diff --git a/redbot/core/data_manager.py b/redbot/core/data_manager.py
index 06ceb7d79..6757fee27 100644
--- a/redbot/core/data_manager.py
+++ b/redbot/core/data_manager.py
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ if sys.platform == "linux":
 if not config_dir:
     config_dir = Path(appdir.user_config_dir)
 config_file = config_dir / "config.json"
+if not config_file.exists() and sys.platform == "darwin":
+    # backwards compatibility with the location given by appdirs<1.4.4
+    # which was the same as user_data_dir
+    # https://github.com/ActiveState/appdirs/issues/63
+    _old_config_location = Path(appdir.user_data_dir) / "config.json"
+    if _old_config_location.exists():
+        _old_config_location.rename(config_file)
 
 
 def create_temp_config():
diff --git a/redbot/setup.py b/redbot/setup.py
index 15e1f8ecf..b8921d7da 100644
--- a/redbot/setup.py
+++ b/redbot/setup.py
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ except PermissionError:
     print("You don't have permission to write to '{}'\nExiting...".format(config_dir))
     sys.exit(1)
 config_file = config_dir / "config.json"
+if not config_file.exists() and sys.platform == "darwin":
+    # backwards compatibility with the location given by appdirs<1.4.4
+    # which was the same as user_data_dir
+    # https://github.com/ActiveState/appdirs/issues/63
+    _old_config_location = Path(appdir.user_data_dir) / "config.json"
+    if _old_config_location.exists():
+        _old_config_location.rename(config_file)
 
 
 def load_existing_config():