http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33587 Bug #: 33587 Summary: Should Wine create symbolic links to ~ directories? Product: Wine Version: 1.5.30 Platform: Other OS/Version: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: critical Priority: P1 Component: wineserver AssignedTo: wine-bugs(a)winehq.org ReportedBy: t.artem(a)mailcity.com Classification: Unclassified Just a few days ago I _lost_ my entire ~/Desktop folder because I tried to erase my ~/.wine directory using a Windows application running under Wine. Of course, I shouldn't have even tried that since most Windows applications don't know anything about symbolic links, so recursive delete is a recipe for disaster. On the contrary rm -rf ~/.wine and other Unix utilities always work properly since they detect symbolic links and erase them without erasing the content of directories they link to. I'm perfectly aware that Crossover Office is a commercial product and it's usually used by enterprise users who actually require a tight integration, but for usual Linux geeks this integration can be really devastating. Please, consider the creation of the following symbolic links: Desktop -> /home/username/Desktop My Documents -> /home/username My Music -> /home/username My Pictures -> /home/username My Videos -> /home/username an optional feature which is _not_ enabled by default. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.winehq.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email Do not reply to this email, post in Bugzilla using the above URL to reply. ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching all bug changes.