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OS version: Debian 12
App version: 8.3.0
Downloaded from: ONLYOFFICE website by following Installing ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors to Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives - ONLYOFFICE
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Recently, I think since installing OnlyOffice, a folder “Downloads” is created in my homefolder. I configured Debian to have my Downloads folder somewhere else. After removing and using OnyOffice once again it gets created again.
My question:
- Is this folder indeed created by OnlyOffice?
- Can OnlyOffice be configured to follow OS default and how?
- If not, is there another way to tell OnlyOffice where the downloads folder is?
Hey @joeldebruijn 
I have tested the installation of ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors on Ubuntu 24.04 and did not observe the automatic creation of a “Downloads” folder. To verify this, I modified the download directory as follows:
mkdir /mnt/storage/OO
nano ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs
Set:
XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="/mnt/storage/OO"
Then applied the changes:
xdg-user-dirs-update
Could you provide any specific steps or scenarios that might help reproduce this issue on our end?
Looking forward to your response!
Turns out, I was mistaken 
I did change Music and couple of other folders but not Downloads.
In user-dirs.dirs, now I changed:
- from XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR=“$HOME/”
- to XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR=“$HOME/T/Downloads” (personal preference)
After starting OnlyOffice, change a document and close it, the Downloads directory isnt created anymore.
So my original annoyance is solved, but curious still:
If XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR=“$HOME/” is set … Does it create a Downloads directory or not … ?
Anyway, thanks for helping out!
