#1272: Question: Architectural issue: local path hijacking and cloud sync lock-in vs user agency

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Opened Aug 28, 2026

Ask your question. Architectural issue (not a spec review): user-agency failure in OS/web workspace sync connectors.

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  1. Treat automatic remapping of well-known local directories as an architecture/user-agency issue where web and workspace connectors participate.
  2. Record a principle: local file operations must not depend on remote quota or connectivity; an empty remote account must not be allowed to overwrite or dehydrate a larger local tree without an explicit, reversible, step-by-step consent that states the direction of sync and the billing consequence.
  3. Recommend a mandatory “hard severance” that restores independent local paths without leftover placeholders.
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