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Linux is Getting a New Default Folder in Your Home Directory (itsfoss.com)
submitted 4 weeks ago by cm0002@lemy.lol to c/linux@programming.dev
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If you are using a rolling release distro like Arch, you might have noticed that your home directory now has a new member, a new folder called "Projects".

For as long as I remember, Linux has always had a set of default folders under the home directory. Usually they are Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos and Downloads. Templates, Desktop and Public folders are also there.

Now we have a new addition in the form of "Projects".

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[-] bitfucker@programming.dev 18 points 4 weeks ago

You store git repo in your documents?!

[-] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 weeks ago

I make it? Subfolder in documents.

I’m fucking with someone elses? Subfolder in downloads.

[-] forestbeasts@pawb.social 3 points 4 weeks ago

We have a Programs folder for programs we've written ourselves. (Then a "repos" folder for stuff we've cloned.)

[-] naught101@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Absolutely. Some under a work subfolder, some under various other sub-folder depending on what they contain.

[-] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Ok if you keep your working copies in ~/Documents where do you keep your documents?

Orthogonal: ~/Projects is a delusional name btw, everyone's code should be in ~/Code

Put your crafting/woodworking/metalworking blueprints and schematics and stuff in ~/Projects

this post was submitted on 28 Apr 2026
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