AppData folder: am I a joke to you?

  • sgibson5150@slrpnk.net
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    15 days ago

    I think ~ is the appropriate folder at least for the . folders, but I’ve often wondered why they’re not attrib +h. 🤷‍♂️

    • DaFuqs@feddit.org
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      15 days 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?

      • FooBarrington@lemmy.world
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        15 days 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.