Lots of config folders created

[ronaldk]

Operating system

Windows

Joplin version

3.1.3

Desktop version info

Joplin 3.1.3 (prod, win32)

Client ID: 97ecccffa7644fe892f551eb12196033
Sync Version: 3
Profile Version: 47
Keychain Supported: Yes

Revision: 263a7ef

Backup: 1.4.2
Rich Markdown: 0.15.0

What issue do you have?

Somehow tens of folders called ".-1.config", "-2.config", "-3.config" etc. are created in my home directory. Latest is -108.config, but it might grow... The folders always look like -26.config\joplin-desktop\tmp\joplin_active_backup_job\notes_resources and there are some numbered files without extension inside. So it looks to be related to the backup functionality. Any idea what is creating these folders and why?

[ronaldk]

I found out it's probably related to the temporary export path that the backup plugin uses. If I change that to .joplin.tmp, I get folders ".joplin-1.tmp", ".joplin-2.tmp" up to
".joplin-18.tmp", created when I create one backup.

So to me it looks like a bug, maybe 2:

• Temporary files are not created in the temporary export path
• Temporary files are not deleted when the backup is completed

Not sure if this post should be here, or under "Plugins"...