diff --git a/examples/harps_example.py b/examples/harps_example.py
index 2c1c04d2..4936892e 100644
--- a/examples/harps_example.py
+++ b/examples/harps_example.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 # Feel free to change this to your own preference, values in curly brackets will be replaced with the actual values {}
 
 # load dataset (and save the location)
-base_dir = datasets.HARPS("/DATA/PyReduce")
+base_dir = datasets.HARPS(os.path.expanduser("~")+"/PyReduce/DATA")
 input_dir = "raw"
 output_dir = "reduced_{mode}"
 
diff --git a/examples/harps_gridsearch.py b/examples/harps_gridsearch.py
index f4ee7e52..39a73929 100644
--- a/examples/harps_gridsearch.py
+++ b/examples/harps_gridsearch.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def func_freq_comb(deg, comb, wave, **kwargs):
 # Feel free to change this to your own preference, values in curly brackets will be replaced with the actual values {}
 
 # load dataset (and save the location)
-base_dir = datasets.HARPS("/DATA/PyReduce")
+base_dir = datasets.HARPS(os.path.expanduser("~")+"/PyReduce/DATA")
 input_dir = "raw"
 output_dir = f"reduced_{mode}"
 
diff --git a/examples/jwst_niriss_example.py b/examples/jwst_niriss_example.py
index 3a308408..efdc4914 100644
--- a/examples/jwst_niriss_example.py
+++ b/examples/jwst_niriss_example.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # Feel free to change this to your own preference, values in curly brackets will be replaced with the actual values {}
 
 # load dataset (and save the location)
-base_dir = datasets.JWST_NIRISS("/DATA/PyReduce")
+base_dir = datasets.JWST_NIRISS(os.path.expanduser("~")+"/PyReduce/DATA")
 input_dir = "awesimsoss"
 output_dir = "reduced"
 
diff --git a/examples/mcdonald_example.py b/examples/mcdonald_example.py
index b6bca5bf..1c952b2e 100644
--- a/examples/mcdonald_example.py
+++ b/examples/mcdonald_example.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 # Feel free to change this to your own preference, values in curly brackets will be replaced with the actual values {}
 
 # load dataset (and save the location)
-base_dir = datasets.MCDONALD("/DATA/PyReduce")
+base_dir = datasets.MCDONALD(os.path.expanduser("~")+"/PyReduce/DATA")
 input_dir = "raw"
 output_dir = "reduced"
 
diff --git a/examples/uves_example.py b/examples/uves_example.py
index 54ec64fd..e31ce60d 100644
--- a/examples/uves_example.py
+++ b/examples/uves_example.py
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@
 night = "2010-04-01"
 mode = "middle"
 steps = (
-    # "bias",
-    # "flat",
-    # "orders",
-    # "norm_flat",
-    # "wavecal",
+     "bias",
+     "flat",
+     "orders",
+     "norm_flat",
+     "wavecal",
     "curvature",
-    # "science",
-    # "continuum",
-    # "finalize",
+     "science",
+     "continuum",
+     "finalize",
 )
 
 # some basic settings
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # Feel free to change this to your own preference, values in curly brackets will be replaced with the actual values {}
 
 # load dataset (and save the location)
-base_dir = datasets.UVES("/DATA/PyReduce")
+base_dir = datasets.UVES(os.path.expanduser("~")+"/PyReduce/DATA")
 input_dir = "raw/"
 output_dir = "reduced/{night}/{mode}"
 
diff --git a/examples/xshooter_example.py b/examples/xshooter_example.py
index 2b11c98a..0cb55ba6 100644
--- a/examples/xshooter_example.py
+++ b/examples/xshooter_example.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 # load dataset (and save the location)
 # change the location (as set in datasets() to some folder of you choice)
 # or dont pass a path to use the local directory
-base_dir = datasets.XSHOOTER("/DATA/PyReduce")
+base_dir = datasets.XSHOOTER(os.path.expanduser("~")+"/PyReduce/DATA")
 input_dir = "raw"
 output_dir = "reduced"