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diff --git a/host/docs/calibration.dox b/host/docs/calibration.dox
index 764060bb8..4807515a6 100644
--- a/host/docs/calibration.dox
+++ b/host/docs/calibration.dox
@@ -60,20 +60,20 @@ daughterboard's EEPROM:
\subsection calibration_data Calibration Data
By default, calibration files are stored in the user's home/application
-directory:
+directory (`$XDG_DATA_HOME`):
-- **Linux:** `${HOME}/.uhd/cal/`
-- **Windows:** `%APPDATA%\.uhd\cal\`
+- **Linux:** `${HOME}/.local/share/uhd/cal/`
+- **Windows:** `%LOCALAPPDATA%\uhd\cal\`
-If you would like to specify a custom directory, you can do so with the
-`$UHD_CONFIG_DIR` environment variable:
+Calibration files are binary files with a `.cal` file extension.
-- **Custom (any OS):** `${UHD_CONFIG_DIR}/.uhd/cal/`
+If you would like to specify a custom directory, you can do so with the
+`$UHD_CAL_DATA_PATH` environment variable.
Calibration files can easily be moved from one machine to another by copying the
-"cal" directory. Re-running a calibration utility will replace the existing
-calibration file. The old calibration file will be renamed so it may be
-recovered by the user.
+"cal" directory, or individual files therein. Re-running a calibration utility
+will replace the existing calibration file. The old calibration file will be
+renamed so it may be recovered by the user.
\subsection calibration_data_csv Converting UHD 3.x calibration data to UHD 4
diff --git a/host/docs/configfiles.dox b/host/docs/configfiles.dox
index bc210eba9..f32274e73 100644
--- a/host/docs/configfiles.dox
+++ b/host/docs/configfiles.dox
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ directly.
<b><tt>\%programdata%/uhd/uhd.conf</tt></b>. The default can be overwritten
at compile time by setting `UHD_SYS_CONF_FILE` through CMake.
2. A user-specific configuration file. On Unix systems, it defaults to
- `$APPDATA/.uhd/uhd.conf`, where `$APPDATA` is usually the same as the user's
- home directory, unless `$APPDATA` or `$USER_CONFIG_DIR` are defined. On
- Windows systems, it simply resolves to <b><tt>\%appdata%</tt></b>.
+ `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/uhd.conf`, where `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` is usually the same as
+ `$HOME/.config`. On Windows systems, it also checks
+ <b><tt>\%localappdata%</tt></b> and <b><tt>\%appdata%</tt></b>.
The default can be overwritten at compile time by setting
the `UHD_USER_CONF_FILE` through CMake.
3. A configuration file specified by the environment variable `UHD_CONFIG_FILE`