diff --git a/.config/user-dirs.dirs b/.config/user-dirs.dirs
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+# This file is written by xdg-user-dirs-update
+# If you want to change or add directories, just edit the line you're
+# interested in. All local changes will be retained on the next run
+# Format is XDG_xxx_DIR="$HOME/yyy", where yyy is a shell-escaped
+# homedir-relative path, or XDG_xxx_DIR="/yyy", where /yyy is an
+# absolute path. No other format is supported.
+# 
+XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"
+XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/Downloads"
+XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/Templates"
+XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME/Public"
+XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents"
+XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/Music"
+XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Pictures"
+XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/Videos"
diff --git a/.config/user-dirs.locale b/.config/user-dirs.locale
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+en_US
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