Public bug reported:
Currently when using a desktop application inside of a snap package it's
possible for that application to access files under /home/<username> by
using the Home plug.
It's not currently possible to have it access any other directories
outside of your $HOME, even directories you own.
Example:
I use Filebot to rename movie and TV show files so my media server (Emby) can
pick them up and find the correct metadata. My movie/TV show files are on a
Btrfs formatted partition on a separate internal hard drive in my compter - i.e
not part of my home directory (since they're too big).
The only current way to have Filebot access this Btrfs partition is to install
it in --devmode, but that negates many of the benefits of snap packages in the
first place.
** Affects: snapd (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1702022
Title:
There should be a Snap Plug to add specific directories outside $HOME
to the list of allowed directories for a snap
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