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In the File Manager (Xubuntu 12.04), I can see some default folders which I don't need (like Videos, Music, ...). Is it safe to remove them or might programs not work properly afterwards (like on Mac OS X where I tried that once)?

I found this thread on Ubuntu Forums How to permanently delete folders "Music, Videos, Documents,...." (through Nautilus) . Is this the way one should remove these folders?

Zanna
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mathlete
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Yes. See post #7 in your link.

Backup the config file (optional):

cp ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs.bak

Edit the file by commenting out unnecessary entries:

vim ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs

Run update command:

xdg-user-dirs-update

DO NOT REMOVE XDG_DESKTOP_DIR

Paweł Prażak
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