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im running xdg-user-dirs-update command, which create two files in .config directory, user-dirs.dirs and user-dirs.locale. user-dirs.dirs lookes like this:

# 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/"
XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/"
XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/"
XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/"
XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Pictures"
XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME/"
XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/"
XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/"

why its empty even after changing XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/" to XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop" directories still not creating why? how can i get my full home dirs back?

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Reset to default
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xdg-user-dirs-update is part of the answer, but its default behavior is to reassign missing directories to $HOME, not recreate them.

To recreate the directories, do this:

xdg-user-dirs-update --force

Depending on your desktop environment, You may have to logout/login to get the emblems in your file manager.

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    That's the answer, it even adresses this comment.
    – schneiderfelipe
    Oct 8, 2020 at 12:28
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    Oct 9, 2020 at 18:19
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You forgot the Folder.

Example XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/Downloads" In /etc/xdg/user-dirs.defaults You can show the names of the standart folder. Correct your File and run xdg-user-dirs-update again. The right locale for you will be set automatical.

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    that's the problem even after i add folder names like $HOME/Dowloads, and when i run xdg-user-dirs-update i'm getting the message: /home/void/Desktop was removed, reassigning DESKTOP to homedir
    – vimbob
    Feb 23, 2017 at 15:48
  • which distrie ? env | grep -i xdg
    – user192526
    Feb 23, 2017 at 18:29

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