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How can I change or hide the ~/snap directory?

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I'm not particularly fond of apps cluttering my $HOME directory with their own files or directories. It's rarely a problem, because most apps have the courtesy to hide their data by prefixing it with a dot or conforming to the ~/.config standard. But not snap.

Q1: Have I misunderstood this directory? Is ~/snap really a directory which I'm supposed to enter and access on a daily basis on a par with ~/downloads, ~/pictures, ~/work, etc?

Q2: In any case: Can I move it e.g. ~/.snap? I can't find anything like /etc/snap, /etc/default/snap, or ~/.config/snap to tweak things. I tried export SNAP_USER_DATA=$HOME/.snap but it didn't work.

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answered 1 Year ago luringdge · Accepted Answer

So..

A1: No; ~/snap is not supposed to be accessed manually on a daily basis; it's a settings directory.

A2: No; ~/snap cannot be changed; it's cluttering your home dir by design.

However
there is already a bug report on this issue, but it's currently only prioritized as wishlist. If you're affected by this bug (and you are if you have a ~/snap =) then let the kind developers know, and encourage them to fix the bug by raising its significance:

Go to the bug report

Login to Launchpad (top right corner).

Click This bug affects N people. Does this bug affect you? (near top left)

Click Yes, this bug affects me

In the meantime do like @Rinzwind suggests and simply hide the directory from Nautilus by typing this in a shell:

echo snap >> ~/.hidden

Alternative get completely rid of snap by downright uninstalling everything related snap, as described here.