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Has anyone just given up and started keeping personal files somewhere else outside of home?
I cant say I've installed any programs that have requested nor placed themselves in the main user dir.
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I never tried that. Might start implementing it to avoid games saving in .config or .local folders.
Still cant say Iv'e have any on mine, I know .conf DIR gets full from game folders full of config files /save games ect.
Lightworks creates a working dir for projects is all I have personally but that's understandable .
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I mean we already run executables out of /home/user and have a ton of other stuff in there, I don't think a ".folder" is really that offensive, but I understand how the clutter can be annoying.
If you really want to alter it, I think changing $HOME might work, or doing a ton of symlinks. I've done the $HOME thing once ever (rearranging partitions) and it wasn't what I'd call fun, lol
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Still not ideal because the real mess is with the hidden files anyway - .factorio, .renpy, .mozilla, .mono, .paradoxlauncher, .psensor, etc - but at least it gets rid of things like the visible "My Games" folder (created by As Far As The Eye - great game, just wish it put the files in a sensible place).
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ln -s $(pwd)/user_data/.Umineko4hdz $HOME
./"Umineko1to4"
unlink $HOME/.Umineko4hdz
I.e. create user_data somewhere where you want, put a symlink in $HOME for it (that will prevent it from creating a clutter dir but will give access to it) and then unlink it to clean up after the game exits.
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