diff --git a/lib/Controller/Aria2Controller.php b/lib/Controller/Aria2Controller.php
index 1951872..e5a8675 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/Aria2Controller.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/Aria2Controller.php
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ class Aria2Controller extends Controller
         $this->l10n = $IL10N;
         $this->rootFolder = $rootFolder;
         $this->urlGenerator = \OC::$server->getURLGenerator();
-        $this->settings = new Settings($UserId);
-        $this->downloadDir = $this->settings->get('ncd_downloader_dir') ?? "/Downloads";
+        $this->downloadDir = Helper::getDownloadDir();
         OC_Util::setupFS();
         //$this->config = \OC::$server->getAppConfig();
         $this->aria2 = $aria2;
diff --git a/lib/Controller/MainController.php b/lib/Controller/MainController.php
index b0463ed..dbbb991 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/MainController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/MainController.php
@@ -38,10 +38,9 @@ class MainController extends Controller
         $this->dbconn = new DbHelper();
         $this->counters = new Counters($aria2, $this->dbconn, $UserId);
         $this->youtube = $youtube;
-        $this->settings = new Settings($this->uid);
         $this->isAdmin = \OC_User::isAdminUser($this->uid);
-        $this->hideError = $this->settings->get("ncd_hide_errors", false);
-        $this->disable_bt_nonadmin = $this->settings->setType($this->settings::TYPE['SYSTEM'])->get("ncd_disable_bt", false);
+        $this->hideError = Helper::getSettings("ncd_hide_errors", false);
+        $this->disable_bt_nonadmin = Helper::getSettings("ncd_disable_bt", false, Settings::TYPE["SYSTEM"]);
         $this->accessDenied = $this->l10n->t("Sorry,only admin users can download files via BT!");
     }
     /**
diff --git a/lib/Controller/SettingsController.php b/lib/Controller/SettingsController.php
index 91f4a89..06c8af4 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/SettingsController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/SettingsController.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
     {
         $saved = json_decode($this->settings->get("custom_youtube_dl_settings"), 1);
         $params = $this->request->getParams();
-        foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
+        foreach ($params as $key => $value) {
             unset($saved[$key]);
         }
         $resp = $this->settings->save("custom_youtube_dl_settings", json_encode($saved));
diff --git a/lib/Controller/YoutubeController.php b/lib/Controller/YoutubeController.php
index 3df4d8c..d87bab3 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/YoutubeController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/YoutubeController.php
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use OCA\NCDownloader\Tools\Aria2;
 use OCA\NCDownloader\Tools\DbHelper;
 use OCA\NCDownloader\Tools\folderScan;
 use OCA\NCDownloader\Tools\Helper;
-use OCA\NCDownloader\Tools\Settings;
 use OCA\NCDownloader\Tools\Youtube;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Controller;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\JSONResponse;
@@ -26,8 +25,7 @@ class YoutubeController extends Controller
         $this->uid = $UserId;
         $this->urlGenerator = \OC::$server->getURLGenerator();
         $this->l10n = $IL10N;
-        $this->settings = new Settings($UserId);
-        $this->downloadDir = $this->settings->get('ncd_downloader_dir') ?? "/Downloads";
+        $this->downloadDir = Helper::getDownloadDir();
         $this->dbconn = new DbHelper();
         $this->youtube = $youtube;
         $this->aria2 = $aria2;
diff --git a/lib/Settings/Personal.php b/lib/Settings/Personal.php
index c289834..3293be5 100644
--- a/lib/Settings/Personal.php
+++ b/lib/Settings/Personal.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Personal implements ISettings {
 	 */
 	public function getForm() {
 		$parameters = [
-			"ncd_downloader_dir" => $this->settings->get("ncd_downloader_dir"),
+			"ncd_downloader_dir" => Helper::getDownloadDir(),
             "ncd_torrents_dir" => $this->settings->get("ncd_torrents_dir"),
             "ncd_seed_ratio" => $this->settings->get("ncd_seed_ratio"),
 			'ncd_seed_time_unit' => $this->settings->get("ncd_seed_time_unit"),
diff --git a/lib/Tools/Helper.php b/lib/Tools/Helper.php
index 225d688..6941290 100644
--- a/lib/Tools/Helper.php
+++ b/lib/Tools/Helper.php
@@ -399,16 +399,12 @@ class Helper
 
     public static function getRealDownloadDir($uid = null): string
     {
-        $uid = $uid ?? self::getUID();
-        $settings = new Settings($uid);
-        $dlDir = $settings->get('ncd_downloader_dir') ?? "/Downloads";
+        $dlDir = self::getDownloadDir();;
         return self::getLocalFolder($dlDir);
     }
     public static function getRealTorrentsDir($uid = null): string
     {
-        $uid = $uid ?? self::getUID();
-        $settings = new Settings($uid);
-        $dir = $settings->get('ncd_torrents_dir') ?? "/Torrents";
+        $dir = self::getSettings('ncd_torrents_dir', "/Torrents");
         return self::getLocalFolder($dir);
     }
 
@@ -422,14 +418,24 @@ class Helper
         return self::getUser()->getUID();
     }
 
-    public static function getYoutubeConfig($uid = null): array
+    public static function getSettings($key, $default = null, int $type = Settings::TYPE['USER'])
+    {
+        $settings = self::newSettings();
+        return $settings->setType($type)->get($key, $default);
+    }
+
+    public static function newSettings($uid = null)
     {
         $uid = $uid ?? self::getUID();
-        $settings = new Settings($uid);
+        return Settings::create($uid);
+    }
+
+    public static function getYoutubeConfig($uid = null): array
+    {
         $config = [
-            'binary' => $settings->setType(Settings::TYPE['SYSTEM'])->get("ncd_yt_binary"),
+            'binary' => self::getSettings("ncd_yt_binary", null, Settings::TYPE['SYSTEM']),
             'downloadDir' => Helper::getRealDownloadDir(),
-            'settings' => $settings->setType(Settings::TYPE['USER'])->getYoutube(),
+            'settings' => self::newSettings()->getYoutube(),
         ];
         return $config;
     }
@@ -438,7 +444,7 @@ class Helper
     {
         $options = [];
         $uid = $uid ?? self::getUID();
-        $settings = new Settings($uid);
+        $settings = self::newSettings($uid);
         $realDownloadDir = Helper::getRealDownloadDir($uid);
         $torrentsDir = Helper::getRealTorrentsDir($uid);
         $appPath = self::getAppPath();
@@ -467,7 +473,7 @@ class Helper
     {
         return \OC::$server->getAppManager()->getAppPath('ncdownloader');
     }
-    public static function folderUpdated(string $dir):bool
+    public static function folderUpdated(string $dir): bool
     {
         if (!file_exists($dir)) {
             return false;
@@ -486,4 +492,8 @@ class Helper
         }
         return false;
     }
+    public static function getDownloadDir(): string
+    {
+        return self::getSettings('ncd_downloader_dir', "/Downloads");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Tools/folderScan.php b/lib/Tools/folderScan.php
index 24096d6..ba3e9d3 100644
--- a/lib/Tools/folderScan.php
+++ b/lib/Tools/folderScan.php
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ class folderScan
 
     public function getDefaultPath()
     {
-        $settings = new Settings($this->user);
-        return $settings->get('ncd_downloader_dir') ?? "/Downloads";
+        return Helper::getDownloadDir();
     }
     public static function create($path = null, $user = null)
     {