Allow changing location of the Cockpit folder

[rafaellehmkuhl]

This patch adds a long-waited feature on Cockpit that is the ability to change the default Cockpit folder location.

It adds a new section under /menu/settings/general which shows the current folder location as well as allow changing it. The user is allowed to change it to any desired folder, but if they choose one that does not contains/is called "Cockpit", we ask them if they really want to use the bare one or if they want to use/create a "Cockpit" one under it.

This feature can specially help users that want to use a separate disk for storing heavy stuff like videos and snapshots.

Cap.2026-02-26.at.13.58.42.mp4

Fix #1780.

[ArturoManzoli]

Everything seems to be working well!

I would suggest that you swap the position of these two elements, keeping the show tutorial manage settings and enable pirate mode right next to the user selection part

[ES-Alexander]

Works fine on macOS - tested video, subtitle, and snapshots 👍

I think it would be better if the interface was more like the other configs on the same page:

• Show the folder name in a text entry, which can be edited directly
  • We could allow typing/pasting a file path directly into it, with an extra button on the right to open a file selector
  • Alternatively clicking to type (entering focus) could automatically open a file selector
• Have a reset button (with a tooltip for its purpose) that is only enabled when the folder name is non-default
  • I'm not a fan of the long small clickable text in the current implementation, it's hard to read, hard to click on, and not obvious it even can be clicked on

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I think those points are important, but not blockers for this fast-tracked PR if they're overly annoying to do (especially since we're already planning an update to encourage users to select their location of choice).

[rafaellehmkuhl]

Everything seems to be working well!

I would suggest that you swap the position of these two elements, keeping the show tutorial manage settings and enable pirate mode right next to the user selection part

Done!

[rafaellehmkuhl]

I think it would be better if the interface was more like the other configs on the same page:

• Show the folder name in a text entry, which can be edited directly

  • We could allow typing/pasting a file path directly into it, with an extra button on the right to open a file selector
  • Alternatively clicking to type (entering focus) could automatically open a file selector

• Have a reset button (with a tooltip for its purpose) that is only enabled when the folder name is non-default

  • I'm not a fan of the long small clickable text in the current implementation, it's hard to read, hard to click on, and not obvious it even can be clicked on

It's a valid discussion. I've opened #2426 for us to better discuss it.

[rafaellehmkuhl]

@ES-Alexander @ArturoManzoli I have changed only the UI to look more like what Eliot suggested. Can I merge it like this?

[ArturoManzoli]

@ES-Alexander @ArturoManzoli I have changed only the UI to look more like what Eliot suggested. Can I merge it like this?

Yes, no problem