/home data locations (was: Still 100% CPU whe...)

[Felix Miata]

On 2013-10-12 12:33 (GMT+0200) A.J. Bonnema composed:

> There is a caveat though. Some of the configuration directories also
> contain real data. For instance .kde has some subdirectory where you
> contacts are hidden. That is in my opinion a design error. You should be
> able to replace a .kde directory without destroying data.
> Unfortunately, mozilla / thunderbird / firefox do the same: your local
> mail repo is in a hidden "configuration" directory.

This Mozilla configuration is a default carryover from Windows insanity. 
There's no good reason to keep it. Your Mozilla data can be moved wherever 
you please. Only the the few files that keep track of what profiles exist and 
their locations need to go in a default hidden location, and those are easily 
reconstructed if and when necessary.

Likely KMail and other KDE app data can be relocated as well.
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