diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 4838f03..e02b407 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -212,10 +212,22 @@ function normalizeApiError(payload, fallback) {
 }
 
 function getDefaultLogFilePath() {
-  const baseDir = app.isPackaged
-    ? path.dirname(process.execPath)
-    : path.join(__dirname);
-  return path.join(baseDir, 'fileuploader.log');
+  // In packaged builds the exe dir is %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Multi-Hoster-Upload
+  // — a hidden, install-managed location that NSIS may even prune on
+  // uninstall. Default to the user's Desktop so the file is actually
+  // findable; fall back to userData if Desktop isn't available, and
+  // finally to the project dir in dev mode.
+  if (app.isPackaged) {
+    try {
+      const desktop = app.getPath('desktop');
+      if (desktop) return path.join(desktop, 'fileuploader.log');
+    } catch {}
+    try {
+      return path.join(app.getPath('userData'), 'fileuploader.log');
+    } catch {}
+    return path.join(path.dirname(process.execPath), 'fileuploader.log');
+  }
+  return path.join(__dirname, 'fileuploader.log');
 }
 
 function getBaseLogFilePath() {