Any way to stop creating 'TV' folder in ~/Movies on macOS Catalina

Since macOS Catalina, I have a default 'TV' (Apple TV) app installed on my Mac.

It regularly creates an 'TV' folder inside ~/Movies with a file 'TV Libary' and an empty folder 'Media'.

I like to keep my filesystem clean, so I want to get rid of this 'TV' folder. However, when I manually delete the folder it comes back after some time.

Is there any way to stop the automatical creation of the ~/Movies/TV folder?

Solution 1:

Short answer? Yes and no.

You can tell TV.app to change where it will store its library by opening the app, going into preferences and then under Advanced choosing a new location. This may not move the current folder, but will create a new one in a location that you prefer, so you can freely get rid of the one under ~/Movies/TV.

However, if you don't have a TV.app library, and never open the app, then once you delete the folder it should stay gone. Of course if you do open the app, it will be recreated, this may also occur if you enable home-sharing for that account, even if you're only sharing music.