#Linux Permanently remove (special) folders from the home directory in Debian/Ubuntu
The config file /etc/xdg/user-dirs.conf
(overrided by ~/.config/user-dirs.conf)
allows to you to enable or disable the automatic folders (re-)creation. If you set in it enabled=False
, either globally (in /etc
) or for your own user only (in ~
), the special folders (such as Documents
, Downloads
, Pictures
etc) will not be re-created every time at login anymore in case you previously have deleted or renamed them.