[Bug 1358294] Re: App data and config files are not removed when an app is uninstalled

[Michael Zanetti]

Reopening this. The current situation is just too much of a mess.

Currently online accounts are deleted when an app associated with it is
uninstalled. While all other data is preserved for good reasons.

I think we can't just delete user data when an app is deleted. The
current situation that accounts are deleted is already too much of an
issue in various situations. Also, I'm arguing that we just can't delete
for instance the user's authenticator tokens just because he temporarily
uninstalls the app for whatever reason.

We might want to offer a possibility for the user to delete an app's
data, but just deleting it without asking is not an option.

** Changed in: ubuntu-ux
       Status: Fix Committed => New

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Title:
  App data and config files are not removed when an app is uninstalled

Status in Canonical System Image:
  Confirmed
Status in Ubuntu UX:
  New
Status in click package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in unity-scope-click package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  If an app uses ~/.config/foo (say, uses Qt.labs.settings), and the
  user uninstalls the app, ~/.config/foo is not removed. It should be
  deleted when the app is uninstalled.

  Using latest utopic on the phone.

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  Desired resolution:

  - When a user deletes an app, 100% of files associated with the app
  should be deleted.

  - A warning notification should be displayed when a user goes to
  delete an app informing them that this action will also delete any
  data they have stored inside the app.  This notification should give
  the options of cancelling or proceeding with the action.

  - Users should not be allowed to delete the key apps that ship with
  the phone.  These key apps are defined as: Dialler, Address book,
  Messaging, Browser, Camera, Music player

  The above will give the user a simple easy to understand mental model
  while simultaneously protecting the user from deleting important
  content within the default apps.

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