I noticed there is a folder titled "~" – no quotes, in my home directory. If I delete it, it instantly reappears. Why is this there and how can I make it go away?
Ubuntu – Does “~” folder in the home directory keep reappearing
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I noticed there is a folder titled "~" – no quotes, in my home directory. If I delete it, it instantly reappears. Why is this there and how can I make it go away?
Best Answer
Next time you can run
lsof | grep /home/**yourusername**/~and see what process is creating the file or has it open.