diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 07f3445..54331af 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ data/raw/*.db
 data/processed/*.csv
 
 # Offline-tracking outputs (regenerable from videos + target JSONs)
-# DBs live outside the repo at /mnt/data/projects/cupido/tracked/
-data/targets/*.json
+# DBs and target JSONs live outside the repo at /mnt/data/projects/cupido/
 data/metadata/video_inventory.csv
 data/logs/*.log
 
diff --git a/scripts/config.py b/scripts/config.py
index 447cee3..e2951f2 100644
--- a/scripts/config.py
+++ b/scripts/config.py
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ FIGURES = PROJECT_ROOT / "figures"
 VIDEOS_ROOT = Path("/mnt/ethoscope_data/videos")
 VIDEO_INFO_XLSX = PROJECT_ROOT.parent / "all_video_info_merged.xlsx"
 INVENTORY_CSV = DATA_METADATA / "video_inventory.csv"
-TARGETS_DIR = PROJECT_ROOT / "data" / "targets"
+# Reason: kept on the local data volume alongside the tracking DBs (out of
+# ownCloud sync). See TRACKING_OUTPUT_DIR comment below.
+TARGETS_DIR = Path("/mnt/data/projects/cupido/targets")
 # Reason: tracking DBs are large binary files that don't belong in
 # ownCloud-synced storage (sync conflicts + bandwidth). They live on the
 # local data volume instead. Regenerable from videos + target JSONs.
diff --git a/scripts/pick_targets.py b/scripts/pick_targets.py
index a5eea07..73be53e 100644
--- a/scripts/pick_targets.py
+++ b/scripts/pick_targets.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ These three points are the same reference layout used by ethoscope's
 coordinates. Saving them as a JSON sidecar lets the offline tracker build the
 6-ROI HD mating arena grid without needing auto-target detection.
 
-Output JSON sidecar: data/targets/<video_basename>.json
+Output JSON sidecar: TARGETS_DIR/<video_basename>.json
     {
       "video_path": "/mnt/.../*.mp4",
       "frame_index": <int>,