Hide All Linux Folders

[Smithy]

Hi, is it possible to hide all Linux folders?

Scenario is for a beginner to Linux, maybe they are using a word processor, the puppy planner, or saving a document file or other files from the internet. Or many other saving operations from various puppy apps or browsers.


Ideally, when it came to save, all these applications would point to the save folder on an ext partition, without having to see all the other folders in the second pic.
And maybe just see the folder in the first pic.

I am new to the save folder concept, and the advantage that it expands according to usage. Hopefully it is robust, fast and reliable. I noticed it didn’t remember the firewall setting on/off on reboot but maybe that’s just a minor niggle.

I tried with the . and a couple were ok, then disaster trying to .root!
Note: It is not for security, but just for simplicity to a beginner who may find the concepts of filesystems and navigation quite daunting.


If it can be done with a different file manager, then no problem with flipping over from Rox.

[Keef]

If you want the rox icon on the desktop to open at a specific location (ie not root), then right click, Edit Item, put the path you want in the 'Arguments to pass' box (eg /mnt/sdb2).
You could hide any folders you want there, but as you found out, don't mess with the system folders in root.

[Smithy]

Hi Keef, good one. Yes that's made it much better. A dumbed down puppy that the user can't go wrong with. Thanks

[proebler]

If you want the rox icon on the desktop to open at a specific location (ie not root), then right click, Edit Item, put the path you want in the 'Arguments to pass' box (eg /mnt/sdb2).
You could hide any folders you want there, but as you found out, don't mess with the system folders in root.

The trouble with this is:
Right click > ROX-Filer > Home Directory
gives you the access to everything right back