diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e4db8ab7..df221de0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ The syntax option can simply be on or off, so for example to turn syntax highlig
 
 The tabsToSpaces option is on or off. It specifies whether to use spaces instead of tabs or not. The default is off.
 
-The colorscheme can be selected from all the files in the `ConfigDir/colorschemes/` directory. Micro comes by default with three colorschemes:
+The colorscheme can be selected from all the files in the `~/.config/micro/colorschemes/` directory. Micro comes by default with three colorschemes:
 
 * default: this is the default colorscheme.
 * solarized: this is the solarized colorscheme (used in the screenshot). You should have the solarized color palette in your terminal to use it.
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ The colorscheme can be selected from all the files in the `ConfigDir/colorscheme
 
 These are embedded in the Go binary, but to see their source code, look [here](./runtime/colorschemes)
 
-Any option you set in the editor will be saved to the file `ConfigDir/settings.json` so, in effect, your configuration file will be created
+Any option you set in the editor will be saved to the file `~/.config/micro/settings.json` so, in effect, your configuration file will be created
 for you. If you'd like to take your configuration with you to another machine, simply copy the `settings.json` to the other machine.
 
 # Contributing
diff --git a/runtime/README.md b/runtime/README.md
index a7a5bf38..67a949b3 100644
--- a/runtime/README.md
+++ b/runtime/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Runtime files for Micro
 
-This directory will be embedded in the Go binary for portability, but it may just as well be put in `ConfigDir`. If you would like to make your own colorschemes
-and syntax files, you can put in in `ConfigDir/colorschemes` and `ConfigDir/syntax` respectively.
+This directory will be embedded in the Go binary for portability, but it may just as well be put in `~/.config/micro`. If you would like to make your own colorschemes
+and syntax files, you can put in in `~/.config/micro/colorschemes` and `~/.config/micro/syntax` respectively.
+
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/README.md b/runtime/syntax/README.md
index c96106a5..ea662510 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/README.md
+++ b/runtime/syntax/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Micro syntax highlighting files
 
 These are the syntax highlighting files for micro. To install them, just
-put all the syntax files in `ConfigDir/syntax`.
+put all the syntax files in `~/.config/micro/syntax`.
 
 They are taken from Nano, specifically from [this repository](https://github.com/scopatz/nanorc).
 Micro syntax files are almost identical to Nano's, except for some key differences: