Update writeable-dirs.rst

Add a warning about possibly wrong paths returned by QStandardPaths when `organizationName` is set
ubports · May 3, 2022 · a445c9f · a445c9f
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@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ The Qt header ``QStandardPaths`` provides the app's writable locations in C++:
 
 Since the value of the QStandardPaths strings are decided by the `Qt application name <https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qcoreapplication.html#applicationName-prop>`_, this needs to be the same as the clickable application name.
 
+.. warning::
+    Setting the `organizationName <https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qcoreapplication.html#organizationName-prop>`_ will change the paths returned by these functions too - if you need to do this, set it to the clickable application name as well, otherwise the paths won't work on the device.
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 Using Standard Paths in QML
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 The Qt module `Qt.labs.platform <https://doc.qt.io/archives/qt-5.10/qml-qt-labs-platform-standardpaths.html>`_ provides the app's writable locations in QML: