diff --git a/source/Gui/StartupCheckService.cpp b/source/Gui/StartupCheckService.cpp
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+++ b/source/Gui/StartupCheckService.cpp
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+#include "StartupCheckService.h"
+
+#include <filesystem>
+
+#include "Base/Exceptions.h"
+#include "Base/LoggingService.h"
+#include "Base/Resources.h"
+
+void StartupCheckService::check(SimulationFacade const& simulationFacade)
+{
+    log(Priority::Important, "check if resource folder exist");
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists(Const::ResourcePath)) {
+        throw InitialCheckException("The resource folder has not been found. Please start ALIEN from the directory in which the folder `resource` is located.");
+    }
+
+    log(Priority::Important, "check if cuda device exist");
+    simulationFacade->getGpuName();
+}
diff --git a/source/Gui/StartupCheckService.h b/source/Gui/StartupCheckService.h
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+++ b/source/Gui/StartupCheckService.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "Base/Singleton.h"
+#include "EngineInterface/SimulationFacade.h"
+
+class StartupCheckService
+{
+    MAKE_SINGLETON(StartupCheckService);
+
+public:
+    void check(SimulationFacade const& simulationFacade);
+};