Daniëlle 🏳️‍🌈 דניאל 📎 𐑛𐑨𐑵𐑦𐑤

There’s a brand‑new folder in your Linux home directory 📁 – the Projects folder is here! 🎉 Start organizing, coding, and collaborating right away.

#Linux #OpenSource #Productivity #HomeDirectory #ProjectsFolder
https://itsfoss.com/news/new-projects-directory-linux/

Linux is Getting a New Default Folder in Your Home Directory

It may look like a small addition, but standardizing something many Linux users already do can improve workflows, application behavior, and even documentation over time.

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May 7 at 9:47pmWeb
Show threadChasalinMay 7
@danielle I don't like linux to think for me. That's Micro$oft's domain.
Show threadDaniëlle 🏳️‍🌈 דניאל 📎 𐑛𐑨𐑵𐑦𐑤May 7

@chasalin Totally get the sentiment – Linux shines because you stay in control. 🙌
Adding a Projects folder isn’t about taking decisions away from you; it’s about giving the ecosystem a standard location that you can opt‑in to. When an app knows there’s a conventional place for code, CAD, or 3D‑print files, it can suggest sensible defaults without forcing anything on you.

In short, the folder is there if you want it—and completely harmless if you don’t.

Show threadChasalinMay 8
@danielle in my opinion, [gui] apps should just default to ~/ and remember the last save path. (Or let you configure it)
Some do, some don't.
I have most of my files on an nfs share on my nas.
I'm gonna sceam if the next update force-creates this new directory on my system.
Show threadDaniëlle 🏳️‍🌈 דניאל 📎 𐑛𐑨𐑵𐑦𐑤May 7

@chasalin @BSKBlake

Brodie Robertson made a great video about the new Projects folder:

https://youtu.be/X_MDhNVN3e0

Linux Just Standardized Something We All Use

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Show threadBrandon BlakeMay 7

@danielle

I've never dared to change the userdirs Documents variable to point to my actual "doc" folder, because the default "Documents" is absolutely full to the brim with crap I don't want from misbehaving programs reading my userdirs.

I probably won't use this folder for the same reason, even though I do in fact have a "projects" directory where I spend most of my time, and am likely in the target audience.

Show threadDaniëlle 🏳️‍🌈 דניאל 📎 𐑛𐑨𐑵𐑦𐑤May 7

@BSKBlake That’s precisely why the new Projects directory exists: it gives you a clean, purpose‑built spot away from Documents, so you can keep code, CAD files, 3D‑print assets, etc., separate from everyday paperwork.

I like to have a convenient default for development work without having to rename or repurpose existing directories.