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@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ To install compile-angel, add the following code **at the very beginning of your
Emacs, by default, stores various configuration files, caches, backups, and other data in the `~/.emacs.d` directory. Over time, this directory can become cluttered with numerous files, making it difficult to manage and maintain. Emacs, by default, stores various configuration files, caches, backups, and other data in the `~/.emacs.d` directory. Over time, this directory can become cluttered with numerous files, making it difficult to manage and maintain.
One common solution to this issue is the installation of the no-littering package, which reduces clutter in the `~/.emacs.d` directory. A common solution to this issue is installing the no-littering package; however, this package is not essential.
However, an alternative lightweight approach is to simply change the default `~/.emacs.d` directory to `~/.emacs.d/var/`, which will contain all the files that Emacs typically stores in the base directory. This can be accomplished by adding the following code to `~/.emacs.d/pre-early-init.el`: An alternative lightweight approach is to simply change the default `~/.emacs.d` directory to `~/.emacs.d/var/`, which will contain all the files that Emacs typically stores in the base directory. This can be accomplished by adding the following code to `~/.emacs.d/pre-early-init.el`:
``` emacs-lisp ``` emacs-lisp
;; Reducing clutter in ~/.emacs.d by redirecting files to ~/emacs.d/var/ ;; Reducing clutter in ~/.emacs.d by redirecting files to ~/emacs.d/var/
(setq minimal-emacs-var-dir (expand-file-name "var/" minimal-emacs-user-directory)) (setq minimal-emacs-var-dir (expand-file-name "var/" minimal-emacs-user-directory))