[Question] Is the [appname]/.itch/ folder safe?

[aaronfranke]

Is the .itch folder inside of an app's directory safe? It was generated on my system because of the isolate-app.profile file the sandbox created. I want to know, is this folder safe for putting other files in that Itch didn't generate? I have some Itch-related but not Itch-created files to put... somewhere.

[fasterthanlime]

Is the .itch folder inside of an app's directory safe? It was generated on my system because of the isolate-app.profile file the sandbox created. I want to know, is this folder safe for putting other files in that Itch didn't generate? I have some Itch-related but not Itch-created files to put... somewhere.

Although it's not documented anywhere, I'd strongly recommend assuming that the .itch folder:

• Is completely owned by the itch app
• Can contain anything
• Can be wiped/cleaned at any time

Right now, it is used for things like:

• The receipt (list of installed files, in receipt.json or receipt.json.gz)
• The $TEMP folder for the game (in .itch/tmp IIRC)
• The sandbox profile fore firejail (as you noticed)

I've picked .itch so it's hidden on Linux/mac by default, and hopefully asking game developers to leave alone just one directory isn't too big an ask :)

Edit: please also note that butler diff, butler push etc. will ignore the .itch directory when walking a folder.