diff --git a/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofFileUtils.cpp b/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofFileUtils.cpp
index c88528a3052..5df279f26d3 100644
--- a/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofFileUtils.cpp
+++ b/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofFileUtils.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ namespace{
         try{
             return std::filesystem::canonical(ofFilePath::join(ofFilePath::getCurrentExeDir(),  "../../../data/")).string();
         }catch(...){
-            return ofFilePath::join(ofFilePath::getCurrentExeDir(),  "../../../data/");
+			try{
+			return std::filesystem::canonical(ofFilePath::join(ofFilePath::getCurrentExeDir(),  "../Resources/data/")).string();
+			}catch(...){
+			
+				return ofFilePath::join(ofFilePath::getCurrentExeDir(),  "../../../data/");
+			}
         }
     #elif defined TARGET_ANDROID
         return string("sdcard/");