diff --git a/plugin/00-dustin.vim b/plugin/00-dustin.vim
index fc70d26..73410ef 100644
--- a/plugin/00-dustin.vim
+++ b/plugin/00-dustin.vim
@@ -54,10 +54,11 @@ if has('win32')
   " Windows has a different font naming pattern
   " Also, Consolas is more widely available than Luxi
   set guifont=Consolas:h9:cANSI
-  " The default directory setting uses C:\tmp and C:\temp, neither of which
-  " are valid on Windows 6.0 and later
-  set directory=.,$TEMP,
+  " Store swap files together in the user's temp directory
+  set directory=$TEMP\\\
 elseif has('unix')
   " Nice font and size (escape spaces) (GUI only)
   set guifont=Luxi\ Mono\ 9
+  " Store swap files together in the user's cache directory
+  set directory=~/.cache/vim//
 endif