Request: Allow user to select backup download location

[hammerquill]

One of the few issues I have with the extension is that it clutters up the Downloads folder in Windows. It would be really nice not to have tons of subfolders there proliferating and making it hard to find my folders. It is also an easy fix.

Basic fix: in Settings, allow user to set the root folder into which STG-backups-... folders will be created.

Even better, but much more involved: in addition to the above, build a system which deletes old backups on a schedule determined by the user.

[m60freeman]

Agreed

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On Tue, Jul 16, 2024, 6:31 PM hammerquill ***@***.***> wrote: One of the few issues I have with the extension is that it clutters up the Downloads folder in Windows. It would be really nice not to have tons of subfolders there proliferating and making it hard to find *my* folders. It is also an easy fix. Basic fix: in Settings, allow user to set the root folder into which STG-backups-... folders will be created. Even better, but *much* more involved: *in addition* to the above, build a system which deletes old backups on a schedule determined by the user. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1185>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABQ6GPRRSYZBTS4GRKMD34DZMWNLBAVCNFSM6AAAAABK7ORSYCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43ASLTON2WKOZSGQYTEMJUHEZDONI> . You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[kugiigi]

I just learned today that this addon is the one responsible in spamming my Downloads folder 😄
So definitely plus one on this.
I've never worked on any browser addon but let's see if I can find the code that's responsible for this.
This is the essence of open source so hopefully someone also steps up on this 😄

[vitusson]

@kugiigi
You're only the 242th to complain about the download folder. The issues are full of the same
And you won't find a solution, cause it's a limitation by Firefox, not the addon code.

[hammerquill]

So is it possible for STG to create a single subfolder within Downloads, and then save its snapshots or whatever to subfolders within that? This would be a perfectly fine solution to clean up the mess.

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On Fri, Aug 30, 2024, 10:47 Vitusson ***@***.***> wrote: @kugiigi <https://github.com/kugiigi> You're only the 242th to complain about the download folder. The issues are full of the same And you won't find a solution, cause it's a limitation by Firefox, not the addon code. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1185 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ASVMFVDWLF6NYXYHTD3BJDLZUCV37AVCNFSM6AAAAABK7ORSYCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDGMRSGA2TKNRWGM> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[kugiigi]

Oh I see. I guess addons can only access the Downloads folder?
@hammerquill would be a big improvement but considering that this is an old and highly reported issue, that's already been considered also not possible. In any case, thanks. I wish Firefox just adds its own tap grouping.
This is why I'm not a fan of addons and extensions in any software 😅

[hammerquill]

Well, I'm not sure where to find authoritative information on this, but random answers on the internet suggest that FF extensions can create subfolders within Downloads.I guess the point is subfolders within subfolders, since we know STG is producing subfolders galore. So, has anyone actually checked to see if these could all be saved within a Downloads\STG-FF folder?

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On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 10:38 PM Kugi Eusebio ***@***.***> wrote: Oh I see. I guess addons can only access the Downloads folder? @hammerquill <https://github.com/hammerquill> would be a big improvement but considering that this is an old and highly reported issue, that's already been considered also not possible. In any case, thanks. I wish Firefox just adds its own tap grouping. This is why I'm not a fan of addons and extensions in any software 😅 — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1185 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ASVMFVEDJQANB3LNY46JBJDZUKR7FAVCNFSM6AAAAABK7ORSYCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDGMRTGE3TOMRSGA> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[arobertn]

Just to note, this is not only a Windows problem. On the Mac the extension is putting this folder unconfigurably onto the Desktop!! I'm really not sure what conventions there are for Firefox extensions in particular but there is a proper location for support files like this in general on all platforms. On the Mac for instance there are various places under ~/Library depending on the purpose. Windows has analogous folders and on Linux dot directories under home are usually used for this purpose. Please use these. And no need to make this configurable, the current button to open the folder is enough.

EDIT: There seem to be quite a number of issues all complaining about this and requesting different solutions for handling versioning, folder hierarchy, etc.. The organization of backups is not relevant though – the common factor is something is being placed in a user-visible location and shouldn't be.