diff --git a/ShareX.HelpersLib/Colors/GradientInfo.cs b/ShareX.HelpersLib/Colors/GradientInfo.cs
index cb2b02e21..9b5347e64 100644
--- a/ShareX.HelpersLib/Colors/GradientInfo.cs
+++ b/ShareX.HelpersLib/Colors/GradientInfo.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 
 #endregion License Information (GPL v3)
 
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Drawing;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ public class GradientInfo
 
         public List<GradientStop> Colors { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonIgnore]
         public bool IsValid => Colors != null && Colors.Count > 0;
 
         public GradientInfo()
diff --git a/ShareX.HelpersLib/Forms/GradientPickerForm.cs b/ShareX.HelpersLib/Forms/GradientPickerForm.cs
index 315747ca3..5ee89266a 100644
--- a/ShareX.HelpersLib/Forms/GradientPickerForm.cs
+++ b/ShareX.HelpersLib/Forms/GradientPickerForm.cs
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ private void nudLocation_ValueChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             if (isReady)
             {
-                GradientStop gradientStop = GetSelectedGradientStop(out ListViewItem lvi);
+                GradientStop gradientStop = GetSelectedGradientStop();
 
                 if (gradientStop != null)
                 {
diff --git a/ShareX/Program.cs b/ShareX/Program.cs
index 9bf3f3f6b..675a9fabe 100644
--- a/ShareX/Program.cs
+++ b/ShareX/Program.cs
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ public static string ScreenshotsFolder
         }
 
         public static string ToolsFolder => Path.Combine(PersonalFolder, "Tools");
+        public static string ImageEffectsFolder => Path.Combine(PersonalFolder, "ImageEffects");
         public static string ScreenRecorderCacheFilePath => Path.Combine(PersonalFolder, "ScreenRecorder.avi");
         public static string DefaultFFmpegFilePath => Path.Combine(ToolsFolder, "ffmpeg.exe");
         public static string ChromeHostManifestFilePath => Path.Combine(ToolsFolder, "Chrome-host-manifest.json");
@@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ private static void Main(string[] args)
             if (CheckAdminTasks()) return; // If ShareX opened just for be able to execute task as Admin
 
             UpdatePersonalPath();
+            CreateParentFolders();
 
             DebugHelper.Init(LogsFilePath);
 
@@ -470,6 +472,15 @@ private static void UpdatePersonalPath()
             }
         }
 
+        private static void CreateParentFolders()
+        {
+            Helpers.CreateDirectoryFromDirectoryPath(SettingManager.BackupFolder);
+            Helpers.CreateDirectoryFromDirectoryPath(ImageEffectsFolder);
+            Helpers.CreateDirectoryFromDirectoryPath(LogsFolder);
+            Helpers.CreateDirectoryFromDirectoryPath(ScreenshotsParentFolder);
+            Helpers.CreateDirectoryFromDirectoryPath(ToolsFolder);
+        }
+
         private static void MigratePersonalPathConfig()
         {
             if (File.Exists(PreviousPersonalPathConfigFilePath))