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Swerve
2 years agoOccasional Contributor
Request - Remove ".1password" Folder in User Directory
Hi,
On Windows, 1Password 8 creates a ".1password" folder in the user directory (C:\Users\YourName). This looks bad and creates unnecessary clutter in an area that should be reserved for users' pe...
waderlamprey
2 years agoNew Contributor
This request was also made in the Linux category by xkww3n1 :
https://1password.community/discussion/136250/dont-create-a-empty-1password-folder-under-home-directory
That request was marked as [CLOSED] with no explanation or follow-up. Can anybody explain why?
For that matter, can anybody explain why the two-year-old request from Daniel1 in the Windows category (seconded by Former Member and linked by OP Swerve above)...
https://1password.community/discussion/129027/please-store-configuration-data-in-appdata
... was also marked as [CLOSED] with no explanation or follow-up?
To quote RogueScholar who I believe put it best:
I know Rome wasn't built in a day and this is probably low-priority, but as the behavior is present on both Windows and Linux, I couldn't see this being mentioned without taking a moment to voice my full-throated support. Thanks, as always.
As a fellow https://jimm.my (link so I am not hiding behind a keyboard), I ask you to conform to industry norms and not close user requests without resolution.
As .1password is still in my %USERPROFILE% folder as of a fresh install on May 25, 2024, which led me back to this thread, and as I have not been able to find any documented resolution (which could also include be Won't Fix, but your users deserve your public attempt to justify that decision), as a user I would consider this request not resolved.