> In some cases, it might even be encrypted with a user-owned key. I can’t imagine being comfortable putting my files anywhere _outside_ of the home directory. That feels like going back to the DOS / Win3.x days where hard drives were the wild west.
No. You got it backwards. If you put your stuff in a folder (not in the $HOME folder, but practically anywhere else), then your stuff will be in 1 place, there won't be any name collision with the system, it won't be polluted, and such.
Putting your stuff in $HOME is exactly what you want to avoid.
No. You got it backwards. If you put your stuff in a folder (not in the $HOME folder, but practically anywhere else), then your stuff will be in 1 place, there won't be any name collision with the system, it won't be polluted, and such.
Putting your stuff in $HOME is exactly what you want to avoid.