Comment on Developers: "Yes, the users love cluttered homes, just put everything there and ignore guidelines"

sgibson5150@slrpnk.net ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• DaFuqs@feddit.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  True on linux, but not on Windows. There is the “Appdata” (Application Data) sub folder for that. The users profile is meant for the users personal files - but way too many apps ignore that.

  Makes me think that probably a multiplatform-compat library points the apps there?

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  • FooBarrington@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No, not true on Linux. We have the XDG folder specifications to specifically not have our ~ cluttered with random shit.

    Doing this on Linux is no better than doing it on Windows.

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    • DaFuqs@feddit.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      TIL; good to know, thank you!

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