Since upgrading to version 10.2.0.0, every time I start the Mathematica front-end it creates a "Wolfram Mathematica" directory under my home directory. (It never seems to put anything in it.) Anybody know how to prevent this behaviour?
Answer
The "Wolfram Mathematica" directory is created automatically by the front-end and is located in $UserDocumentsDirectory.
It is the default directory to save new documents in and also is on TrustedPath.
The typical location for Linux systems is $HOME/Documents, however it may happen to fall back on $HOME depending on the Xdg user directories setting. This can be changed by
xdg-user-dirs-update --set DOCUMENTS AnyDesiredDirectory
which can prevent the home directory cluttering behavior by using another location.
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