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dot files
Raised as a usability problem by 7 people on Hacker News over 8 years (2019–2026), in 6 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 7 complaints
- Apps dump clutter into hidden dot-folders, forcing users to unhide files to manage them2026-04-28
- Home directory filled with dozens of hidden dot files that are hard to manage or clean up2025-02-09
- Has to hunt through many dot-folders to find caches and config files2024-07-22
- Code snippets unreadable in dark mode, white text on white background2023-09-27
- Hidden config files make it harder for users to find and edit app settings2023-03-25
- Hidden config files have unclear names, so users can't tell what they belong to2019-02-02
- User program data is dumped into poorly named hidden folders, hard to navigate2019-02-02