diff --git a/xdg/custom_user-dirs b/xdg/custom_user-dirs
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+# Default settings for user directories
+#
+# The values are relative pathnames from the home directory and
+# will be translated on a per-path-element basis into the users locale
+
+DESKTOP=gui
+DOWNLOAD=dl
+TEMPLATES=eg
+MARKDOWN=md
+PUBLICSHARE=pub
+DOCUMENTS=media/docs
+MUSIC=media/music
+PICTURES=media/pics
+VIDEOS=media/vids
+PDF=media/pdf
+CAD=cad
+REPO=repo
+SCRIPTS=sh
+VIRTUALMACHINES=vm
+
+
+# Another alternative is:
+#MUSIC=Documents/Music
+#PICTURES=Documents/Pictures
+#VIDEOS=Documents/Videos
diff --git a/xdg/user-dirs.defaults b/xdg/user-dirs.defaults
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+# Default settings for user directories
+#
+# The values are relative pathnames from the home directory and
+# will be translated on a per-path-element basis into the users locale
+DESKTOP=Desktop
+DOWNLOAD=Downloads
+TEMPLATES=Templates
+PUBLICSHARE=Public
+DOCUMENTS=Documents
+MUSIC=Music
+PICTURES=Pictures
+VIDEOS=Videos
+# Another alternative is:
+#MUSIC=Documents/Music
+#PICTURES=Documents/Pictures
+#VIDEOS=Documents/Videos