Tell me more ×
Ask Ubuntu is a question and answer site for Ubuntu users and developers. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 3 down vote favorite
1

In previous releases of Ubuntu, I used Ubuntu Tweak to change the paths to the user folders (Music, Documents, Videos, etc). I can't find an option in Gnome 3 to do this, and Ubuntu Tweak's ppa still has no version for Oneiric.

share|improve this question

2 Answers

up vote 4 down vote accepted

Open a Terminal ed write this command:

gedit ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs

Each row is a user folder definition (music, video...), edit as you want. For example, I did not want the videos folder in home, but in a separate disk, and changed the XDG_VIDEOS_DIR parameter this way:

XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="/media/share/Video"

share|improve this answer
Thanks, that works splendidly. – eRivas Oct 18 '11 at 17:58
To make it effective immediately, run xdg-user-dirs-update. – sup Jul 10 '12 at 15:36
after i restart or unplug my external disk the folders disappear from that list. any idea how to solve that? askubuntu.com/questions/251624/… – duxk.gh Feb 5 at 14:42
up vote 1 down vote

You can still install Ubuntu Tweak and do it with that, if you dont want to mess around with the terminal.

share|improve this answer

Your Answer

 
discard

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.