Can you clarify this question, please?
I have Zorin 16 and after making all the above changes to where the Documents files are and Zorin brings out version 16.5 or 17 will that overwrite all my new document stuff.
No, updates will not overwrite your home directory configurations.
They will remain as they are for as long as you use the OS without reinstalling it.
They will also apply in the same way, if you install and use a different desktop like XFCE or KDE or Cinnamon.
When I hit Ctrl + h it open history what am I doing wrong?
The second the was a tidle.
Hit ctrl+h in the File Manger.
That is what I thought I had done but this time do get .files. I being 83 and it being 11:09pm here I am going to start the above when i have a fresher mind.
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I change the file to XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="/media/llp/dev/sdc1/Documents". I started have problems like Linux could not find where TB Profile was located. So I opened user-dirs.dirs and it was changed back to XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/. What and how did this happen? I changed it back. I just check it is still changed
what does this do: "Once done, you can use the ln -s command in terminal to Symlink the new directory to your ~/Documents."?
I booted back into Windows and back to Zorin. The user-dirs.dirs was changed again and TB could not find its Profile. Linux does not know it is in + Others. There has got to be some way so TB in Zorin know the document files is on Windows Drive E: or Linux drive sdc1.
That is a very good question. I have used this method in the past and it never automatically reverted the user-dirs.dirs file before.
Please give me some time to look into this and test it.
Have you installed Zorin or are you using the live version?
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Aravisian here is something that I noticed if I understand the path in Linux then we should not have Documents cause their is not a folder by the name of Documents on sdc1. The whole drive is Named My Documents. I will give it a try without Documents folder.
Yes, sorry- the path needs to follow the Actual Direct Name.
The same name can be used for either Linux or Windows.
As long as you recognize it by that name on Linux - all is well. You have the Option of Symlinking it- which you asked about - but we can reserve that for "if Needed" and as a separate issue until this is resolved in order to keep clarity and purpose.
I restarted Linux and here is the results:
This file is written by xdg-user-dirs-update
If you want to change or add directories, just edit the line you're
interested in. All local changes will be retained on the next run.
Format is XDG_xxx_DIR="$HOME/yyy", where yyy is a shell-escaped
homedir-relative path, or XDG_xxx_DIR="/yyy", where /yyy is an
absolute path. No other format is supported.
XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"
XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/Downloads"
XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/Templates"
XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME/Public"
XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/"
XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/Music"
XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Pictures"
XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/Videos"
I am a bit stumped... I have never had that file reconfigure itself.
Are you using all the default Settings in Zorin?
Did you install it MBR (Legacy) or EFI?
This computer is EFI. Going to try something else. Be back.
This is something for the developers. From what I have tried it leads me to believe that all "Folders" must be only in the $Home. Their has to be some way if you want all of your documents to be located on another drive you should be able to assign Documents to a drive of your choice. I did notice when I
I have also posted how to set TB up to use the same drive for Windows10 and Zorin 16 on Mozilla forum.
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For clarity, you can note over there that Zorin OS 16 is built off of Ubuntu 20.04. Just in case they are confused about what build they are working with.
Received reply back from Mozilla with a comment of "I hope you've done your homework on what could go wrong with that setup". After reading the many how to do it I have decided I need to change the way I have been doing things for the last 25 years. First I am going to look at things a little different like My Documents & My Downloads drives in "+ other locations" as a server where I would store things not used often but should keep. Use the document and download directory as intended. Things in those directory's that are over 1 year either purge to trash or move to permanent storage (My Doc. & My Downloads.)
This is a common thing where I get absorbed in trying to solve a stated problem, it does not occur to me to question if there is a problem to be solved.
I use the directories as intended and use the Cloud or External Drives as intended.