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Getting error when trying to export to ~/Downloads via global configuration file #67

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@DylanDevelops

The problem

When I run tmpo export with the export directory set to ~/Downloads, I get the following error:

❌  Failed to create export directory: mkdir /Downloads: read-only file system

I am noticing that this only occurs when I am in a directory such as /Users/dylanravel/Documents/GitHub/tmpo but not when i'm in /Users/dylanravel or even one such as /Users/dylanravel/Desktop.

Release version

0.4.1 (01-06-2026)

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macOS

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  1. Run tmpo config and set export directory to ~/Downloads
  2. Go to a folder such as /Users/USERNAME/Documents/something/somethingelse
  3. Run tmpo export
  4. See error

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