diff --git a/files/scripts/compress_audio.sh b/files/scripts/compress_audio.sh
index b381ecf..acccf29 100755
--- a/files/scripts/compress_audio.sh
+++ b/files/scripts/compress_audio.sh
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ $search "$location" | sort | while read media; do
 
 	if [[ -n "$delete" ]]; then
 		echo -n "  DELETE: "
-		if [[ -d ~/TRASH ]]; then
-			mv -v "$media" ~/TRASH/
+		if [[ -d $HOME/TRASH ]]; then
+			mv -v "$media" $HOME/TRASH/
 		else
 			rm -v "$media"
 		fi
diff --git a/files/scripts/compress_image.sh b/files/scripts/compress_image.sh
index d2477bf..7c63fcc 100755
--- a/files/scripts/compress_image.sh
+++ b/files/scripts/compress_image.sh
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ $search "$location" | sort | while read image; do
 
 	if [[ -n "$delete" ]]; then
 		echo -n "  DELETE: "
-		if [[ -d ~/TRASH ]]; then
-			mv -v "$image" ~/TRASH/
+		if [[ -d $HOME/TRASH ]]; then
+			mv -v "$image" $HOME/TRASH/
 		else
 			rm -v "$image"
 		fi
diff --git a/files/scripts/compress_video.sh b/files/scripts/compress_video.sh
index 280b833..ed94fb2 100755
--- a/files/scripts/compress_video.sh
+++ b/files/scripts/compress_video.sh
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ $search_command "$input" | sort | while read file; do
 	if [[ -e "$newfile" || -e "$new_video_clean" ]]; then
 		if [[ "$force" == "Y" ]]; then
 			echo "FORCE: Removing '$newfile'."
-			if [[ -d ~/TRASH ]]; then
-				mv -v "$newfile" "$new_video_clean" ~/TRASH/ 2>/dev/null
+			if [[ -d $HOME/TRASH ]]; then
+				mv -v "$newfile" "$new_video_clean" $HOME/TRASH/ 2>/dev/null
 			else
 				rm -v "$newfile" "$new_video_clean" 2>/dev/null
 			fi
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ $search_command "$input" | sort | while read file; do
 
 	if [[ -n "$delete" ]]; then
 		echo -n "Original has been deleted: "
-		if [[ -d ~/TRASH ]]; then
-			mv -v "$file" ~/TRASH/
+		if [[ -d $HOME/TRASH ]]; then
+			mv -v "$file" $HOME/TRASH/
 		else
 			rm -v "$file"
 		fi
diff --git a/files/scripts/nixos.sh b/files/scripts/nixos.sh
index 267cfce..1ec7291 100755
--- a/files/scripts/nixos.sh
+++ b/files/scripts/nixos.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 DIR="$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
 PROG="$(basename -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
 
-nixos_working_dir=~/nixos-config-deleteme
+nixos_working_dir=$HOME/nixos-config-deleteme
 nixos_working_exe=activate.sh
 
 ## Functions ##