How to prevent the auto creation of the “Desktop” folder? [duplicate]

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When I upload files via Firefox, the Open File dialog appears and the Desktop folder is automatically created. I am using Arch Linux with Xmonad and quite frankly I don't need a Desktop folder inside my home folder.



How do I stop this from happening in the future (i.e. disable the auto creation of the Desktop folder)?










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    When I upload files via Firefox, the Open File dialog appears and the Desktop folder is automatically created. I am using Arch Linux with Xmonad and quite frankly I don't need a Desktop folder inside my home folder.



    How do I stop this from happening in the future (i.e. disable the auto creation of the Desktop folder)?










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      Which application should I blame for compulsively creating a directory again and again?






      When I upload files via Firefox, the Open File dialog appears and the Desktop folder is automatically created. I am using Arch Linux with Xmonad and quite frankly I don't need a Desktop folder inside my home folder.



      How do I stop this from happening in the future (i.e. disable the auto creation of the Desktop folder)?










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      Which application should I blame for compulsively creating a directory again and again?






      When I upload files via Firefox, the Open File dialog appears and the Desktop folder is automatically created. I am using Arch Linux with Xmonad and quite frankly I don't need a Desktop folder inside my home folder.



      How do I stop this from happening in the future (i.e. disable the auto creation of the Desktop folder)?







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      marked as duplicate by Gilles, Mat, sr_, Caleb, Ulrich Dangel Aug 15 '12 at 1:19


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          You can do this by creating or editing a file called user-dirs.dirs in ~/.config. Mine has the following:



          XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/"
          XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="/srv/documents/"
          XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/downloads/"
          XDG_MUSIC_DIR="/srv/music/"
          XDG_PICTURES_DIR="/srv/pictures/"
          XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME"


          Firefox follows whatever you have for XDG_DESKTOP_DIR.






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            Simply run: xdg-user-dirs-update --set DESKTOP ~
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          You can do this by creating or editing a file called user-dirs.dirs in ~/.config. Mine has the following:



          XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/"
          XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="/srv/documents/"
          XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/downloads/"
          XDG_MUSIC_DIR="/srv/music/"
          XDG_PICTURES_DIR="/srv/pictures/"
          XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME"


          Firefox follows whatever you have for XDG_DESKTOP_DIR.






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            Simply run: xdg-user-dirs-update --set DESKTOP ~
            – feklee
            Apr 23 '15 at 22:15














          up vote
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          accepted










          You can do this by creating or editing a file called user-dirs.dirs in ~/.config. Mine has the following:



          XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/"
          XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="/srv/documents/"
          XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/downloads/"
          XDG_MUSIC_DIR="/srv/music/"
          XDG_PICTURES_DIR="/srv/pictures/"
          XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME"


          Firefox follows whatever you have for XDG_DESKTOP_DIR.






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            Simply run: xdg-user-dirs-update --set DESKTOP ~
            – feklee
            Apr 23 '15 at 22:15












          up vote
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          up vote
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          accepted






          You can do this by creating or editing a file called user-dirs.dirs in ~/.config. Mine has the following:



          XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/"
          XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="/srv/documents/"
          XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/downloads/"
          XDG_MUSIC_DIR="/srv/music/"
          XDG_PICTURES_DIR="/srv/pictures/"
          XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME"


          Firefox follows whatever you have for XDG_DESKTOP_DIR.






          share|improve this answer












          You can do this by creating or editing a file called user-dirs.dirs in ~/.config. Mine has the following:



          XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/"
          XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="/srv/documents/"
          XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/downloads/"
          XDG_MUSIC_DIR="/srv/music/"
          XDG_PICTURES_DIR="/srv/pictures/"
          XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME"


          Firefox follows whatever you have for XDG_DESKTOP_DIR.







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          answered May 5 '12 at 14:23









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            Simply run: xdg-user-dirs-update --set DESKTOP ~
            – feklee
            Apr 23 '15 at 22:15












          • 2




            Simply run: xdg-user-dirs-update --set DESKTOP ~
            – feklee
            Apr 23 '15 at 22:15







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          Simply run: xdg-user-dirs-update --set DESKTOP ~
          – feklee
          Apr 23 '15 at 22:15




          Simply run: xdg-user-dirs-update --set DESKTOP ~
          – feklee
          Apr 23 '15 at 22:15


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