diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cceecd8989..5afbc706b8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@
     "@types/node": "^12.12.45",
     "@types/proper-lockfile": "^4.1.1",
     "@types/tar": "^4.0.3",
+    "conf": "^7.0.1",
     "crypto-js": "^4.0.0",
     "electron-promise-ipc": "^2.1.0",
-    "electron-store": "^5.2.0",
     "electron-updater": "^4.3.1",
     "electron-window-state": "^5.0.3",
     "filenamify": "^4.1.0",
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
     "request": "^2.88.2",
     "request-promise-native": "^1.0.8",
     "semver": "^7.3.2",
+    "serializr": "^2.0.3",
     "shell-env": "^3.0.0",
     "tar": "^6.0.2",
     "tcp-port-used": "^1.0.1",
diff --git a/src/common/cluster-store.ts b/src/common/cluster-store.ts
index 607de54ca1..7536364e49 100644
--- a/src/common/cluster-store.ts
+++ b/src/common/cluster-store.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
-import ElectronStore from "electron-store"
-import { Singleton } from "./utils/singleton";
+import Config from "conf"
+import Singleton from "./utils/singleton";
 import migrations from "../migrations/cluster-store"
 import { Cluster, ClusterBaseInfo } from "../main/cluster";
 
 export class ClusterStore extends Singleton {
-  private store = new ElectronStore({
-    name: "lens-cluster-store",
+  private storeConfig = new Config({
+    configName: "lens-cluster-store",
     accessPropertiesByDotNotation: false, // To make dots safe in cluster context names
     migrations: migrations,
   })
 
   public getAllClusterObjects(): Cluster[] {
-    return this.store.get("clusters", []).map((clusterInfo: ClusterBaseInfo) => {
+    return this.storeConfig.get("clusters", []).map((clusterInfo: ClusterBaseInfo) => {
       return new Cluster(clusterInfo)
     })
   }
 
   public getAllClusters(): ClusterBaseInfo[] {
-    return this.store.get("clusters", [])
+    return this.storeConfig.get("clusters", [])
   }
 
   public removeCluster(id: string): void {
-    this.store.delete(id);
+    this.storeConfig.delete(id);
     const clusterBaseInfos = this.getAllClusters()
     const index = clusterBaseInfos.findIndex((cbi) => cbi.id === id)
     if (index !== -1) {
       clusterBaseInfos.splice(index, 1)
-      this.store.set("clusters", clusterBaseInfos)
+      this.storeConfig.set("clusters", clusterBaseInfos)
     }
   }
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export class ClusterStore extends Singleton {
     } else {
       clusters[index] = storable
     }
-    this.store.set("clusters", clusters)
+    this.storeConfig.set("clusters", clusters)
   }
 
   public storeClusters(clusters: ClusterBaseInfo[]) {
diff --git a/src/common/request.ts b/src/common/request.ts
index 092b1a756a..ca6fbd2893 100644
--- a/src/common/request.ts
+++ b/src/common/request.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import request from "request"
 import { userStore } from "./user-store"
 
-export function globalRequestOpts(requestOpts: request.Options ) {
-  const userPrefs = userStore.getPreferences()
-  if (userPrefs.httpsProxy) {
-    requestOpts.proxy = userPrefs.httpsProxy
+export function globalRequestOpts(requestOpts: request.Options) {
+  const { httpsProxy, allowUntrustedCAs } = userStore.preferences
+  if (httpsProxy) {
+    requestOpts.proxy = httpsProxy
   }
-  requestOpts.rejectUnauthorized = !userPrefs.allowUntrustedCAs;
-
+  requestOpts.rejectUnauthorized = !allowUntrustedCAs;
   return requestOpts
 }
diff --git a/src/common/tracker.ts b/src/common/tracker.ts
index 2476c47dbd..97550d2ad6 100644
--- a/src/common/tracker.ts
+++ b/src/common/tracker.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+import { app, App, remote } from "electron"
 import ua from "universal-analytics"
 import { machineIdSync } from "node-machine-id"
+import Singleton from "./utils/singleton";
 import { userStore } from "./user-store"
 
-const GA_ID = "UA-159377374-1"
+export class Tracker extends Singleton {
+  static readonly GA_ID = "UA-159377374-1"
 
-export class Tracker {
   protected visitor: ua.Visitor
   protected machineId: string = null;
   protected ip: string = null;
@@ -12,31 +14,35 @@ export class Tracker {
   protected locale: string;
   protected electronUA: string;
 
-  constructor(app: Electron.App) {
+  private constructor(app: App) {
+    super();
     try {
-      this.visitor = ua(GA_ID, machineIdSync(), {strictCidFormat: false})
+      this.visitor = ua(Tracker.GA_ID, machineIdSync(), { strictCidFormat: false })
     } catch (error) {
-      this.visitor = ua(GA_ID)
+      this.visitor = ua(Tracker.GA_ID)
     }
     this.visitor.set("dl", "https://lensapptelemetry.lakendlabs.com")
   }
 
-  public async event(eventCategory: string, eventAction: string) {
-    return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
-      if (!this.telemetryAllowed()) {
-        resolve()
-        return
+  protected async isTelemetryAllowed(): Promise<boolean> {
+    return userStore.preferences.allowTelemetry;
+  }
+
+  async event(eventCategory: string, eventAction: string, otherParams = {}) {
+    try {
+      const allowed = await this.isTelemetryAllowed();
+      if (!allowed) {
+        return;
       }
       this.visitor.event({
         ec: eventCategory,
-        ea: eventAction
+        ea: eventAction,
+        ...otherParams,
       }).send()
-      resolve()
-    })
-  }
-
-  protected telemetryAllowed() {
-    const userPrefs = userStore.getPreferences()
-    return !!userPrefs.allowTelemetry
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(`Failed to track "${eventCategory}:${eventAction}"`, err)
+    }
   }
 }
+
+export const tracker: Tracker = Tracker.getInstance(app || remote.app);
diff --git a/src/common/user-store.ts b/src/common/user-store.ts
index ad71deefae..d7ba191ee1 100644
--- a/src/common/user-store.ts
+++ b/src/common/user-store.ts
@@ -1,59 +1,105 @@
-import ElectronStore from "electron-store"
+import { app, remote } from "electron"
+import { computed, observable, reaction, toJS } from "mobx";
+import Config from "conf"
+import semver from "semver"
 import migrations from "../migrations/user-store"
-import { Singleton } from "./utils/singleton";
+import Singleton from "./utils/singleton";
+import { getAppVersion } from "./utils/app-version";
+import { tracker } from "./tracker";
+
+export interface UserStoreModel {
+  lastSeenAppVersion: string;
+  seenContexts: string[];
+  preferences: UserPreferences;
+}
 
 export interface UserPreferences {
   httpsProxy?: string;
-  colorTheme?: string;
+  colorTheme?: string | "dark";
   allowUntrustedCAs?: boolean;
   allowTelemetry?: boolean;
-  downloadMirror?: string;
+  downloadMirror?: string | "default";
 }
 
 export class UserStore extends Singleton {
-  protected store = new ElectronStore({
-    name: "lens-user-store",
-    migrations: migrations,
-  });
+  private storeConfig: Config<UserStoreModel>;
 
-  public lastSeenAppVersion() {
-    return this.store.get('lastSeenAppVersion', "0.0.0")
+  @observable isReady = false;
+  @observable lastSeenAppVersion = "0.0.0"
+  @observable seenContexts = observable.set();
+
+  @observable preferences: UserPreferences = {
+    allowTelemetry: true,
+    colorTheme: "dark",
+    downloadMirror: "default",
+  };
+
+  @computed get hasNewAppVersion() {
+    return semver.gt(getAppVersion(), this.lastSeenAppVersion);
   }
 
-  public setLastSeenAppVersion(version: string) {
-    this.store.set('lastSeenAppVersion', version)
+  private constructor() {
+    super();
+    this.init();
   }
 
-  public getSeenContexts(): Array<string> {
-    return this.store.get("seenContexts", [])
+  async init() {
+    /*await*/ this.load();
+    this.bindEvents();
+    this.isReady = true;
   }
 
-  public storeSeenContext(newContexts: string[]) {
-    const seenContexts = this.getSeenContexts().concat(newContexts)
-    // store unique contexts by casting array to set first
-    const newContextSet = new Set(seenContexts)
-    const allContexts = [...newContextSet]
-    this.store.set("seenContexts", allContexts)
-    return allContexts
+  saveLastSeenAppVersion() {
+    this.lastSeenAppVersion = getAppVersion();
   }
 
-  public setPreferences(preferences: UserPreferences) {
-    this.store.set('preferences', preferences)
+  // todo: use "conf" as pseudo-async for more future-proof usages
+  protected async load() {
+    this.storeConfig = new Config<UserStoreModel>({
+      configName: "lens-user-store",
+      migrations: migrations,
+      cwd: (app || remote.app).getPath("userData"),
+    });
+    this.fromStore(this.storeConfig.store);
   }
 
-  public getPreferences(): UserPreferences {
-    const prefs = this.store.get("preferences", {})
-    if (!prefs.colorTheme) {
-      prefs.colorTheme = "dark"
+  protected bindEvents() {
+    // refresh from file-system updates
+    this.storeConfig.onDidAnyChange((data, oldValue) => {
+      this.fromStore(data);
+    });
+
+    // refresh config file from runtime
+    reaction(() => this.toJSON(), model => {
+      this.storeConfig.store = model;
+    });
+
+    // track telemetry availability
+    reaction(() => this.preferences.allowTelemetry, allowed => {
+      tracker.event("telemetry", allowed ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+    });
+  }
+
+  // todo: use "serializr" ?
+  protected fromStore(data: Partial<UserStoreModel> = {}) {
+    const { lastSeenAppVersion, seenContexts, preferences } = data
+    if (lastSeenAppVersion) {
+      this.lastSeenAppVersion = lastSeenAppVersion;
     }
-    if (!prefs.downloadMirror) {
-      prefs.downloadMirror = "default"
+    if (seenContexts) {
+      this.seenContexts = observable.set(seenContexts)
     }
-    if (prefs.allowTelemetry === undefined) {
-      prefs.allowTelemetry = true
+    if (preferences) {
+      Object.assign(this.preferences, preferences);
     }
+  }
 
-    return prefs
+  protected toJSON(): UserStoreModel {
+    return toJS({
+      lastSeenAppVersion: this.lastSeenAppVersion,
+      seenContexts: Array.from(this.seenContexts),
+      preferences: this.preferences,
+    })
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/utils/singleton.ts b/src/common/utils/singleton.ts
index a5d2aa5ca3..6ecb89c1cf 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/singleton.ts
+++ b/src/common/utils/singleton.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
  *  const usersStore: UsersStore = UsersStore.getInstance();
  */
 
-export class Singleton {
+// todo: maybe convert to @decorator
+class Singleton {
   private static instances = new WeakMap<object, Singleton>();
 
   // todo: figure out how to infer child class + arguments types
@@ -21,3 +22,6 @@ export class Singleton {
     Singleton.instances.delete(this);
   }
 }
+
+export { Singleton }
+export default Singleton;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/common/workspace-store.ts b/src/common/workspace-store.ts
index 76c779b90d..8d436efa93 100644
--- a/src/common/workspace-store.ts
+++ b/src/common/workspace-store.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,26 @@
-import ElectronStore from "electron-store"
-import { Singleton } from "./utils/singleton";
+import Config from "conf"
+import Singleton from "./utils/singleton";
 import { clusterStore } from "./cluster-store"
+import { getAppVersion } from "./utils/app-version";
 
 export type WorkspaceId = string;
 
-export interface WorkspaceData {
+export interface WorkspaceStoreModel {
+  workspaces: Workspace[]
+}
+
+export interface Workspace {
   id: WorkspaceId;
   name: string;
   description?: string;
 }
 
-export class Workspace implements WorkspaceData {
-  public id: string
-  public name: string
-  public description?: string
-
-  public constructor(data: WorkspaceData) {
-    Object.assign(this, data)
-  }
-}
-
 export class WorkspaceStore extends Singleton {
-  static defaultId = "default"
+  static readonly defaultId = "default"
 
-  private store = new ElectronStore({
-    name: "lens-workspace-store"
+  private storeConfig = new Config<WorkspaceStoreModel>({
+    configName: "lens-workspace-store",
+    projectVersion: getAppVersion(),
   });
 
   private constructor() {
@@ -46,11 +42,10 @@ export class WorkspaceStore extends Singleton {
   }
 
   public getAllWorkspaces(): Workspace[] {
-    const workspacesData: WorkspaceData[] = this.store.get("workspaces", [])
-    return workspacesData.map((wsd) => new Workspace(wsd))
+    return this.storeConfig.get("workspaces", [])
   }
 
-  public saveWorkspace(workspace: WorkspaceData) {
+  public saveWorkspace(workspace: Workspace) {
     const workspaces = this.getAllWorkspaces()
     const index = workspaces.findIndex((w) => w.id === workspace.id)
     if (index !== -1) {
@@ -58,7 +53,7 @@ export class WorkspaceStore extends Singleton {
     } else {
       workspaces.push(workspace)
     }
-    this.store.set("workspaces", workspaces)
+    this.storeConfig.set("workspaces", workspaces)
   }
 
   public removeWorkspace(workspace: Workspace) {
@@ -70,7 +65,7 @@ export class WorkspaceStore extends Singleton {
     if (index !== -1) {
       clusterStore.removeClustersByWorkspace(workspace.id)
       workspaces.splice(index, 1)
-      this.store.set("workspaces", workspaces)
+      this.storeConfig.set("workspaces", workspaces)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index 15e0b12e7b..ebe5f4b187 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import initMenu from "./menu"
 import * as proxy from "./proxy"
 import { WindowManager } from "./window-manager";
 import { clusterStore } from "../common/cluster-store"
-import { tracker } from "./tracker"
 import { ClusterManager } from "./cluster-manager";
 import AppUpdater from "./app-updater"
 import { shellSync } from "./shell-sync"
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ import { getFreePort } from "./port"
 import { mangleProxyEnv } from "./proxy-env"
 import { findMainWebContents } from "./webcontents"
 import { registerStaticProtocol } from "../common/register-static";
+import { tracker } from "../common/tracker";
 
 mangleProxyEnv()
 if (app.commandLine.getSwitchValue("proxy-server") !== "") {
diff --git a/src/main/kubectl.ts b/src/main/kubectl.ts
index 73efc507b3..c0cfd2e8f5 100644
--- a/src/main/kubectl.ts
+++ b/src/main/kubectl.ts
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ export class Kubectl {
   }
 
   protected getDownloadMirror() {
-    const mirror = packageMirrors.get(userStore.getPreferences().downloadMirror)
+    const mirror = packageMirrors.get(userStore.preferences.downloadMirror)
     if (mirror) {
       return mirror
     }
diff --git a/src/main/kubectl_spec.ts b/src/main/kubectl_spec.ts
index 25d1da4676..005361dfa3 100644
--- a/src/main/kubectl_spec.ts
+++ b/src/main/kubectl_spec.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,7 @@
 import packageInfo from "../../package.json"
 import { bundledKubectl, Kubectl } from "../../src/main/kubectl";
-import { UserStore } from "../common/user-store";
 
-jest.mock("../common/user-store", () => {
-  const userStoreMock: Partial<UserStore> = {
-    getPreferences() {
-      return {
-        downloadMirror: "default"
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  return {
-    userStore: userStoreMock,
-  }
-})
+jest.mock("../common/user-store");
 
 describe("kubectlVersion", () => {
   it("returns bundled version if exactly same version used", async () => {
diff --git a/src/main/node-shell-session.ts b/src/main/node-shell-session.ts
index 6369b6bc8b..931355691c 100644
--- a/src/main/node-shell-session.ts
+++ b/src/main/node-shell-session.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import * as pty from "node-pty"
 import { ShellSession } from "./shell-session";
 import { v4 as uuid } from "uuid"
 import * as k8s from "@kubernetes/client-node"
+import { KubeConfig } from "@kubernetes/client-node"
+import { Cluster } from "./cluster"
 import logger from "./logger";
-import { KubeConfig, V1Pod } from "@kubernetes/client-node";
-import { tracker } from "./tracker"
-import { Cluster, ClusterPreferences } from "./cluster"
+import { tracker } from "../common/tracker";
 
 export class NodeShellSession extends ShellSession {
   protected nodeName: string;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export class NodeShellSession extends ShellSession {
       const watch = new k8s.Watch(kc);
 
       const req = await watch.watch(`/api/v1/namespaces/kube-system/pods`, {},
-      // callback is called for each received object.
+        // callback is called for each received object.
         (_type, obj) => {
           if (obj.metadata.name == podId && obj.status.phase === "Running") {
             resolve(true)
@@ -119,9 +119,13 @@ export class NodeShellSession extends ShellSession {
           reject(false)
         }
       );
-      setTimeout(() => { req.abort(); reject(false); }, 120 * 1000);
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        req.abort();
+        reject(false);
+      }, 120 * 1000);
     })
   }
+
   protected deleteNodeShellPod() {
     const kc = this.getKubeConfig();
     const k8sApi = kc.makeApiClient(k8s.CoreV1Api);
@@ -130,12 +134,11 @@ export class NodeShellSession extends ShellSession {
 }
 
 export async function open(socket: WebSocket, pathToKubeconfig: string, cluster: Cluster, nodeName?: string): Promise<ShellSession> {
-  return new Promise(async(resolve, reject) => {
+  return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
     let shell = null
     if (nodeName) {
       shell = new NodeShellSession(socket, pathToKubeconfig, cluster, nodeName)
-    }
-    else {
+    } else {
       shell = new ShellSession(socket, pathToKubeconfig, cluster)
     }
     shell.open()
diff --git a/src/main/resource-applier.ts b/src/main/resource-applier.ts
index 5e13d36c1b..eb7b2b5620 100644
--- a/src/main/resource-applier.ts
+++ b/src/main/resource-applier.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import path from "path";
 import * as tempy from "tempy";
 import logger from "./logger"
 import { Cluster } from "./cluster";
-import { tracker } from "./tracker";
+import { tracker } from "../common/tracker";
 
 type KubeObject = {
   status: {};
diff --git a/src/main/routes/config.ts b/src/main/routes/config.ts
index d726a928f8..02911889ae 100644
--- a/src/main/routes/config.ts
+++ b/src/main/routes/config.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class ConfigRoute extends LensApi {
     const data: IConfigRoutePayload = {
       clusterName: cluster.contextName,
       lensVersion: app.getVersion(),
-      lensTheme: `kontena-${userStore.getPreferences().colorTheme}`,
+      lensTheme: `kontena-${userStore.preferences.colorTheme}`,
       kubeVersion: cluster.version,
       chartsEnabled: true,
       isClusterAdmin: cluster.isAdmin,
diff --git a/src/main/shell-session.ts b/src/main/shell-session.ts
index dbcddcb125..8ab7baf8cc 100644
--- a/src/main/shell-session.ts
+++ b/src/main/shell-session.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import path from "path"
 import shellEnv from "shell-env"
 import { app } from "electron"
 import { Kubectl } from "./kubectl"
-import { tracker } from "./tracker"
 import { Cluster, ClusterPreferences } from "./cluster"
 import { helmCli } from "./helm-cli"
 import { isWindows } from "../common/vars";
+import { tracker } from "../common/tracker";
 
 export class ShellSession extends EventEmitter {
   static shellEnvs: Map<string, any> = new Map()
diff --git a/src/main/tracker.ts b/src/main/tracker.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a1e7c4267..0000000000
--- a/src/main/tracker.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-import { Tracker } from "../common/tracker"
-import { app, remote } from "electron"
-
-export const tracker = new Tracker(app || remote.app);
diff --git a/src/main/window-manager.ts b/src/main/window-manager.ts
index fce16a5190..fc2805f9cb 100644
--- a/src/main/window-manager.ts
+++ b/src/main/window-manager.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { BrowserWindow, shell } from "electron"
 import { PromiseIpc } from "electron-promise-ipc"
 import windowStateKeeper from "electron-window-state"
-import { tracker } from "./tracker";
 import { getStaticUrl } from "../common/register-static";
+import { tracker } from "../common/tracker";
 
 export class WindowManager {
   public mainWindow: BrowserWindow = null;
diff --git a/src/migrations/migration-wrapper.ts b/src/migrations/migration-wrapper.ts
index ff5e6739ef..c1527ed586 100644
--- a/src/migrations/migration-wrapper.ts
+++ b/src/migrations/migration-wrapper.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import path from "path";
-import ElectronStore from "electron-store";
+import Config from "conf";
 import { isTestEnv } from "../common/vars";
 
 export interface MigrationOpts {
   version: string;
-  run(store: ElectronStore, log: (...args: any[]) => void): void;
+  run(storeConfig: Config<any>, log: (...args: any[]) => void): void;
 }
 
 function infoLog(...args: any[]) {
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ function infoLog(...args: any[]) {
   console.log(...args);
 }
 
-export function migration({ version, run }: MigrationOpts) {
+export function migration<S = any>({ version, run }: MigrationOpts) {
   return {
-    [version]: (store: ElectronStore) => {
-      const storeName = path.dirname(store.path);
-      infoLog(`STORE MIGRATION (${storeName}): ${version}`, );
-      run(store, infoLog);
+    [version]: (storeConfig: Config<S>) => {
+      const storeName = path.dirname(storeConfig.path);
+      infoLog(`STORE MIGRATION (${storeName}): ${version}`,);
+      run(storeConfig, infoLog);
     }
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/_vue/components/ClusterPage.vue b/src/renderer/_vue/components/ClusterPage.vue
index 00823ee2f5..29235b1095 100644
--- a/src/renderer/_vue/components/ClusterPage.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/_vue/components/ClusterPage.vue
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 <script>
 import CubeSpinner from "@/_vue/components/CubeSpinner";
+import { tracker } from "../../../common/tracker"
+
 export default {
   name: "ClusterPage",
   components: {
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ export default {
         this.lens.webview = webview;
       }
       this.$store.dispatch("attachWebview", this.lens);
-      this.$tracker.event("cluster", "open");
+      tracker.event("cluster", "open");
     },
     hideLens: function() {
       this.$store.dispatch("hideWebviews");
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ export default {
     "accessible": function(newStatus, oldStatus) {
       console.log("accessible watch, vals:", newStatus, oldStatus);
       if(newStatus === false) { // accessble == false
-        this.$tracker.event("cluster", "open-failed");
+        tracker.event("cluster", "open-failed");
       }
     },
   }
diff --git a/src/renderer/_vue/index.js b/src/renderer/_vue/index.js
index 9f1b80cb17..d1138d30f7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/_vue/index.js
+++ b/src/renderer/_vue/index.js
@@ -2,17 +2,14 @@ import "../../common/system-ca"
 import "./assets/css/app.scss"
 import "prismjs";
 import "prismjs/components/prism-yaml"
-import { remote } from "electron"
+import { PromiseIpc } from 'electron-promise-ipc'
 import Vue from 'vue'
 import VueElectron from 'vue-electron'
 import BootstrapVue from 'bootstrap-vue'
-import { PromiseIpc } from 'electron-promise-ipc'
-import { Tracker } from "../../common/tracker"
 import App from './App'
 import router from './router'
 import store from './store'
 
-const tracker = new Tracker(remote.app);
 const promiseIpc = new PromiseIpc({maxTimeoutMs: 6000});
 
 promiseIpc.on('navigate', async (view) => {
@@ -26,7 +23,6 @@ Vue.use(BootstrapVue)
 Vue.mixin({
   created: function () {
     this.$promiseIpc = promiseIpc;
-    this.$tracker = tracker;
   }
 })
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/_vue/store/index.js b/src/renderer/_vue/store/index.js
index 85b6e0eac8..b8838d30e8 100644
--- a/src/renderer/_vue/store/index.js
+++ b/src/renderer/_vue/store/index.js
@@ -7,18 +7,13 @@ import KubeContexts from './modules/kube-contexts'
 import Clusters from './modules/clusters'
 import HelmRepos from './modules/helm-repos'
 import Workspaces from './modules/workspaces'
-
-// promise ipc
+import { tracker } from "../../../common/tracker"
 import { PromiseIpc } from 'electron-promise-ipc'
-const promiseIpc = new PromiseIpc( { maxTimeoutMs: 120000 } );
-
-// tracker
-import { Tracker } from "../../../common/tracker"
-import { remote } from "electron"
-const tracker = new Tracker(remote.app);
 
 Vue.use(Vuex);
 
+const promiseIpc = new PromiseIpc( { maxTimeoutMs: 120000 } );
+
 export default new Vuex.Store({
   modules: {
     Clusters,
@@ -31,29 +26,24 @@ export default new Vuex.Store({
     hud: {
       isMenuVisible: true,
     },
-    seenContexts: userStore.getSeenContexts(),
-    lastSeenAppVersion: userStore.lastSeenAppVersion(),
+    seenContexts: userStore.seenContexts,
+    lastSeenAppVersion: userStore.lastSeenAppVersion,
   },
   mutations: {
     storeSeenContexts(state, context) {
-      const seenContexts =  userStore.storeSeenContext(context);
-      state.seenContexts = seenContexts
+      userStore.seenContexts.add(context);
+      state.seenContexts = Array.from(userStore.seenContexts);
     },
     updateLastSeenAppVersion(state, appVersion) {
       state.lastSeenAppVersion = appVersion;
-      userStore.setLastSeenAppVersion(appVersion)
+      userStore.lastSeenAppVersion = appVersion
     },
     loadPreferences(state) {
-      this.commit("savePreferences", userStore.getPreferences());
+      this.commit("savePreferences", userStore.preferences);
     },
     savePreferences(state, prefs) {
-      if (prefs.allowTelemetry) {
-        tracker.event("telemetry", "enabled")
-      } else {
-        tracker.event("telemetry", "disabled")
-      }
       state.preferences = prefs;
-      userStore.setPreferences(prefs);
+      userStore.preferences = prefs;
       this.dispatch("destroyWebviews")
       promiseIpc.send("preferencesSaved")
     },
@@ -67,9 +57,7 @@ export default new Vuex.Store({
   actions: {
     async init({commit, getters}) {
       commit("loadPreferences");
-
       await this.dispatch('refreshClusters', getters.currentWorkspace);
-
       return true;
     },
     async addSeenContexts({commit}, data){
diff --git a/src/renderer/_vue/store/modules/clusters.ts b/src/renderer/_vue/store/modules/clusters.ts
index e998545ae7..9f5f2e89e9 100644
--- a/src/renderer/_vue/store/modules/clusters.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/_vue/store/modules/clusters.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 import Vue from "vue"
 import { ClusterInfo } from "../../../../main/cluster"
-import { MutationTree, ActionTree, GetterTree } from "vuex"
+import { ActionTree, GetterTree, MutationTree } from "vuex"
 import { PromiseIpc } from 'electron-promise-ipc'
-import { Tracker } from "../../../../common/tracker"
-import { remote } from "electron"
 import { clusterStore } from "../../../../common/cluster-store"
 import { Workspace } from "../../../../common/workspace-store"
+import { tracker } from "../../../../common/tracker";
 
-const promiseIpc = new PromiseIpc( { maxTimeoutMs: 120000 } );
-const tracker = new Tracker(remote.app);
+const promiseIpc = new PromiseIpc({ maxTimeoutMs: 120000 });
 
 export interface LensWebview {
   id: string;
@@ -26,12 +24,12 @@ const state: ClusterState = {
   clusters: []
 }
 
-const actions: ActionTree<ClusterState, any>  = {
-  async refreshClusters({commit}, currentWorkspace: Workspace) {
+const actions: ActionTree<ClusterState, any> = {
+  async refreshClusters({ commit }, currentWorkspace: Workspace) {
     const clusters: ClusterInfo[] = await promiseIpc.send('getClusters', currentWorkspace.id).catch((error: Error) => {
       return false;
     })
-    if(!clusters) return false;
+    if (!clusters) return false;
     commit('updateClusters', clusters);
     clusters.forEach((cluster: ClusterInfo) => {
       const lens: LensWebview = {
@@ -43,29 +41,29 @@ const actions: ActionTree<ClusterState, any>  = {
     })
     return true;
   },
-  async getCluster({commit, getters}, id: string) {
+  async getCluster({ commit, getters }, id: string) {
     const cluster: ClusterInfo = getters.clusters.find((c: ClusterInfo) => c.id === id)
-    if(!cluster) return null;
+    if (!cluster) return null;
 
     const remoteCluster = await promiseIpc.send("getCluster", cluster.id)
-    if(!remoteCluster) return null;
+    if (!remoteCluster) return null;
 
     Object.assign(cluster, remoteCluster)
     commit('updateCluster', cluster);
 
     return cluster;
   },
-  async refineCluster({commit}, id: string) {
+  async refineCluster({ commit }, id: string) {
     console.log("VUEX: ACTION: REFINE CLUSTER", id);
 
     const remoteCluster = await promiseIpc.send("getCluster", id)
-    if(!remoteCluster) return null;
+    if (!remoteCluster) return null;
 
     commit('updateCluster', remoteCluster);
 
     return remoteCluster;
   },
-  async stopCluster({dispatch, getters}, id: string) {
+  async stopCluster({ dispatch, getters }, id: string) {
     const cluster: ClusterInfo = getters.clusters.find((c: ClusterInfo) => c.id === id)
     if (!cluster) return;
 
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ const actions: ActionTree<ClusterState, any>  = {
       tracker.event("cluster", "stop")
     }
   },
-  async removeCluster({getters, dispatch}, id: string) {
+  async removeCluster({ getters, dispatch }, id: string) {
     const cluster: ClusterInfo = getters.clusters.find((c: ClusterInfo) => c.id === id)
     if (!cluster) {
       return
@@ -92,16 +90,16 @@ const actions: ActionTree<ClusterState, any>  = {
     await dispatch("refreshClusters", getters.currentWorkspace)
     return true;
   },
-  async addCluster({commit, getters, dispatch}, data) {
+  async addCluster({ commit, getters, dispatch }, data) {
     const res = await promiseIpc.send("addCluster", data)
-    if(!res) return null;
+    if (!res) return null;
 
     tracker.event("cluster", "add");
     commit('updateClusters', res.allClusters);
     await dispatch("refreshClusters", getters.currentWorkspace);
     return res.addedCluster;
   },
-  async clearClusters({commit, getters, dispatch}){
+  async clearClusters({ commit, getters, dispatch }) {
     // todo: clean from main process as well?
     getters.lenses.forEach((lens: LensWebview) => {
       if (lens.webview) {
@@ -113,14 +111,14 @@ const actions: ActionTree<ClusterState, any>  = {
     return true;
   },
 
-  async uploadClusterIcon({commit}, data) {
+  async uploadClusterIcon({ commit }, data) {
     const res = await promiseIpc.send("saveClusterIcon", data)
     tracker.event("cluster", "upload-icon")
     if (res.cluster) commit("updateCluster", res.cluster)
     return res
   },
 
-  async resetClusterIcon({commit}, data) {
+  async resetClusterIcon({ commit }, data) {
     const res = await promiseIpc.send("resetClusterIcon", data.clusterId)
     tracker.event("cluster", "reset-icon")
     if (res.cluster) commit("updateCluster", res.cluster)
@@ -128,7 +126,7 @@ const actions: ActionTree<ClusterState, any>  = {
   },
 
   // For data structure see: cluster-manager.ts / FeatureInstallRequest
-  async installClusterFeature({commit}, data) {
+  async installClusterFeature({ commit }, data) {
     // Custom no timeout IPC as install can take very variable time
     const ipc = new PromiseIpc();
     const response = await ipc.send('installFeature', data)
@@ -140,20 +138,19 @@ const actions: ActionTree<ClusterState, any>  = {
     return response
   },
   // For data structure see: cluster-manager.ts / FeatureInstallRequest
-  async upgradeClusterFeature({commit}, data) {
+  async upgradeClusterFeature({ commit }, data) {
     // Custom no timeout IPC as install can take very variable time
     const ipc = new PromiseIpc();
     const response = await ipc.send('upgradeFeature', data)
     console.log("upgrade result:", response);
     const cluster = await ipc.send('refreshCluster', data.clusterId)
 
-
     tracker.event("cluster", "upgrade-feature")
     commit("updateCluster", cluster)
     return response
   },
   // For data structure see: cluster-manager.ts / FeatureInstallRequest
-  async uninstallClusterFeature({commit}, data) {
+  async uninstallClusterFeature({ commit }, data) {
     // Custom no timeout IPC as uninstall can take very variable time
     const ipc = new PromiseIpc();
     const response = await ipc.send('uninstallFeature', data)
@@ -165,7 +162,7 @@ const actions: ActionTree<ClusterState, any>  = {
     return response
   },
 
-  attachWebview({commit}, lens: LensWebview) {
+  attachWebview({ commit }, lens: LensWebview) {
     const container: any = document.getElementById("lens-container");
     if (!container || !lens.webview) {
       return
@@ -189,9 +186,11 @@ const actions: ActionTree<ClusterState, any>  = {
     })
     promiseIpc.send("enableClusterSettingsMenuItem", lens.id)
   },
-  detachWebview({commit}, lens: LensWebview) {
+  detachWebview({ commit }, lens: LensWebview) {
     const container: any = document.getElementById("lens-container");
-    if (!container) { return }
+    if (!container) {
+      return
+    }
     container.childNodes.forEach((child: any) => {
       if (child === lens.webview) {
         container.removeChild(lens.webview)
@@ -202,21 +201,23 @@ const actions: ActionTree<ClusterState, any>  = {
     })
     promiseIpc.send("disableClusterSettingsMenuItem")
   },
-  hideWebviews({commit}) {
+  hideWebviews({ commit }) {
     const container: any = document.getElementById("lens-container");
-    if (!container) { return }
+    if (!container) {
+      return
+    }
     container.style = "display: none;"
     container.childNodes.forEach((child: any) => {
       child.style = "display: none;"
     })
     promiseIpc.send("disableClusterSettingsMenuItem")
   },
-  destroyWebviews({commit}) {
+  destroyWebviews({ commit }) {
     state.lenses.forEach((lens) => {
       this.dispatch("detachWebview", lens)
     })
   },
-  storeCluster({commit}, cluster: ClusterInfo) {
+  storeCluster({ commit }, cluster: ClusterInfo) {
     clusterStore.saveCluster(cluster);
     commit("updateCluster", cluster)
     promiseIpc.send("clusterStored", cluster.id)
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ const mutations: MutationTree<ClusterState> = {
   },
   updateCluster(state, cluster) {
     state.clusters.forEach((c, index) => {
-      if(c.id === cluster.id) {
+      if (c.id === cluster.id) {
         Vue.set(state.clusters, index, cluster)
       }
     })
diff --git a/src/renderer/_vue/store/modules/workspaces.ts b/src/renderer/_vue/store/modules/workspaces.ts
index 8f2ad351ca..e68e202a17 100644
--- a/src/renderer/_vue/store/modules/workspaces.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/_vue/store/modules/workspaces.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { MutationTree, ActionTree, GetterTree } from "vuex"
-import { workspaceStore, Workspace, WorkspaceData } from "../../../../common/workspace-store"
+import { workspaceStore, Workspace } from "../../../../common/workspace-store"
 
 export interface WorkspaceState {
   workspaces: Array<Workspace>;
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ const mutations: MutationTree<WorkspaceState> = {
   setCurrentWorkspace(state, workspace: Workspace) {
     state.currentWorkspace = workspace
   },
-  addWorkspace(state, workspace: WorkspaceData) {
+  addWorkspace(state, workspace: Workspace) {
     workspaceStore.saveWorkspace(workspace)
     state.workspaces = workspaceStore.getAllWorkspaces()
   },
-  updateWorkspace(state, workspace: WorkspaceData) {
+  updateWorkspace(state, workspace: Workspace) {
     workspaceStore.saveWorkspace(workspace)
     state.workspaces = workspaceStore.getAllWorkspaces()
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ac536fa4a1..e0a9125935 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3877,21 +3877,21 @@ concurrently@^5.2.0:
     tree-kill "^1.2.2"
     yargs "^13.3.0"
 
-conf@^6.2.1:
-  version "6.2.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/conf/-/conf-6.2.4.tgz#49d23c4e21ef2ac2860f7b5ed25b7b7e484f769f"
-  integrity sha512-GjgyPRLo1qK1LR9RWAdUagqo+DP18f5HWCFk4va7GS+wpxQTOzfuKTwKOvGW2c01/YXNicAyyoyuSddmdkBzZQ==
+conf@^7.0.1:
+  version "7.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/conf/-/conf-7.0.1.tgz#a3ddd860db0357219b9ccdf92fd618e161fe6848"
+  integrity sha512-UFA9EPFKK+tedCjz4JKQSxAN0/0r0rjURdq9N805JXWOhFzmr7fTLmG1cnsHCvyYYd65wRjf0KB8zg+WPelkvA==
   dependencies:
-    ajv "^6.10.2"
-    debounce-fn "^3.0.1"
-    dot-prop "^5.0.0"
+    ajv "^6.12.2"
+    debounce-fn "^4.0.0"
+    dot-prop "^5.2.0"
     env-paths "^2.2.0"
-    json-schema-typed "^7.0.1"
-    make-dir "^3.0.0"
+    json-schema-typed "^7.0.3"
+    make-dir "^3.1.0"
     onetime "^5.1.0"
-    pkg-up "^3.0.1"
-    semver "^6.2.0"
-    write-file-atomic "^3.0.0"
+    pkg-up "^3.1.0"
+    semver "^7.3.2"
+    write-file-atomic "^3.0.3"
 
 config-chain@^1.1.11:
   version "1.1.12"
@@ -4233,12 +4233,12 @@ de-indent@^1.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/de-indent/-/de-indent-1.0.2.tgz#b2038e846dc33baa5796128d0804b455b8c1e21d"
   integrity sha1-sgOOhG3DO6pXlhKNCAS0VbjB4h0=
 
-debounce-fn@^3.0.1:
-  version "3.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debounce-fn/-/debounce-fn-3.0.1.tgz#034afe8b904d985d1ec1aa589cd15f388741d680"
-  integrity sha512-aBoJh5AhpqlRoHZjHmOzZlRx+wz2xVwGL9rjs+Kj0EWUrL4/h4K7OD176thl2Tdoqui/AaA4xhHrNArGLAaI3Q==
+debounce-fn@^4.0.0:
+  version "4.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debounce-fn/-/debounce-fn-4.0.0.tgz#ed76d206d8a50e60de0dd66d494d82835ffe61c7"
+  integrity sha512-8pYCQiL9Xdcg0UPSD3d+0KMlOjp+KGU5EPwYddgzQ7DATsg4fuUDjQtsYLmWjnk2obnNHgV3vE2Y4jejSOJVBQ==
   dependencies:
-    mimic-fn "^2.1.0"
+    mimic-fn "^3.0.0"
 
 debug@4.1.0:
   version "4.1.0"
@@ -4547,7 +4547,7 @@ dot-case@^3.0.3:
     no-case "^3.0.3"
     tslib "^1.10.0"
 
-dot-prop@^5.0.0, dot-prop@^5.2.0:
+dot-prop@^5.2.0:
   version "5.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dot-prop/-/dot-prop-5.2.0.tgz#c34ecc29556dc45f1f4c22697b6f4904e0cc4fcb"
   integrity sha512-uEUyaDKoSQ1M4Oq8l45hSE26SnTxL6snNnqvK/VWx5wJhmff5z0FUVJDKDanor/6w3kzE3i7XZOk+7wC0EXr1A==
@@ -4674,14 +4674,6 @@ electron-publish@22.7.0:
     lazy-val "^1.0.4"
     mime "^2.4.5"
 
-electron-store@^5.2.0:
-  version "5.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-store/-/electron-store-5.2.0.tgz#a15718fc1fa21acfd07af55f9b94f9fa6a536665"
-  integrity sha512-iU3WDqEDAYNYR9XV7p0tJajq/zs9z7Nrn0sAoR5nDyn8h/9dr9kusKbTxD8NtVEBD1TB1pkGMqcbIt/y6knDwQ==
-  dependencies:
-    conf "^6.2.1"
-    type-fest "^0.7.1"
-
 electron-to-chromium@^1.3.413:
   version "1.3.464"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-to-chromium/-/electron-to-chromium-1.3.464.tgz#fe13feaa08f6f865d3c89d5d72e54c194f463aa5"
@@ -7260,7 +7252,7 @@ json-schema-traverse@^0.4.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/json-schema-traverse/-/json-schema-traverse-0.4.1.tgz#69f6a87d9513ab8bb8fe63bdb0979c448e684660"
   integrity sha512-xbbCH5dCYU5T8LcEhhuh7HJ88HXuW3qsI3Y0zOZFKfZEHcpWiHU/Jxzk629Brsab/mMiHQti9wMP+845RPe3Vg==
 
-json-schema-typed@^7.0.1:
+json-schema-typed@^7.0.3:
   version "7.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/json-schema-typed/-/json-schema-typed-7.0.3.tgz#23ff481b8b4eebcd2ca123b4fa0409e66469a2d9"
   integrity sha512-7DE8mpG+/fVw+dTpjbxnx47TaMnDfOI1jwft9g1VybltZCduyRQPJPvc+zzKY9WPHxhPWczyFuYa6I8Mw4iU5A==
@@ -7703,7 +7695,7 @@ make-dir@^2.0.0:
     pify "^4.0.1"
     semver "^5.6.0"
 
-make-dir@^3.0.0, make-dir@^3.0.2:
+make-dir@^3.0.0, make-dir@^3.0.2, make-dir@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/make-dir/-/make-dir-3.1.0.tgz#415e967046b3a7f1d185277d84aa58203726a13f"
   integrity sha512-g3FeP20LNwhALb/6Cz6Dd4F2ngze0jz7tbzrD2wAV+o9FeNHe4rL+yK2md0J/fiSf1sa1ADhXqi5+oVwOM/eGw==
@@ -7914,6 +7906,11 @@ mimic-fn@^2.0.0, mimic-fn@^2.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mimic-fn/-/mimic-fn-2.1.0.tgz#7ed2c2ccccaf84d3ffcb7a69b57711fc2083401b"
   integrity sha512-OqbOk5oEQeAZ8WXWydlu9HJjz9WVdEIvamMCcXmuqUYjTknH/sqsWvhQ3vgwKFRR1HpjvNBKQ37nbJgYzGqGcg==
 
+mimic-fn@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mimic-fn/-/mimic-fn-3.0.0.tgz#76044cfa8818bbf6999c5c9acadf2d3649b14b4b"
+  integrity sha512-PiVO95TKvhiwgSwg1IdLYlCTdul38yZxZMIcnDSFIBUm4BNZha2qpQ4GpJ++15bHoKDtrW2D69lMfFwdFYtNZQ==
+
 mimic-response@^1.0.0, mimic-response@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mimic-response/-/mimic-response-1.0.1.tgz#4923538878eef42063cb8a3e3b0798781487ab1b"
@@ -9071,7 +9068,7 @@ pkg-up@^2.0.0:
   dependencies:
     find-up "^2.1.0"
 
-pkg-up@^3.0.1:
+pkg-up@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pkg-up/-/pkg-up-3.1.0.tgz#100ec235cc150e4fd42519412596a28512a0def5"
   integrity sha512-nDywThFk1i4BQK4twPQ6TA4RT8bDY96yeuCVBWL3ePARCiEKDRSrNGbFIgUJpLp+XeIR65v8ra7WuJOFUBtkMA==
@@ -10197,6 +10194,11 @@ serialize-javascript@^3.1.0:
   dependencies:
     randombytes "^2.1.0"
 
+serializr@^2.0.3:
+  version "2.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/serializr/-/serializr-2.0.3.tgz#f163b2b39938e1313beaf8457133713df2a936bb"
+  integrity sha512-YHDTg+QE//5vESifXc7vvncxIAiUiX04FAy1RmSgACkwhvJ9DivljDEjqs5WJzg5KLokI3x3jh30KEfXq5nDJA==
+
 set-blocking@^2.0.0, set-blocking@~2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/set-blocking/-/set-blocking-2.0.0.tgz#045f9782d011ae9a6803ddd382b24392b3d890f7"
@@ -11292,11 +11294,6 @@ type-fest@^0.6.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.6.0.tgz#8d2a2370d3df886eb5c90ada1c5bf6188acf838b"
   integrity sha512-q+MB8nYR1KDLrgr4G5yemftpMC7/QLqVndBmEEdqzmNj5dcFOO4Oo8qlwZE3ULT3+Zim1F8Kq4cBnikNhlCMlg==
 
-type-fest@^0.7.1:
-  version "0.7.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.7.1.tgz#8dda65feaf03ed78f0a3f9678f1869147f7c5c48"
-  integrity sha512-Ne2YiiGN8bmrmJJEuTWTLJR32nh/JdL1+PSicowtNb0WFpn59GK8/lfD61bVtzguz7b3PBt74nxpv/Pw5po5Rg==
-
 type-fest@^0.8.0, type-fest@^0.8.1:
   version "0.8.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.8.1.tgz#09e249ebde851d3b1e48d27c105444667f17b83d"
@@ -11984,7 +11981,7 @@ wrappy@1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz#b5243d8f3ec1aa35f1364605bc0d1036e30ab69f"
   integrity sha1-tSQ9jz7BqjXxNkYFvA0QNuMKtp8=
 
-write-file-atomic@^3.0.0:
+write-file-atomic@^3.0.0, write-file-atomic@^3.0.3:
   version "3.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/write-file-atomic/-/write-file-atomic-3.0.3.tgz#56bd5c5a5c70481cd19c571bd39ab965a5de56e8"
   integrity sha512-AvHcyZ5JnSfq3ioSyjrBkH9yW4m7Ayk8/9My/DD9onKeu/94fwrMocemO2QAJFAlnnDN+ZDS+ZjAR5ua1/PV/Q==