Ubuntu
xdg-user-dirs package

  1. Bug #204567
  2. Comment #0

Comment 0 for bug 204567

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ubuntu_demon (ubuntu-demon) wrote : downloads should go to $HOME/Downloads : XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR should be set to "$HOME/Downloads"

Binary package hint: xdg-user-dirs

XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR should be set to "$HOME/Downloads" instead of "$HOME/Desktop"
This folder should be the default download location of firefox and this folder should be bookmarked in nautilus by xdg-user-dirs-gtk (like Music,Videos,Pictures and Documents).

rationale :
less cluttered desktop
still easy to find your downloads