[kde-linux] removing the stock ~home folders

[James Kerr]

On Wednesday 08 April 2009 Jerome Yuzyk wrote:

> On Wednesday 08 April 2009, James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj at acm.org> 
wrote:
> > Jerome Yuzyk wrote:
> > > When I upgraded to KDE 3.5.10 a number of folders were created
> > > in ~home for default locations for various types of files:
> > > Documents, Download, Movies, Music, Pictures, Templates, and
> > > Videos. I don't use them and don't want to. I have seen them
> > > referenced in File dialogs, KDE and non-KDE. Is it safe to
> > > delete them? Do I have to adjust any config files if I do?
> >
> > Actually, that isn't KDE but rather the xdg-user-dirs package. 
> > If you reconfigure it not to create these directories, you will
> > need to reconfigure KDE (depending on the version that you are
> > using).  In the KDE 4.x Control Center (System Settings) under
> > "About Me" there are paths.  These all need to point to
> > directories that exist.
>
> I am using 3.5.10 - I don't see anything in the Control Center for
> this feature.

kcontrol/System Administration/Paths

Jim