"gtk-bookmarks" file in Windows 8.1

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KotCarson
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"gtk-bookmarks" file in Windows 8.1

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Well it took me forever to figure out what the file that appeared in my Window's User (aka Home)Folder titled ""gtk-bookmarks" was, but once I opened it in Notepad++, it became obvious what it is. It appear to store all those handy Deluge bookmarks so I can easily more files from one folder to another.

I have Hidden that file numerous times and it always comes back if I make a change to these bookmarks in Deluge itself.

So here are my questions:
1) Is there a way to permanently Hide the file? I've tried all the "normal" steps: Right-Click, Properties, Hide File. Download a Registry Script which does the same. It stays hidden each time until I make a change. Then, like magic, it's back in my Home Folder again.

2) If it's not possible to Hide it completely, is there a way I could move it from my Home Folder to somewhere else, like "Home/Documents/Deluge/Bookmarks"? If so, how do I do that?

I'm including some pics of what I'm talking about, I hope they help!

Thank you very much!
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Re: "gtk-bookmarks" file in Windows 8.1

Post by Cas »

Afraid this is nothing directly to do with Deluge code, it is coming from the GTK file chooser bookmarks so we cannot control the file being created. The file will be recreated by GTK so changing the hidden attribute would not work and the location is fixed in GTK code. Just to say though, in future releases when we finally move to GTK3 the bookmarks location will change to %APPDATA%\gtk-3.0\bookmarks.
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