Ubuntu user directory mapping

You can change your own directory mapping if you don't like the default folders.(Maybe it was named by system which you were not satisfied.)

　　$ vi ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs

# find the follow
XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"
#modify the path to your folder
XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME"

You can change your own directory mapping for the rest of folders in the file. After you modify the file, restart your GNOME session.(Press Ctrl + Alt + Backspace)

Reference:
lzy's 543 - [教學]將 ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy 的桌面資料夾等中文路徑改成英文路徑方法
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