I really want to avoid clearing the cache because it would bother me a lot to have to reconfigure things again. I don't mind a clean state, but I do mind having my setup wiped (considering how bad devs generally are with putting configuration in $HOME/.cache/
vs $HOME/.config/
and vice versa for application state). Not to mention there may be a thousand other factors involved, so it's very possible wiping the cache wouldn't do any good anyway.
There are a few games that plop their configs directly in my home folder, you know a way to move them?
Unfortunately, you're at the mercy of the devs. They'll try to find it there and if you moved it it effectively doesn't exist. What you can do is move it elsewhere and put a symlink to the new location in its place. It'll still clutter your home dir but that way you can at least keep the actual files somewhere else for purposes like syncing (or just keeping it organised on principle).
Ehh, it's mostly so I don't have to look at it every time I open my home directory. Some devs have fixed it, others I've written and given instructions/ documentation for how to place config files properly (it takes minutes) and I get a lazy reply like "we have no plans to develop this game further". Well, I have no plans to support your dev team further.
i technicaly resolved that using steam from flatpak, everything is inside there(even the .steam) so it don't bother
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