I would like to tell Ubuntu One to sync with '~/Public/Ubuntu One'
rather than '~/Ubuntu One'
. Since I'm using it on Arch Linux, I don't have any right-click option for that.
I tried to edit ~/.config/ubuntuone/syncdaemon.conf
and add the line root_dir = ~/new/folder
(as suggested in this thread), but the file is automatically reverted to its previous state. Also, the command u1sdtool
hangs and does apparently nothing – I have to use Ctrl + C to close it. Is there another way to setup the default Ubuntu One default local folder?
Best Answer
To change the Ubuntu One default folder (tested in Ubuntu 12.04):
Open
/etc/xdg/ubuntuone/syncdaemon.conf
as rootcomment out the following code:
from
root_dir.default = ~/Ubuntu One
to
# root_dir.default = ~/Ubuntu One
Copy
/etc/xdg/ubuntuone/syncdaemon.conf
to
~/.config/ubuntuone/syncdaemon.conf
with user attributes
Open
~/.config/ubuntuone/syncdaemon.conf
as userchange the root directory wherever you want, e.g.:
from
# root_dir.default = ~/Ubuntu One
to
root_dir.default = ~/Public/Ubuntu One
logout and log back in
It's done and working (at least for me)
(ubuntu 12.04 with Gnome and Unity)
General comments:
Playing with
root_dir.default
in/etc/xdg/ubuntuone/syncdaemon.conf
is troublesome because changes become active for all users in the same machine.Aside soft links doesn't really change de directory.
Finally, ability to change working directory from user interface should be standard if we want to make Ubuntu more user friendly for new linux users as a way to attract users from other systems (always preaching)