Quoting: eldakingAfter getting the tip on the discord, I use the .hidden file to make them "invisible" - just list each folder in a new line and they get bundled with other dotfiles.

Thank-you! I didn't know this trick.

Quoting: pete910Can't say I have that issue, Games go in my games folder, Steam games are obviously in theirs within steam.

I cant say I've installed any programs that have requested nor placed themselves in the main user dir.

The issue isn't where games install, but rather where those games create their savegame and/or configuration files and/or folders. I've seen some that create "dotfiles" and "dotfolders" in the user's home, which is also rude, but I think the ones that bother people are when they create unhidden folders/files either directly in the user's home folder or Documents folder. A few games I have do that, and it annoys me every single time I see it. It just reeks of "clueless rude lazy programmer".

Quoting: BlooAlien

Quoting: pete910Can't say I have that issue, Games go in my games folder, Steam games are obviously in theirs within steam.

I cant say I've installed any programs that have requested nor placed themselves in the main user dir.

The issue isn't where games install, but rather where those games create their savegame and/or configuration files and/or folders. I've seen some that create "dotfiles" and "dotfolders" in the user's home, which is also rude, but I think the ones that bother people are when they create unhidden folders/files either directly in the user's home folder or Documents folder. A few games I have do that, and it annoys me every single time I see it. It just reeks of "clueless rude lazy programmer".

The old loki games did this and a good few other older titles, Trouble is now they clutter up .config instead