diff --git a/src/main/features/core/settings/index.ts b/src/main/features/core/settings/index.ts
index dff1b3031..b35ca5c6f 100644
--- a/src/main/features/core/settings/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/features/core/settings/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import type { TitleTheme } from '/@/shared/types/types';
 
-import { dialog, ipcMain, nativeTheme, OpenDialogOptions, safeStorage } from 'electron';
+import { app, dialog, ipcMain, nativeTheme, OpenDialogOptions, safeStorage } from 'electron';
 import Store from 'electron-store';
+import path from 'path';
 
 const getFrame = () => {
     const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
@@ -18,10 +19,18 @@ const getFrame = () => {
     return 'linux';
 };
 
+const isDevelopment = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
+
+const defaultUserDataPath = app.getPath('userData');
+const storePath = isDevelopment
+    ? path.normalize(`${defaultUserDataPath}-dev`)
+    : path.normalize(defaultUserDataPath);
+
 export const store = new Store<any>({
     beforeEachMigration: (_store, context) => {
         console.log(`settings migrate from ${context.fromVersion} → ${context.toVersion}`);
     },
+    cwd: storePath,
     defaults: {
         disable_auto_updates: false,
         enableNeteaseTranslation: false,
@@ -52,7 +61,11 @@ ipcMain.handle('settings-get', (_event, data: { property: string }) => {
 });
 
 ipcMain.on('settings-set', (__event, data: { property: string; value: any }) => {
-    store.set(`${data.property}`, data.value);
+    if (data.value === undefined) {
+        store.delete(data.property);
+    } else {
+        store.set(data.property, data.value);
+    }
 });
 
 ipcMain.handle('password-get', (_event, server: string): null | string => {
diff --git a/src/preload/local-settings.ts b/src/preload/local-settings.ts
index 4833ae81f..572a19ea7 100644
--- a/src/preload/local-settings.ts
+++ b/src/preload/local-settings.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,16 @@
 import { ipcRenderer, IpcRendererEvent, OpenDialogOptions, webFrame } from 'electron';
-import Store from 'electron-store';
 
 import { TitleTheme } from '/@/shared/types/types';
 
-const store = new Store();
-
 const set = (
     property: string,
     value: boolean | Record<string, unknown> | string | string[] | undefined,
 ) => {
-    if (value === undefined) {
-        store.delete(property);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    store.set(`${property}`, value);
+    ipcRenderer.send('settings-set', { property, value });
 };
 
-const get = (property: string) => {
-    return store.get(`${property}`);
+const get = async (property: string) => {
+    return ipcRenderer.invoke('settings-get', { property });
 };
 
 const restart = () => {
@@ -87,9 +79,13 @@ const env = {
     SERVER_NAME: process.env.SERVER_NAME ?? '',
     SERVER_TYPE,
     SERVER_URL: process.env.SERVER_URL ?? 'http://',
-    START_MAXIMIZED: store.get('maximized'),
+    START_MAXIMIZED: undefined as boolean | undefined,
 };
 
+get('maximized').then((value) => {
+    env.START_MAXIMIZED = value as boolean | undefined;
+});
+
 export const localSettings = {
     disableMediaKeys,
     enableMediaKeys,
diff --git a/src/renderer/hooks/use-sync-settings-to-main.ts b/src/renderer/hooks/use-sync-settings-to-main.ts
index ce1cb4258..bb61aa846 100644
--- a/src/renderer/hooks/use-sync-settings-to-main.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/hooks/use-sync-settings-to-main.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ export const useSyncSettingsToMain = () => {
             hasRunRef.current = true;
 
             const localSettings = window.api.localSettings;
-            let hasDifferences = false;
 
             const settingsMappings: Array<{
                 mainStoreKey: string;
@@ -105,34 +104,40 @@ export const useSyncSettingsToMain = () => {
             ];
 
             // Compare and sync each setting
-            for (const mapping of settingsMappings) {
-                const mainValue = localSettings.get(mapping.mainStoreKey);
-                const rendererValue = mapping.rendererValue;
+            (async () => {
+                let hasDifferences = false;
 
-                const mainValueNormalized = mainValue === undefined ? null : mainValue;
-                const rendererValueNormalized = rendererValue === undefined ? null : rendererValue;
+                for (const mapping of settingsMappings) {
+                    const mainValue = await localSettings.get(mapping.mainStoreKey);
+                    const rendererValue = mapping.rendererValue;
 
-                if (
-                    JSON.stringify(mainValueNormalized) !== JSON.stringify(rendererValueNormalized)
-                ) {
-                    hasDifferences = true;
-                    logFn.warn(logMsg.system.settingsSynchronized, {
-                        meta: {
-                            mainStoreKey: mapping.mainStoreKey,
-                            mainValue: mainValueNormalized,
-                            rendererValue: rendererValueNormalized,
-                        },
-                    });
-                    localSettings.set(mapping.mainStoreKey, rendererValue);
+                    const mainValueNormalized = mainValue === undefined ? null : mainValue;
+                    const rendererValueNormalized =
+                        rendererValue === undefined ? null : rendererValue;
+
+                    if (
+                        JSON.stringify(mainValueNormalized) !==
+                        JSON.stringify(rendererValueNormalized)
+                    ) {
+                        hasDifferences = true;
+                        logFn.warn(logMsg.system.settingsSynchronized, {
+                            meta: {
+                                mainStoreKey: mapping.mainStoreKey,
+                                mainValue: mainValueNormalized,
+                                rendererValue: rendererValueNormalized,
+                            },
+                        });
+                        localSettings.set(mapping.mainStoreKey, rendererValue);
+                    }
                 }
-            }
 
-            // Show restart toast if there were differences
-            if (hasDifferences) {
-                openRestartRequiredToast(
-                    i18n.t('error.settingsSyncError', { postProcess: 'sentenceCase' }),
-                );
-            }
+                // Show restart toast if there were differences
+                if (hasDifferences) {
+                    openRestartRequiredToast(
+                        i18n.t('error.settingsSyncError', { postProcess: 'sentenceCase' }),
+                    );
+                }
+            })();
         }, 5000);
 
         return () => {