diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/mantle/Mantle.java b/core/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/mantle/Mantle.java
index 77b849272..9de145a3f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/mantle/Mantle.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/mantle/Mantle.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import com.volmit.iris.util.documentation.RegionCoordinates;
 import com.volmit.iris.util.format.C;
 import com.volmit.iris.util.format.Form;
 import com.volmit.iris.util.function.Consumer4;
+import com.volmit.iris.util.io.IO;
 import com.volmit.iris.util.math.M;
 import com.volmit.iris.util.matter.Matter;
 import com.volmit.iris.util.matter.MatterSlice;
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ public class Mantle {
         this.worldHeight = worldHeight;
         this.ioTrim = new AtomicBoolean(false);
         this.ioTectonicUnload = new AtomicBoolean(false);
-        dataFolder.mkdirs();
+        new File(dataFolder, ".tmp").mkdirs();
         loadedRegions = new KMap<>();
         lastUse = new KMap<>();
         ioBurst = MultiBurst.burst;
@@ -387,6 +388,7 @@ public class Mantle {
             }
         }));
         loadedRegions.clear();
+        IO.delete(new File(dataFolder, ".tmp"));
 
         try {
             b.complete();
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/mantle/TectonicPlate.java b/core/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/mantle/TectonicPlate.java
index 82c259aaf..009993321 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/mantle/TectonicPlate.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/mantle/TectonicPlate.java
@@ -222,13 +222,16 @@ public class TectonicPlate {
      */
     public void write(File file) throws IOException {
         PrecisionStopwatch p = PrecisionStopwatch.start();
-        File temp = File.createTempFile("iris-tectonic-plate", ".bin");
-        try (DataOutputStream dos = new DataOutputStream(new LZ4BlockOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(temp)))) {
-            write(dos);
+        File temp = File.createTempFile("iris-tectonic-plate", ".bin", new File(file.getParentFile(), ".tmp"));
+        try {
+            try (DataOutputStream dos = new DataOutputStream(new LZ4BlockOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(temp)))) {
+                write(dos);
+            }
+            Files.move(temp.toPath(), file.toPath(), StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
+            Iris.debug("Saved Tectonic Plate " + C.DARK_GREEN + file.getName() + C.RED + " in " + Form.duration(p.getMilliseconds(), 2));
+        } finally {
+            temp.delete();
         }
-        Files.move(temp.toPath(), file.toPath(), StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING, StandardCopyOption.ATOMIC_MOVE);
-        Iris.debug("Saved Tectonic Plate " + C.DARK_GREEN + file.getName() + C.RED + " in " + Form.duration(p.getMilliseconds(), 2));
-        temp.delete();
     }
 
     /**