3 files changed, 8 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/api/logic/FolderInstanceProvider.cpp b/api/logic/FolderInstanceProvider.cpp
index 296b366e..74ac456a 100644
--- a/api/logic/FolderInstanceProvider.cpp
+++ b/api/logic/FolderInstanceProvider.cpp
@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@ struct WatchLock
 FolderInstanceProvider::FolderInstanceProvider(SettingsObjectPtr settings, const QString& instDir)
 	: BaseInstanceProvider(settings)
 {
-	// Normalize path
-	m_instDir = QDir(instDir).canonicalPath();
-	if (!QDir::current().exists(m_instDir))
+	// Create aand normalize path
+	if (!QDir::current().exists(instDir))
 	{
-		QDir::current().mkpath(m_instDir);
+		QDir::current().mkpath(instDir);
 	}
+	// NOTE: canonicalPath requires the path to exist. Do not move this above the creation block!
+	m_instDir = QDir(instDir).canonicalPath();
 	m_watcher = new QFileSystemWatcher(this);
 	connect(m_watcher, &QFileSystemWatcher::directoryChanged, this, &FolderInstanceProvider::instanceDirContentsChanged);
 	m_watcher->addPath(m_instDir);
diff --git a/api/logic/InstanceList.cpp b/api/logic/InstanceList.cpp
index 96251b60..d5b71d50 100644
--- a/api/logic/InstanceList.cpp
+++ b/api/logic/InstanceList.cpp
@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@
 
 #include "FolderInstanceProvider.h"
 
-InstanceList::InstanceList(SettingsObjectPtr globalSettings, const QString &instDir, QObject *parent)
-	: QAbstractListModel(parent), m_instDir(instDir)
+InstanceList::InstanceList(QObject *parent)
+	: QAbstractListModel(parent)
 {
-	m_globalSettings = globalSettings;
 	resumeWatch();
 }
 
diff --git a/api/logic/InstanceList.h b/api/logic/InstanceList.h
index 89be10de..dceca043 100644
--- a/api/logic/InstanceList.h
+++ b/api/logic/InstanceList.h
@@ -27,16 +27,14 @@
 
 #include "QObjectPtr.h"
 
-class QFileSystemWatcher;
 class BaseInstance;
-class QDir;
 
 class MULTIMC_LOGIC_EXPORT InstanceList : public QAbstractListModel
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-	explicit InstanceList(SettingsObjectPtr globalSettings, const QString &instDir, QObject *parent = 0);
+	explicit InstanceList(QObject *parent = 0);
 	virtual ~InstanceList();
 
 public:
@@ -101,9 +99,7 @@ private:
 protected:
 	int m_watchLevel = 0;
 	QSet<BaseInstanceProvider *> m_updatedProviders;
-	QString m_instDir;
 	QList<InstancePtr> m_instances;
 	QSet<QString> m_groups;
-	SettingsObjectPtr m_globalSettings;
 	QVector<shared_qobject_ptr<BaseInstanceProvider>> m_providers;
 };