*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1575053 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1575053
Please do not confirm your own bugs.
> Change the folder it's confined to.
As I explained earlier it's a security feature implemented by snapd, the
chromium snap doesn't get to choose where its data is stored. I just
found bug #1575053 which looks very similar to your issue, so I'm going
to mark it as duplicate, and I encourage you to read all the comments to
understand the rationale.
> No, not really. The profile folder contains gigabytes of cache files.
You're right, it does contain cache data. That would be an upstream bug,
can you please file it at
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/entry ?
** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => New
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1575053
Please move the "$HOME/snap" directory to a less obtrusive location
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1887804
Title:
chromium-browser does not follow XDG base directory specification
Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Currently Chromium does not follow the XDG base directory
specification which means that the cache and configuration folder
aren't properly used.
This causes the issue that it's nearly impossible to properly migrate
or back up Chromium configuration (between computers) and it makes for
example mounting cache as tmpfs or wiping it very very difficult.
I felt those both immensely when trying to migrate my home folder,
gigabytes of cache in ~/snap/chromium/[id]/.config/chromium/[folder]
(and ~/snap itself is also not XDG base directory specification
compliant, shame!).
There's also the issue that the previous configuration that is located
properly, isn't migrated by the migrational package.
In order to fix this bug, it would require making the snap package
follow the XDG base directory specification.
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