diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60baa9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+data/*
diff --git a/src/main.lua b/src/main.lua
index 15b39c0..88a1b92 100644
--- a/src/main.lua
+++ b/src/main.lua
@@ -30,10 +30,14 @@ do
 end
 
 -- function love.load()
---   -- readPXM('Pole.pxm')
---   -- readTSC('Pole.tsc', 'Testing.tsc')
---   -- writeTSC('Testing.tsc')
---   -- readTSC('TestingEncoded.tsc', 'TestingDecoded.tsc')
+--   local sourcePath = lf.getSourceBaseDirectory()
+--   local info = lf.getInfo(sourcePath .. '/data')
+--   local items = lf.getDirectoryItems(sourcePath)
+--   print(Serpent.block(items))
+--   print(Serpent.block(info))
+--   if info == nil then
+--     print()
+--   end
 -- end
 
 function love.directorydropped(path)
@@ -66,9 +70,15 @@ function love.directorydropped(path)
     end
   end
 
+  local sourcePath = lf.getSourceBaseDirectory()
+
+  -- Create /data/Stage if it doesn't already exist.
+  local command = ('mkdir "%s"'):format(sourcePath .. '/data/Stage')
+  os.execute(command) -- HERE BE DRAGONS!!!
+
   -- Write modified files.
   for filename, tscFile in pairs(tscFiles) do
-    local path = '/data/Stage/' .. filename
+    local path = sourcePath .. '/data/Stage/' .. filename
     tscFile:writeTo(path)
   end
 
diff --git a/src/tsc_file.lua b/src/tsc_file.lua
index 8705762..f981290 100644
--- a/src/tsc_file.lua
+++ b/src/tsc_file.lua
@@ -63,13 +63,11 @@ function C:replaceItem(replacement)
 end
 
 function C:writeTo(path)
-  local encoded = self:_codec(self._text, 'encode')
+  logInfo('writing TSC to: ' .. path)
 
-  local filepath = lf.getSourceBaseDirectory() .. path
-  logInfo('writing TSC to: ' .. filepath)
-
-  local file, err = io.open(filepath, MODE_WRITE_ERASE_EXISTING)
+  local file, err = io.open(path, MODE_WRITE_ERASE_EXISTING)
   assert(err == nil, err)
+  local encoded = self:_codec(self._text, 'encode')
   file:write(encoded)
   file:flush()
   file:close()