Its not perfect but there are some ways to hide it during normal use. 1. Create a file in your home called .hidden with one line "snap" to hide it in the file

Its not perfect but there are some ways to hide it during normal use. 1. Create a file in your home called .hidden with one line "snap" to hide it in the file browser. 2. You can add --hide=snap to your ls alias to hide folders by that name.