If those symlinks exist then gnome-shell is doing the right thing by reporting as many relevant results as possible.
If you would like the behaviour changed then please describe in detail how it should change. Please also run 'apport-collect 1791289' to send more relevant system information. ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete ** Changed in: tracker (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1791289 Title: Shows duplicate xdg directories for snaps Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in tracker package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: See attached screenshot. If I search for Downloads, I also get symlinks to ~/Downloads generated in ~/snap/spotify/16/Downloads, for example. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1791289/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp