice_schedule_cleanup_label.toString(),documentChangeListener)
     val cleanupRevert = BalloonTipButton(null,guiProps.revertIcon,Gui.settings_revert.toString(),guiProps) { cleanupScheduleSetting.text = apiProperties.webserviceCleanupSchedule }
     val cleanupReset = BalloonTipButton(null,guiProps.resetIcon,Gui.settings_reset.toString(),guiProps) { cleanupScheduleSetting.text = apiProperties.fallbackCleanupSchedule }
 
@@ -94,7 +105,14 @@ class WebserviceSettings(
     val logDirectoryChoose = BalloonTipButton(null,guiProps.folderIcon,Gui.settings_select_directory.toString(),guiProps) {
         val logDirectoryChooser = TomcatLogDirChooser(apiProperties,Gui.settings_webservice_tomcat_logs_chooser.toString())
         if (logDirectoryChooser.showSaveDialog(mainFrame.frame) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
-            logDirectorySetting.file = logDirectoryChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile
+            if (logDirectoryChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile.testFileWrite()) {
+                logDirectorySetting.file = logDirectoryChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile
+            } else {
+                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(
+                    mainFrame.frame,
+                    Gui.settings_directory_error(logDirectoryChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile)
+                )
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -106,29 +124,26 @@ class WebserviceSettings(
     val baseDirChoose = BalloonTipButton(null,guiProps.folderIcon,Gui.settings_select_directory.toString(),guiProps) {
         val baseDirChooser = TomcatBaseDirChooser(apiProperties,Gui.settings_webservice_tomcat_dir_chooser.toString())
         if (baseDirChooser.showSaveDialog(mainFrame.frame) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
-            baseDirSetting.file = baseDirChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile
+            if (baseDirChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile.testFileWrite()) {
+                baseDirSetting.file = baseDirChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile
+            } else {
+                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(
+                    mainFrame.frame,
+                    Gui.settings_directory_error(baseDirChooser.selectedFile.absoluteFile)
+                )
+            }
         }
     }
 
     val versionScheduleIcon = StatusIcon(guiProps,Gui.settings_webservice_schedule_versions_tooltip.toString())
     val versionScheduleLabel = ElementLabel(Gui.settings_webservice_schedule_versions_label.toString())
-    val versionScheduleSetting = ScrollTextField(
-        guiProps,
-        apiProperties.webserviceVersionSchedule,
-        Gui.settings_webservice_schedule_versions_label.toString(),
-        documentChangeListener
-    )
+    val versionScheduleSetting = ScrollTextField(guiProps,apiProperties.webserviceVersionSchedule,Gui.settings_webservice_schedule_versions_label.toString(),documentChangeListener)
     val versionRevert = BalloonTipButton(null,guiProps.revertIcon,Gui.settings_revert.toString(),guiProps) { versionScheduleSetting.text = apiProperties.webserviceVersionSchedule }
     val versionReset = BalloonTipButton(null,guiProps.resetIcon,Gui.settings_reset.toString(),guiProps) { versionScheduleSetting.text = apiProperties.fallbackVersionSchedule }
 
     val databaseCleanupScheduleIcon = StatusIcon(guiProps,Gui.settings_webservice_schedule_database_tooltip.toString())
     val databaseCleanupScheduleLabel = ElementLabel(Gui.settings_webservice_schedule_database_label.toString())
-    val databaseCleanupScheduleSetting = ScrollTextField(
-        guiProps,
-        apiProperties.webserviceDatabaseCleanupSchedule,
-        Gui.settings_webservice_schedule_database_label.toString(),
-        documentChangeListener
-    )
+    val databaseCleanupScheduleSetting = ScrollTextField(guiProps,apiProperties.webserviceDatabaseCleanupSchedule,Gui.settings_webservice_schedule_database_label.toString(),documentChangeListener)
     val databaseCleanupRevert = BalloonTipButton(null,guiProps.revertIcon,Gui.settings_revert.toString(),guiProps) { databaseCleanupScheduleSetting.text = apiProperties.webserviceDatabaseCleanupSchedule }
     val databaseCleanupReset = BalloonTipButton(null,guiProps.resetIcon,Gui.settings_reset.toString(),guiProps) { databaseCleanupScheduleSetting.text = apiProperties.fallbackDatabaseCleanupSchedule }
 
diff --git a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/ArtemisDataDirChooser.kt b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/ArtemisDataDirChooser.kt
index 8746d606f..7879a77ed 100644
--- a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/ArtemisDataDirChooser.kt
+++ b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/ArtemisDataDirChooser.kt
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ class ArtemisDataDirChooser(apiProperties: ApiProperties, title: String) : JFile
         isMultiSelectionEnabled = false
         dialogType = SAVE_DIALOG
         preferredSize = Dimension(750, 450)
+        fileFilter = WritableDirectoryFilter()
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/HomeDirChooser.kt b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/HomeDirChooser.kt
index b90b26c51..676709fec 100644
--- a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/HomeDirChooser.kt
+++ b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/HomeDirChooser.kt
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ class HomeDirChooser(apiProperties: ApiProperties, title: String) : JFileChooser
         isMultiSelectionEnabled = false
         dialogType = SAVE_DIALOG
         preferredSize = Dimension(750, 450)
+        fileFilter = WritableDirectoryFilter()
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/ServerPackDirChooser.kt b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/ServerPackDirChooser.kt
index 0a3b7182f..06f90adc9 100644
--- a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/ServerPackDirChooser.kt
+++ b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/ServerPackDirChooser.kt
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ class ServerPackDirChooser(apiProperties: ApiProperties, title: String) : JFileC
         isMultiSelectionEnabled = false
         dialogType = SAVE_DIALOG
         preferredSize = Dimension(750, 450)
+        fileFilter = WritableDirectoryFilter()
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/TomcatBaseDirChooser.kt b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/TomcatBaseDirChooser.kt
index c6d29559f..0f71a2064 100644
--- a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/TomcatBaseDirChooser.kt
+++ b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/TomcatBaseDirChooser.kt
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ class TomcatBaseDirChooser(apiProperties: ApiProperties, title: String) : JFileC
         isMultiSelectionEnabled = false
         dialogType = SAVE_DIALOG
         preferredSize = Dimension(750, 450)
+        fileFilter = WritableDirectoryFilter()
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/TomcatLogDirChooser.kt b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/TomcatLogDirChooser.kt
index 078351210..645b0bb90 100644
--- a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/TomcatLogDirChooser.kt
+++ b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/TomcatLogDirChooser.kt
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ class TomcatLogDirChooser(apiProperties: ApiProperties, title: String) : JFileCh
         isMultiSelectionEnabled = false
         dialogType = SAVE_DIALOG
         preferredSize = Dimension(750, 450)
+        fileFilter = WritableDirectoryFilter()
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/WebserviceDBDirChooser.kt b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/WebserviceDBDirChooser.kt
index 1b5aedc25..2450f4401 100644
--- a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/WebserviceDBDirChooser.kt
+++ b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/WebserviceDBDirChooser.kt
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ class WebserviceDBDirChooser(apiProperties: ApiProperties, title: String) : JFil
         isMultiSelectionEnabled = false
         dialogType = SAVE_DIALOG
         preferredSize = Dimension(750, 450)
+        fileFilter = WritableDirectoryFilter()
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/WritableDirectoryFilter.kt b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/WritableDirectoryFilter.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..702ef0e0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/serverpackcreator-gui/src/main/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/gui/window/settings/components/WritableDirectoryFilter.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package de.griefed.serverpackcreator.gui.window.settings.components
+
+import java.io.File
+
+class WritableDirectoryFilter  : javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter() {
+    override fun accept(file: File): Boolean {
+        val files = file.walk().filter { it.isDirectory }
+        return file.isDirectory && (file.canWrite() || files.any { it.canWrite() })
+    }
+
+    override fun getDescription(): String {
+        return Gui.settings_directory_filter.toString()
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file