Folder created in home directory (clashes with documented location)
Author: quintrinoCreated Sep 1, 2026Updated Sep 1, 2026
Labelstype: bug
- I am on the latest ActivityWatch version.
- I have searched the issues of this repo and believe that this is not a duplicate.
AW Version: v0.13.1 (rust) (according to settings in dashboard page)
brew info activitywatch@beta
==> activitywatch@beta ✔ (ActivityWatch): 0.14.0b4
Time tracker
https://activitywatch.net/
Installed (on request)- OS name and version: OS version: macOS 26.6.2 Architecture: arm64
- ActivityWatch version: Version: v0.13.1 (rust)
Describe the bug
I have just installed ActivityWatch via homebrew
brew install activitywatch@beta
and it appears to have created a folder in my home directory.
~/ActivityWatchSync
It contains a folder
d825xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxx
which contains
test.db
To Reproduce
install via homebrew, have folder appear in Mac home directory.
Expected behavior
It should use the directories listed at https://docs.activitywatch.net/en/latest/directories.html
Source: ActivityWatch/activitywatch