Cleaning this folder or backing it up is essential for maintaining a stable "KShared" environment across different machines. Troubleshooting Common KShared Issues
For developers and power users, the "top" directory for shared application data is ~/.local/share . This is where KDE stores: Plasma desktop layouts Local icon sets and themes kshared folder top
System-wide settings stored in /usr/share or local user overrides in ~/.local/share . Cleaning this folder or backing it up is
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