diff --git a/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/GeneratePythonScript-v1.rst b/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/GeneratePythonScript-v1.rst
index 639c66ccf6b2..4f64da780ac1 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/GeneratePythonScript-v1.rst
+++ b/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/GeneratePythonScript-v1.rst
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Output:
     def removeFiles(files):
       for ws in files:
         try:
-          path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], ws)
+          path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ws)
           os.remove(path)
         except:
           pass
@@ -58,15 +58,18 @@ Output:
 
 .. testcode:: ExGeneratePythonScriptFile
 
+    import os
+    
     #create a workspace and run some operations on it
     ws = CreateSampleWorkspace()
     ws = CropWorkspace(ws, XMin=7828.162291, XMax=11980.906921)
     ws = Power(ws, Exponent=1.5)
     ws = RenameWorkspace(ws, OutputWorkspace="MyTestWorkspace")
 
-    GeneratePythonScript(ws, Filename='myscript.py')
+    path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), 'myscript.py')
+    GeneratePythonScript(ws, Filename=path)
 
-    with open ('myscript.py', 'r') as script:
+    with open (path, 'r') as script:
       print script.read().strip()
 
 Output:
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ Output:
     def removeFiles(files):
       for ws in files:
         try:
-          path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], ws)
+          path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ws)
           os.remove(path)
         except:
           pass
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/OSIRISDiffractionReduction-v1.rst b/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/OSIRISDiffractionReduction-v1.rst
index c049763d9ade..5108939a07ed 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/OSIRISDiffractionReduction-v1.rst
+++ b/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/OSIRISDiffractionReduction-v1.rst
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ Usage
 
 .. testcode:: ExOSIRISDiffractionReductionSimple
 
+    import os
+    
     def createDummyOSIRISWorkspace(name, func, xmin, xmax, bin_width):
       """Creates a workspace that looks something like an OSIRIS diffraction run"""
       #create workspace according to function
@@ -53,11 +55,12 @@ Usage
 
     #OSIRISDiffractionReduction currently only support loading from file.
     for ws in (samples + vanadium):
-      SaveNexus(ws, ws + ".nxs")
+      path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ws + ".nxs")
+      SaveNexus(ws, path)
 
     #run OSIRISDiffractionReduction
-    samples = [sample + ".nxs" for sample in samples]
-    vanadium = [van  + ".nxs" for van in vanadium]
+    samples = [os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), sample + ".nxs") for sample in samples]
+    vanadium = [os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), van  + ".nxs") for van in vanadium]
     ws = OSIRISDiffractionReduction(Sample=','.join(samples), Vanadium=','.join(vanadium), CalFile="osiris_041_RES10.cal")
 
     print "Number of Spectra: %d, Number of bins: %d" % (ws.getNumberHistograms(), ws.blocksize())
@@ -74,7 +77,6 @@ Output:
     def removeFiles(files):
       for ws in files:
         try:
-          path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], ws)
           os.remove(path)
         except:
           pass
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/SaveFocusedXYE-v1.rst b/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/SaveFocusedXYE-v1.rst
index 298a31043379..f4b7a46d6405 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/SaveFocusedXYE-v1.rst
+++ b/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/SaveFocusedXYE-v1.rst
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ Usage
     ws = ExtractSingleSpectrum(ws, 0)
 
     file_name = "myworkspace.ascii"
-    SaveFocusedXYE(ws, file_name)
-
-    path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], "myworkspace-0.ascii")
+    path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "myworkspace.ascii")
+    
+    SaveFocusedXYE(ws, path)
+    path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "myworkspace-0.ascii")
     print os.path.isfile(path)
 
 Output:
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ Output:
     def removeFiles(files):
       for ws in files:
         try:
-          path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], ws)
+          path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ws)
           os.remove(path)
         except:
           pass
@@ -74,9 +75,9 @@ Output:
     ws = CropWorkspace(ws, StartWorkspaceIndex=0, EndWorkspaceIndex=4)
 
     file_name = "myworkspace.ascii"
-    SaveFocusedXYE(ws, file_name, SplitFiles=False, IncludeHeader=True, Format='MAUD')
+    path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), file_name)
 
-    path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], file_name)
+    SaveFocusedXYE(ws, path, SplitFiles=False, IncludeHeader=True, Format='MAUD')
     print os.path.isfile(path)
 
 
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ Output:
     def removeFiles(files):
       for ws in files:
         try:
-          path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], ws)
+          path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ws)
           os.remove(path)
         except:
           pass
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/SaveGSS-v1.rst b/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/SaveGSS-v1.rst
index b848263c4594..cc048c80acba 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/SaveGSS-v1.rst
+++ b/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/SaveGSS-v1.rst
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@ Usage
     ws = CreateSampleWorkspace()
     ws = ExtractSingleSpectrum(ws, WorkspaceIndex=0)
     file_name = "myworkspace.ascii"
-    SaveGSS(ws, file_name)
+    path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), file_name)
 
-    path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], "myworkspace-0.ascii")
+    SaveGSS(ws, path)
+
+    path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "myworkspace-0.ascii")
     print os.path.isfile(path)
 
 
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ Output:
     def removeFiles(files):
       for ws in files:
         try:
-          path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], ws)
+          path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ws)
           os.remove(path)
         except:
           pass
@@ -83,9 +85,9 @@ Output:
     #GSAS file cannot have more than 99 entries
     ws = CropWorkspace(ws, StartWorkspaceIndex=0, EndworkspaceIndex=98)
     file_name = "myworkspace.ascii"
-    SaveGSS(ws, file_name, SplitFiles=False, ExtendedHeader=True, UseSpectrumNumberAsBankID=True)
+    path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), file_name)
+    SaveGSS(ws, path, SplitFiles=False, ExtendedHeader=True, UseSpectrumNumberAsBankID=True)
 
-    path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], file_name)
     print os.path.isfile(path)
         
 Output:
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ Output:
     def removeFiles(files):
       for ws in files:
         try:
-          path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], ws)
+          path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ws)
           os.remove(path)
         except:
           pass
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/SaveHKL-v1.rst b/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/SaveHKL-v1.rst
index 4f107d395759..d876d7a31cb9 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/SaveHKL-v1.rst
+++ b/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/SaveHKL-v1.rst
@@ -49,11 +49,12 @@ Usage
 
     import os
 
+    path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "MyPeaks.hkl")
+
     #load a peaks workspace from file
     peaks = LoadIsawPeaks(Filename=r'Peaks5637.integrate')
-    SaveHKL(peaks, "MyPeaks.hkl")
+    SaveHKL(peaks, path)
 
-    path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], "MyPeaks.hkl")
     print os.path.isfile(path)
 
 Output:
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ Output:
     def removeFiles(files):
       for ws in files:
         try:
-          path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], ws)
+          path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ws)
           os.remove(path)
         except:
           pass
@@ -85,9 +86,9 @@ Output:
     peaks = LoadIsawPeaks(Filename=r'Peaks5637.integrate')
     print "Number of peaks in table %d" % peaks.rowCount()
     
-    SaveHKL(peaks, "MyPeaks.hkl", MinWavelength=0.5, MaxWavelength=2,MinDSpacing=0.2, SortBy='Bank')
+    path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "MyPeaks.hkl")
+    SaveHKL(peaks, path, MinWavelength=0.5, MaxWavelength=2,MinDSpacing=0.2, SortBy='Bank')
 
-    path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], "MyPeaks.hkl")
     peaks = LoadHKL(path)
     print "Number of peaks in table %d" % peaks.rowCount()
 
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ Output:
     def removeFiles(files):
       for ws in files:
         try:
-          path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], ws)
+          path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ws)
           os.remove(path)
         except:
           pass
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/SaveNexusProcessed-v1.rst b/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/SaveNexusProcessed-v1.rst
index ed9026e18b4b..ed31f1c75987 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/SaveNexusProcessed-v1.rst
+++ b/Code/Mantid/docs/source/algorithms/SaveNexusProcessed-v1.rst
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ Usage
 
     ws = CreateSampleWorkspace()
     file_name = "myworkspace.nxs"
-    SaveNexusProcessed(ws, file_name)
+    path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), file_name)
+    SaveNexusProcessed(ws, path)
 
-    path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], file_name)
     print os.path.isfile(path)
 
 Output:
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Output:
     def removeFiles(files):
       for ws in files:
         try:
-          path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], ws)
+          path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ws)
           os.remove(path)
         except:
           pass
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ Output:
 
     ws = CreateSampleWorkspace()
     file_name = "myworkspace.nxs"
-    SaveNexusProcessed(ws, file_name, Title="MyWorkspace", WorkspaceIndexMin=0, WorkspaceIndexMax=9)
+    path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), file_name)
+    SaveNexusProcessed(ws, path, Title="MyWorkspace", WorkspaceIndexMin=0, WorkspaceIndexMax=9)
 
-    path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], file_name)
     print os.path.isfile(path)
 
-    ws = Load(file_name)
+    ws = Load(path)
     print "Saved workspace has %d spectra" % ws.getNumberHistograms()
 
 Output:
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Output:
     def removeFiles(files):
       for ws in files:
         try:
-          path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], ws)
+          path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ws)
           os.remove(path)
         except:
           pass
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ Output:
 
     ws = CreateSampleWorkspace("Event")
     file_name = "myworkspace.nxs"
-    SaveNexusProcessed(ws, file_name, CompressNexus=True, PreserveEvents=True)
+    path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), file_name)
+    SaveNexusProcessed(ws, path, CompressNexus=True, PreserveEvents=True)
 
-    path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], file_name)
     print os.path.isfile(path)
 
-    ws = Load(file_name)
+    ws = Load(path)
     print "Saved workspace has %d spectra" % ws.getNumberHistograms()
     
 Output:
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Output:
     def removeFiles(files):
       for ws in files:
         try:
-          path = os.path.join(config['defaultsave.directory'], ws)
+          path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ws)
           os.remove(path)
         except:
           pass