• A neat Linux "trick"

    From RonB@ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Sat Mar 21 02:39:50 2026
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    Experienced Linux users probably already know this "trick" but I've only
    just discovered it (on Reddit) — a way to clean up my desktop of excess folders (this works in Nemo and, probably, in most other GUI file managers
    as well).

    I create temporary directories for working on specific projects, and plan to delete them when I'm done. But I don't often get around to deleting them and (sometimes) I'm not sure if an application is using something in that folder or not. So I end up with a lot of folders in the home and Downloads directories that I never get around to consolidating or deleting.

    I could hide them by renaming them with a dot before their names, but if they're needed by an application, it won't see them. So, short of actually cleaning up my file system (ahem) I found a way to hide these folders
    without renaming them. (This only hides them in the GUI file manager.)

    I don't know how it works, but it does. You create a text file in the home directory (for example) and name it .hidden (with the dot). Then you add single line entries for all the folders you don't normally want to see. (Control+h will still show them.) And that's it. Now they're neatly tucked away, out of sight, but are still seen by applications that need to read and write files from those directories since their name hasn't changed. So far I've hidden 23 folders off my home directory by doing this. And also several folders from my Download directory.

    Maybe I'm easily amused, but I like this "trick."

    If anyone knows why this works, I would be thankful for an explanation.
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  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Sat Mar 21 04:53:05 2026
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    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:39:50 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    Experienced Linux users probably already know this "trick" but I've only
    just discovered it (on Reddit) — a way to clean up my desktop of excess folders (this works in Nemo and, probably, in most other GUI file
    managers as well).

    Desktop? FolderS? The new antiX install has Help and Files on the desktop
    but Endeavour, Feadora, and Ubuntu are clean. The Mint laptop is sleeping
    at the moment.
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  • From RonB@ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Sat Mar 21 08:34:03 2026
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    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:39:50 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    Experienced Linux users probably already know this "trick" but I've only
    just discovered it (on Reddit) — a way to clean up my desktop of excess
    folders (this works in Nemo and, probably, in most other GUI file
    managers as well).

    Desktop? FolderS? The new antiX install has Help and Files on the desktop but Endeavour, Feadora, and Ubuntu are clean. The Mint laptop is sleeping
    at the moment.

    I guess I messed up when using the the word "dekstop." I meant the home
    folder in the file manager.
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  • From mummycullen@mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (MummyChunk) to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Sat Mar 21 06:27:49 2026
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    RonB wrote:
    Experienced Linux users probably already know this "trick" but I've only
    just discovered it (on Reddit) a way to clean up my desktop of excess folders (this works in Nemo and, probably, in most other GUI file managers
    as well).

    I create temporary directories for working on specific projects, and plan to delete them when I'm done. But I don't often get around to deleting them and (sometimes) I'm not sure if an application is using something in that folder or not. So I end up with a lot of folders in the home and Downloads directories that I never get around to consolidating or deleting.

    I could hide them by renaming them with a dot before their names, but if they're needed by an application, it won't see them. So, short of actually cleaning up my file system (ahem) I found a way to hide these folders
    without renaming them. (This only hides them in the GUI file manager.)

    I don't know how it works, but it does. You create a text file in the home directory (for example) and name it .hidden (with the dot). Then you add single line entries for all the folders you don't normally want to see. (Control+h will still show them.) And that's it. Now they're neatly tucked away, out of sight, but are still seen by applications that need to read and write files from those directories since their name hasn't changed. So far I've hidden 23 folders off my home directory by doing this. And also several folders from my Download directory.

    Maybe I'm easily amused, but I like this "trick."

    If anyone knows why this works, I would be thankful for an explanation.

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    Thanks I didn't know about this.


    This is a response to the post seen at: http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=702777894#702777894
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  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Sat Mar 21 19:16:40 2026
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    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:34:03 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:39:50 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    Experienced Linux users probably already know this "trick" but I've
    only just discovered it (on Reddit) — a way to clean up my desktop of
    excess folders (this works in Nemo and, probably, in most other GUI
    file managers as well).

    Desktop? FolderS? The new antiX install has Help and Files on the
    desktop but Endeavour, Feadora, and Ubuntu are clean. The Mint laptop
    is sleeping at the moment.

    I guess I messed up when using the the word "dekstop." I meant the home folder in the file manager.

    Okay. I've seen screenshots from people who were so homesick for Windows
    there were icons all over the desktop.

    I seldom use the file manager. I did do some housekeeping a week ago when
    I was curious about the size of Downloads. There were several isos I'd
    copied to the Ventoy stick but hadn't deleted. I also moved a bunch of
    odfs to Documents where they belonged.
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  • From RonB@ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Sun Mar 22 04:24:25 2026
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    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:34:03 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:39:50 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    Experienced Linux users probably already know this "trick" but I've
    only just discovered it (on Reddit) — a way to clean up my desktop of >>>> excess folders (this works in Nemo and, probably, in most other GUI
    file managers as well).

    Desktop? FolderS? The new antiX install has Help and Files on the
    desktop but Endeavour, Feadora, and Ubuntu are clean. The Mint laptop
    is sleeping at the moment.

    I guess I messed up when using the the word "dekstop." I meant the home
    folder in the file manager.

    Okay. I've seen screenshots from people who were so homesick for Windows there were icons all over the desktop.

    Yeah, my brother and father were both that way. Drove me nuts.

    I seldom use the file manager. I did do some housekeeping a week ago when
    I was curious about the size of Downloads. There were several isos I'd copied to the Ventoy stick but hadn't deleted. I also moved a bunch of
    odfs to Documents where they belonged.

    Sounds like you're a lot more organized than I am. I have a lot of "folders" (directories) that I should clear out, but I'm too lazy to do it. So the .hidden text file trick is nice for me.
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  • From CrudeSausage@crude@sausa.ge to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Sun Mar 22 08:06:11 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 2026-03-22 12:24 a.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:34:03 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:39:50 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    Experienced Linux users probably already know this "trick" but I've
    only just discovered it (on Reddit) — a way to clean up my desktop of >>>>> excess folders (this works in Nemo and, probably, in most other GUI
    file managers as well).

    Desktop? FolderS? The new antiX install has Help and Files on the
    desktop but Endeavour, Feadora, and Ubuntu are clean. The Mint laptop
    is sleeping at the moment.

    I guess I messed up when using the the word "dekstop." I meant the home
    folder in the file manager.

    Okay. I've seen screenshots from people who were so homesick for Windows
    there were icons all over the desktop.

    Yeah, my brother and father were both that way. Drove me nuts.

    My mom does that with generic "best wishes" images she posts on
    Facebook. It's disheartening to see every time I work on her computer.

    I seldom use the file manager. I did do some housekeeping a week ago when
    I was curious about the size of Downloads. There were several isos I'd
    copied to the Ventoy stick but hadn't deleted. I also moved a bunch of
    odfs to Documents where they belonged.

    Sounds like you're a lot more organized than I am. I have a lot of "folders" (directories) that I should clear out, but I'm too lazy to do it. So the .hidden text file trick is nice for me.

    Someone needs to explain to me why these folders and general content
    need to always be on the _desktop_. Why no /home/user/folder_! or My Documents/Folder? Why does it always need to be right in front of you?
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  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Sun Mar 22 18:19:40 2026
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    On Sun, 22 Mar 2026 04:24:25 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    Sounds like you're a lot more organized than I am. I have a lot of
    "folders"
    (directories) that I should clear out, but I'm too lazy to do it. So the .hidden text file trick is nice for me.

    Not really. I have a 'work' directory that needs weeding, or I should say
    a 'work' directory on all the machines. ~/work/python/pyside6 may or may
    not be the same on the different machines.

    Some of the home directories like Desktop, Applications, Public, Videos,
    and Library are empty.
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  • From RonB@ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Mon Mar 23 10:49:44 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 2026-03-22, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    On 2026-03-22 12:24 a.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:34:03 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:39:50 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    Experienced Linux users probably already know this "trick" but I've >>>>>> only just discovered it (on Reddit) — a way to clean up my desktop of >>>>>> excess folders (this works in Nemo and, probably, in most other GUI >>>>>> file managers as well).

    Desktop? FolderS? The new antiX install has Help and Files on the
    desktop but Endeavour, Feadora, and Ubuntu are clean. The Mint laptop >>>>> is sleeping at the moment.

    I guess I messed up when using the the word "dekstop." I meant the home >>>> folder in the file manager.

    Okay. I've seen screenshots from people who were so homesick for Windows >>> there were icons all over the desktop.

    Yeah, my brother and father were both that way. Drove me nuts.

    My mom does that with generic "best wishes" images she posts on
    Facebook. It's disheartening to see every time I work on her computer.

    I seldom use the file manager. I did do some housekeeping a week ago when >>> I was curious about the size of Downloads. There were several isos I'd
    copied to the Ventoy stick but hadn't deleted. I also moved a bunch of
    odfs to Documents where they belonged.

    Sounds like you're a lot more organized than I am. I have a lot of "folders" >> (directories) that I should clear out, but I'm too lazy to do it. So the
    .hidden text file trick is nice for me.

    Someone needs to explain to me why these folders and general content
    need to always be on the _desktop_. Why no /home/user/folder_! or My Documents/Folder? Why does it always need to be right in front of you?

    I don't know. Never did put folders on the desktop, just four or five applications that I used all the time.
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  • From CrudeSausage@crude@sausa.ge to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Mon Mar 23 09:59:59 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 2026-03-23 6:49 a.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-22, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    On 2026-03-22 12:24 a.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:34:03 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:39:50 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    Experienced Linux users probably already know this "trick" but I've >>>>>>> only just discovered it (on Reddit) — a way to clean up my desktop of >>>>>>> excess folders (this works in Nemo and, probably, in most other GUI >>>>>>> file managers as well).

    Desktop? FolderS? The new antiX install has Help and Files on the >>>>>> desktop but Endeavour, Feadora, and Ubuntu are clean. The Mint laptop >>>>>> is sleeping at the moment.

    I guess I messed up when using the the word "dekstop." I meant the home >>>>> folder in the file manager.

    Okay. I've seen screenshots from people who were so homesick for Windows >>>> there were icons all over the desktop.

    Yeah, my brother and father were both that way. Drove me nuts.

    My mom does that with generic "best wishes" images she posts on
    Facebook. It's disheartening to see every time I work on her computer.

    I seldom use the file manager. I did do some housekeeping a week ago when >>>> I was curious about the size of Downloads. There were several isos I'd >>>> copied to the Ventoy stick but hadn't deleted. I also moved a bunch of >>>> odfs to Documents where they belonged.

    Sounds like you're a lot more organized than I am. I have a lot of "folders"
    (directories) that I should clear out, but I'm too lazy to do it. So the >>> .hidden text file trick is nice for me.

    Someone needs to explain to me why these folders and general content
    need to always be on the _desktop_. Why no /home/user/folder_! or My
    Documents/Folder? Why does it always need to be right in front of you?

    I don't know. Never did put folders on the desktop, just four or five applications that I used all the time.

    I've only got the Recycle Bin there. I have shortcuts to Downloads and
    my Home folder in the Start menu though. It's cleaner that way. The only
    thing I would change on the desktop is make it work a little more like
    Ubuntu does with the placement of the icons.
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  • From RonB@ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Mon Mar 23 16:31:49 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 2026-03-23, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    On 2026-03-23 6:49 a.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-22, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    On 2026-03-22 12:24 a.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:34:03 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:39:50 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    Experienced Linux users probably already know this "trick" but I've >>>>>>>> only just discovered it (on Reddit) — a way to clean up my desktop of
    excess folders (this works in Nemo and, probably, in most other GUI >>>>>>>> file managers as well).

    Desktop? FolderS? The new antiX install has Help and Files on the >>>>>>> desktop but Endeavour, Feadora, and Ubuntu are clean. The Mint laptop >>>>>>> is sleeping at the moment.

    I guess I messed up when using the the word "dekstop." I meant the home >>>>>> folder in the file manager.

    Okay. I've seen screenshots from people who were so homesick for Windows >>>>> there were icons all over the desktop.

    Yeah, my brother and father were both that way. Drove me nuts.

    My mom does that with generic "best wishes" images she posts on
    Facebook. It's disheartening to see every time I work on her computer.

    I seldom use the file manager. I did do some housekeeping a week ago when >>>>> I was curious about the size of Downloads. There were several isos I'd >>>>> copied to the Ventoy stick but hadn't deleted. I also moved a bunch of >>>>> odfs to Documents where they belonged.

    Sounds like you're a lot more organized than I am. I have a lot of "folders"
    (directories) that I should clear out, but I'm too lazy to do it. So the >>>> .hidden text file trick is nice for me.

    Someone needs to explain to me why these folders and general content
    need to always be on the _desktop_. Why no /home/user/folder_! or My
    Documents/Folder? Why does it always need to be right in front of you?

    I don't know. Never did put folders on the desktop, just four or five
    applications that I used all the time.

    I've only got the Recycle Bin there. I have shortcuts to Downloads and
    my Home folder in the Start menu though. It's cleaner that way. The only thing I would change on the desktop is make it work a little more like Ubuntu does with the placement of the icons.

    Strangely enough, I don't have the recycle bin on the desktop. I have the Computer (root directory), my Home directory (used most often), Emacs (for Fountain Mode screenwriting, (that I hardly use anymore), Fade In (screenwriting software) and Trelby, the screenwriting software I use when I (now rarely) write anything.

    That's it. Linux Mint no longer puts the Computer and Home icon on the
    Desktop by default, but I always put it there. It was always there before so it should be there now. (I do use them quite a bit.)
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  • From CrudeSausage@crude@sausa.ge to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Mon Mar 23 14:01:39 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 2026-03-23 12:31 p.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-23, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    On 2026-03-23 6:49 a.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-22, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    On 2026-03-22 12:24 a.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:34:03 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:39:50 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    Experienced Linux users probably already know this "trick" but I've >>>>>>>>> only just discovered it (on Reddit) — a way to clean up my desktop of
    excess folders (this works in Nemo and, probably, in most other GUI >>>>>>>>> file managers as well).

    Desktop? FolderS? The new antiX install has Help and Files on the >>>>>>>> desktop but Endeavour, Feadora, and Ubuntu are clean. The Mint laptop >>>>>>>> is sleeping at the moment.

    I guess I messed up when using the the word "dekstop." I meant the home >>>>>>> folder in the file manager.

    Okay. I've seen screenshots from people who were so homesick for Windows >>>>>> there were icons all over the desktop.

    Yeah, my brother and father were both that way. Drove me nuts.

    My mom does that with generic "best wishes" images she posts on
    Facebook. It's disheartening to see every time I work on her computer. >>>>
    I seldom use the file manager. I did do some housekeeping a week ago when
    I was curious about the size of Downloads. There were several isos I'd >>>>>> copied to the Ventoy stick but hadn't deleted. I also moved a bunch of >>>>>> odfs to Documents where they belonged.

    Sounds like you're a lot more organized than I am. I have a lot of "folders"
    (directories) that I should clear out, but I'm too lazy to do it. So the >>>>> .hidden text file trick is nice for me.

    Someone needs to explain to me why these folders and general content
    need to always be on the _desktop_. Why no /home/user/folder_! or My
    Documents/Folder? Why does it always need to be right in front of you?

    I don't know. Never did put folders on the desktop, just four or five
    applications that I used all the time.

    I've only got the Recycle Bin there. I have shortcuts to Downloads and
    my Home folder in the Start menu though. It's cleaner that way. The only
    thing I would change on the desktop is make it work a little more like
    Ubuntu does with the placement of the icons.

    Strangely enough, I don't have the recycle bin on the desktop. I have the Computer (root directory), my Home directory (used most often), Emacs (for Fountain Mode screenwriting, (that I hardly use anymore), Fade In (screenwriting software) and Trelby, the screenwriting software I use when I (now rarely) write anything.

    That's it. Linux Mint no longer puts the Computer and Home icon on the Desktop by default, but I always put it there. It was always there before so it should be there now. (I do use them quite a bit.)

    The most logical place for the Recycle Bin, in my opinion, is the dock
    itself. With Mint, it's pretty easy to put it there. With Ubuntu and
    MacOS, it's there by default. I'm not sure why Microsoft resists putting
    in where we all want it to be.
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    CrudeSausage
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  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Mon Mar 23 19:47:38 2026
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    On Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:49:44 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    I don't know. Never did put folders on the desktop, just four or five applications that I used all the time.

    I put them on the toolbar, panel, or whatever you want to call the strip
    along the bottom the auto disappears.
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  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Mon Mar 23 19:49:07 2026
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    On Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:59:59 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:

    I've only got the Recycle Bin there. I have shortcuts to Downloads and
    my Home folder in the Start menu though. It's cleaner that way. The only thing I would change on the desktop is make it work a little more like
    Ubuntu does with the placement of the icons.

    'cd' gets me to my home directory.
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  • From chrisv@chrisv@nospam.invalid to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Mon Mar 23 17:47:53 2026
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    CrudeSausage wrote:

    Someone needs to explain to me why these folders and general content
    need to always be on the _desktop_. Why no /home/user/folder_! or My >Documents/Folder? Why does it always need to be right in front of you?

    +1. I don't see how they deal with it. My work PC has thousands of
    documents regarding a huge variety of products and processes. Without
    thorough organization in the directory tree, I wouldn't be able to
    find anything.

    I organize my home PC's for the same reason, even though they don't
    have nearly as much stuff on them - they have enough.
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  • From CrudeSausage@crude@sausa.ge to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Mon Mar 23 19:34:58 2026
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    On 2026-03-23 6:47 p.m., chrisv wrote:
    CrudeSausage wrote:

    Someone needs to explain to me why these folders and general content
    need to always be on the _desktop_. Why no /home/user/folder_! or My
    Documents/Folder? Why does it always need to be right in front of you?

    +1. I don't see how they deal with it. My work PC has thousands of documents regarding a huge variety of products and processes. Without thorough organization in the directory tree, I wouldn't be able to
    find anything.

    I organize my home PC's for the same reason, even though they don't
    have nearly as much stuff on them - they have enough.

    I doubt my folders are as complicated as yours are, but I kept a library
    of documents I use for teaching. Since I taught both ESL and FSL, those
    two are the start folders in My Documents/Work (My Documents/Personal
    being reserved for things unrelated to work), and then the folders are separated by competency. The kids think my folders are highly organized
    when they watch me go through them on the big screen, but they're sorted
    in a logical way, as are my bookmarks. Of course, the kids from the
    current generation don't even understand the concept of folders, so
    impressing them is meaningless.
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    CrudeSausage
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  • From Brock McNuggets@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Mar 24 01:19:29 2026
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    On Mar 23, 2026 at 4:34:58 PM MST, "CrudeSausage" wrote <D6kwR.247520$O0e9.177009@fx10.iad>:

    On 2026-03-23 6:47 p.m., chrisv wrote:
    CrudeSausage wrote:

    Someone needs to explain to me why these folders and general content
    need to always be on the _desktop_. Why no /home/user/folder_! or My
    Documents/Folder? Why does it always need to be right in front of you?

    +1. I don't see how they deal with it. My work PC has thousands of
    documents regarding a huge variety of products and processes. Without
    thorough organization in the directory tree, I wouldn't be able to
    find anything.

    I organize my home PC's for the same reason, even though they don't
    have nearly as much stuff on them - they have enough.

    I doubt my folders are as complicated as yours are, but I kept a library
    of documents I use for teaching. Since I taught both ESL and FSL, those
    two are the start folders in My Documents/Work (My Documents/Personal
    being reserved for things unrelated to work), and then the folders are separated by competency. The kids think my folders are highly organized
    when they watch me go through them on the big screen, but they're sorted
    in a logical way, as are my bookmarks. Of course, the kids from the
    current generation don't even understand the concept of folders, so impressing them is meaningless.

    I used to teach Computer Intro classes. One of the things I taught was
    creating a folder and subfolders in a reasoned way and saving files in them. Then we covered renaming and moving and the like.
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    It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
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  • From RonB@ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Mar 24 15:16:19 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 2026-03-23, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    On 2026-03-23 12:31 p.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-23, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    On 2026-03-23 6:49 a.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-22, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    On 2026-03-22 12:24 a.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:34:03 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:39:50 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    Experienced Linux users probably already know this "trick" but I've >>>>>>>>>> only just discovered it (on Reddit) — a way to clean up my desktop of
    excess folders (this works in Nemo and, probably, in most other GUI >>>>>>>>>> file managers as well).

    Desktop? FolderS? The new antiX install has Help and Files on the >>>>>>>>> desktop but Endeavour, Feadora, and Ubuntu are clean. The Mint laptop >>>>>>>>> is sleeping at the moment.

    I guess I messed up when using the the word "dekstop." I meant the home
    folder in the file manager.

    Okay. I've seen screenshots from people who were so homesick for Windows
    there were icons all over the desktop.

    Yeah, my brother and father were both that way. Drove me nuts.

    My mom does that with generic "best wishes" images she posts on
    Facebook. It's disheartening to see every time I work on her computer. >>>>>
    I seldom use the file manager. I did do some housekeeping a week ago when
    I was curious about the size of Downloads. There were several isos I'd >>>>>>> copied to the Ventoy stick but hadn't deleted. I also moved a bunch of >>>>>>> odfs to Documents where they belonged.

    Sounds like you're a lot more organized than I am. I have a lot of "folders"
    (directories) that I should clear out, but I'm too lazy to do it. So the >>>>>> .hidden text file trick is nice for me.

    Someone needs to explain to me why these folders and general content >>>>> need to always be on the _desktop_. Why no /home/user/folder_! or My >>>>> Documents/Folder? Why does it always need to be right in front of you? >>>>
    I don't know. Never did put folders on the desktop, just four or five
    applications that I used all the time.

    I've only got the Recycle Bin there. I have shortcuts to Downloads and
    my Home folder in the Start menu though. It's cleaner that way. The only >>> thing I would change on the desktop is make it work a little more like
    Ubuntu does with the placement of the icons.

    Strangely enough, I don't have the recycle bin on the desktop. I have the
    Computer (root directory), my Home directory (used most often), Emacs (for >> Fountain Mode screenwriting, (that I hardly use anymore), Fade In
    (screenwriting software) and Trelby, the screenwriting software I use when I >> (now rarely) write anything.

    That's it. Linux Mint no longer puts the Computer and Home icon on the
    Desktop by default, but I always put it there. It was always there before so >> it should be there now. (I do use them quite a bit.)

    The most logical place for the Recycle Bin, in my opinion, is the dock itself. With Mint, it's pretty easy to put it there. With Ubuntu and
    MacOS, it's there by default. I'm not sure why Microsoft resists putting
    in where we all want it to be.

    In Linux Mint I just hit the delete key. That automatically sends the
    file(s) to the trash bin.
    --
    Not all Jews are Zionists. Not all Zionists are Jews. Zionism ≠ Judaism.
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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@OFeem1987@teleworm.us to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Mar 24 11:19:21 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:

    On Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:49:44 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    I don't know. Never did put folders on the desktop, just four or five
    applications that I used all the time.

    I put them on the toolbar, panel, or whatever you want to call the strip along the bottom the auto disappears.

    I use the Fluxbox toolbar (also auto-hiding by preference) to view
    the apps in the workspaces. One can also middle-click on the
    desktop to see the workspaces and apps in menu form. Or just cycle
    through the workspaces with keystrokes.
    --
    That is the true season of love, when we believe that we alone can love,
    that no one could have loved so before us, and that no one will love
    in the same way as us.
    -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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  • From CrudeSausage@crude@sausa.ge to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Mar 24 11:27:10 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 2026-03-24 11:16 a.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-23, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    On 2026-03-23 12:31 p.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-23, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    On 2026-03-23 6:49 a.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-22, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    On 2026-03-22 12:24 a.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:34:03 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:39:50 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    Experienced Linux users probably already know this "trick" but I've >>>>>>>>>>> only just discovered it (on Reddit) — a way to clean up my desktop of
    excess folders (this works in Nemo and, probably, in most other GUI >>>>>>>>>>> file managers as well).

    Desktop? FolderS? The new antiX install has Help and Files on the >>>>>>>>>> desktop but Endeavour, Feadora, and Ubuntu are clean. The Mint laptop
    is sleeping at the moment.

    I guess I messed up when using the the word "dekstop." I meant the home
    folder in the file manager.

    Okay. I've seen screenshots from people who were so homesick for Windows
    there were icons all over the desktop.

    Yeah, my brother and father were both that way. Drove me nuts.

    My mom does that with generic "best wishes" images she posts on
    Facebook. It's disheartening to see every time I work on her computer. >>>>>>
    I seldom use the file manager. I did do some housekeeping a week ago when
    I was curious about the size of Downloads. There were several isos I'd >>>>>>>> copied to the Ventoy stick but hadn't deleted. I also moved a bunch of >>>>>>>> odfs to Documents where they belonged.

    Sounds like you're a lot more organized than I am. I have a lot of "folders"
    (directories) that I should clear out, but I'm too lazy to do it. So the
    .hidden text file trick is nice for me.

    Someone needs to explain to me why these folders and general content >>>>>> need to always be on the _desktop_. Why no /home/user/folder_! or My >>>>>> Documents/Folder? Why does it always need to be right in front of you? >>>>>
    I don't know. Never did put folders on the desktop, just four or five >>>>> applications that I used all the time.

    I've only got the Recycle Bin there. I have shortcuts to Downloads and >>>> my Home folder in the Start menu though. It's cleaner that way. The only >>>> thing I would change on the desktop is make it work a little more like >>>> Ubuntu does with the placement of the icons.

    Strangely enough, I don't have the recycle bin on the desktop. I have the >>> Computer (root directory), my Home directory (used most often), Emacs (for >>> Fountain Mode screenwriting, (that I hardly use anymore), Fade In
    (screenwriting software) and Trelby, the screenwriting software I use when I
    (now rarely) write anything.

    That's it. Linux Mint no longer puts the Computer and Home icon on the
    Desktop by default, but I always put it there. It was always there before so
    it should be there now. (I do use them quite a bit.)

    The most logical place for the Recycle Bin, in my opinion, is the dock
    itself. With Mint, it's pretty easy to put it there. With Ubuntu and
    MacOS, it's there by default. I'm not sure why Microsoft resists putting
    in where we all want it to be.

    In Linux Mint I just hit the delete key. That automatically sends the
    file(s) to the trash bin.

    I'm commenting on the position of the Trash / Rubbish Bin / Recycle Bin
    icon itself, not where deleted files go.
    --
    CrudeSausage
    Islam is poison, leftism is retardation.
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  • From RonB@ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Mar 24 15:55:14 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 2026-03-24, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    On 2026-03-24 11:16 a.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-23, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    On 2026-03-23 12:31 p.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-23, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    On 2026-03-23 6:49 a.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-22, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
    On 2026-03-22 12:24 a.m., RonB wrote:
    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:34:03 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    On 2026-03-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:39:50 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

    Experienced Linux users probably already know this "trick" but I've
    only just discovered it (on Reddit) — a way to clean up my desktop of
    excess folders (this works in Nemo and, probably, in most other GUI
    file managers as well).

    Desktop? FolderS? The new antiX install has Help and Files on the >>>>>>>>>>> desktop but Endeavour, Feadora, and Ubuntu are clean. The Mint laptop
    is sleeping at the moment.

    I guess I messed up when using the the word "dekstop." I meant the home
    folder in the file manager.

    Okay. I've seen screenshots from people who were so homesick for Windows
    there were icons all over the desktop.

    Yeah, my brother and father were both that way. Drove me nuts.

    My mom does that with generic "best wishes" images she posts on
    Facebook. It's disheartening to see every time I work on her computer. >>>>>>>
    I seldom use the file manager. I did do some housekeeping a week ago when
    I was curious about the size of Downloads. There were several isos I'd
    copied to the Ventoy stick but hadn't deleted. I also moved a bunch of
    odfs to Documents where they belonged.

    Sounds like you're a lot more organized than I am. I have a lot of "folders"
    (directories) that I should clear out, but I'm too lazy to do it. So the
    .hidden text file trick is nice for me.

    Someone needs to explain to me why these folders and general content >>>>>>> need to always be on the _desktop_. Why no /home/user/folder_! or My >>>>>>> Documents/Folder? Why does it always need to be right in front of you? >>>>>>
    I don't know. Never did put folders on the desktop, just four or five >>>>>> applications that I used all the time.

    I've only got the Recycle Bin there. I have shortcuts to Downloads and >>>>> my Home folder in the Start menu though. It's cleaner that way. The only >>>>> thing I would change on the desktop is make it work a little more like >>>>> Ubuntu does with the placement of the icons.

    Strangely enough, I don't have the recycle bin on the desktop. I have the >>>> Computer (root directory), my Home directory (used most often), Emacs (for >>>> Fountain Mode screenwriting, (that I hardly use anymore), Fade In
    (screenwriting software) and Trelby, the screenwriting software I use when I
    (now rarely) write anything.

    That's it. Linux Mint no longer puts the Computer and Home icon on the >>>> Desktop by default, but I always put it there. It was always there before so
    it should be there now. (I do use them quite a bit.)

    The most logical place for the Recycle Bin, in my opinion, is the dock
    itself. With Mint, it's pretty easy to put it there. With Ubuntu and
    MacOS, it's there by default. I'm not sure why Microsoft resists putting >>> in where we all want it to be.

    In Linux Mint I just hit the delete key. That automatically sends the
    file(s) to the trash bin.

    I'm commenting on the position of the Trash / Rubbish Bin / Recycle Bin
    icon itself, not where deleted files go.

    In my case they're not located anywhere on the desktop (no need to be) I
    only see the Trash Bin when I open Nemo (the file manager).
    --
    Not all Jews are Zionists. Not all Zionists are Jews. Zionism ≠ Judaism.
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