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Why does firefox keeps using ~/.mozilla directory? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by sysadmin@lemmy.world to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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Even after all these years firefox keeps using mozilla hidden directory instead of XDG base directories. For how long will this continue?

Watch https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=259356 for updates to this request.

~/.mozilla/firefox/ is a mish-mash of data, config, and cache. It's not simple to unravel that. Beyond that, it would be a breaking change, and that requires more caution.

credit: u/yo_99 on Reddit.

original link: https://old.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/vkgk78/why_does_firefox_keeps_using_mozilla_directory/

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[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 69 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Reminds me of when Windows made a designated folder for game saves.

And then every dev decided to keep placing saves in the Documents folder or AppData folder

[–] PaigePalisade@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hell of a lot more useful than the 3d objects directory that they added in 10

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wonder how many people work with 3d images as opposed to gaming. The only 3d objects I have exist within reality.

[–] PaigePalisade@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

From what I understand, when the directory was added VR, MR, and 3d printing were just becoming more main stream. It is easy to see why some at Microsoft believed that an easy to use modeling applications like Microsoft 3d Builder would be as essential as Microsoft Paint. With hindsight, we can see that 3d printing is still too complicated and not useful enough for the average computer user and most VR users are either content to use models from others or to use more complicated tools like Blender.

[–] deleted@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I thought this was the best thing they did. Each user would have their documents (let call it your stuff) separate from another user.

If you share a PC with someone then you would know how this was a good thing.

Even if you don’t share your PC with anyone, you don’t want your nephew to miss up your saves when he comes in the summer and his mom wants you to allow him to play.

[–] sudotstar@kbin.social 25 points 1 year ago

Windows's dedicated Saved Gamed folder is within the same user-specific directories that Documents and AppData are in, and would still allow for game saves to be user-specific.

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 14 points 1 year ago

I think maybe you misunderstand me.

In Windows 10 and 11, inside each user folder was a folder specifically meant for game saves.

The only devs I've seen use it are CD Project Red.