diff --git a/hosts/common/home/fs.nix b/hosts/common/home/fs.nix
index 4b37863c8..ab727b5be 100644
--- a/hosts/common/home/fs.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/home/fs.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     "Pictures/from"
     "Pictures/Screenshots"  #< XXX: something is case-sensitive about this?
     "Pictures/Photos"
-    "Videos/local"
 
     # these are persisted simply to save on RAM.
     # ~/.cache/nix can become several GB.
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@
   ];
   sane.user.persist.byStore.private = [
     "knowledge"
+    "Videos/local"
   ];
 
   # convenience