diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a3ce6febfa..7c9cfba325 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ Release
 *.aps
 *.vcproj.*
 *.vcxproj.*
-# dump files
 *.mdmp
 .vs/
 .editorconfig/
@@ -77,10 +76,8 @@ Release
 */*/*/*/test-bin
 
 # Ignore Intellij metadata
-**/*.iml
-**/.idea
 *.iml
-.idea
+.idea/
 
 # Ignore logs and core dumps
 *.log
diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/PyGhidra/support/pyghidra_launcher.py b/Ghidra/Features/PyGhidra/support/pyghidra_launcher.py
index ceb79cc504..4ca9eb1d04 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/PyGhidra/support/pyghidra_launcher.py
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/PyGhidra/support/pyghidra_launcher.py
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ def get_user_settings_dir(install_dir: Path, dev: bool) -> Path:
     app_release_name: str = app_props['application.release.name']
     versioned_name: str = f'{app_name}_{app_version}_{app_release_name}'
     if dev:
-        versioned_name += f'_location_{install_dir.parent.name}'
+        ghidra_repos_config = install_dir / 'ghidra.repos.config'
+        dir_name = install_dir.parent.name if ghidra_repos_config.is_file() else install_dir.name
+        versioned_name += f'_location_{dir_name}'
 
     # Check for application.settingsdir in launch.properties
     for launch_prop in get_launch_properties(install_dir, dev):
@@ -223,6 +225,8 @@ def main() -> None:
     venv_dir = get_ghidra_venv(install_dir, args.dev)
     python_cmd: List[str] = find_supported_python_exe(install_dir, args.dev)
     
+    print(install_dir)
+    
     if python_cmd is not None:
         print(f'Using Python command: "{" ".join(python_cmd)}"')
     else:
diff --git a/GhidraBuild/LaunchSupport/src/main/java/ghidra/launch/AppConfig.java b/GhidraBuild/LaunchSupport/src/main/java/ghidra/launch/AppConfig.java
index 62b42efc8a..769dc37447 100644
--- a/GhidraBuild/LaunchSupport/src/main/java/ghidra/launch/AppConfig.java
+++ b/GhidraBuild/LaunchSupport/src/main/java/ghidra/launch/AppConfig.java
@@ -396,7 +396,10 @@ public class AppConfig {
 		String userSettingsDirName = appName + "_" + applicationVersion + "_" +
 			applicationReleaseName.replaceAll("\\s", "").toUpperCase();
 		if (isDev) {
-			userSettingsDirName += "_location_" + installDir.getParentFile().getName();
+			String dirName = new File(installDir, "ghidra.repos.config").isFile()
+					? installDir.getParentFile().getName()
+					: installDir.getName();
+			userSettingsDirName += "_location_" + dirName;
 		}
 		
 		// Ensure there is a user home directory (there definitely should be)