diff --git a/xdg-user-dirs/.config/user-dirs.dirs b/xdg-user-dirs/.config/user-dirs.dirs
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+# HOME_REORGANIZATION_V1: keep only the XDG directories that are actually used.
+XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME"
+XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/Downloads"
+XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME"
+XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME"
+XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents"
+XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME"
+XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Pictures"
+XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME"
diff --git a/xdg-user-dirs/.config/user-dirs.locale b/xdg-user-dirs/.config/user-dirs.locale
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+en_US