diff -up baloo-5.14.0/src/file/fileindexerconfig.cpp.balooconfig baloo-5.14.0/src/file/fileindexerconfig.cpp
--- baloo-5.14.0/src/file/fileindexerconfig.cpp.balooconfig	2015-09-10 01:43:46.000000000 -0500
+++ baloo-5.14.0/src/file/fileindexerconfig.cpp	2015-10-03 09:48:28.880859786 -0500
@@ -276,8 +276,13 @@ void cleanupList(QList<QPair<QString, bo
 void FileIndexerConfig::buildFolderCache()
 {
     KConfigGroup group = m_config.group("General");
-    QStringList includeFoldersPlain = group.readPathEntry("folders", QStringList() << QDir::homePath());
-    QStringList excludeFoldersPlain = group.readPathEntry("exclude folders", QStringList());
+    QStringList includeFoldersPlain = group.readPathEntry("folders", QStringList() << 
+        QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation) <<
+        QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::MusicLocation) <<
+        QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::MoviesLocation) <<
+        QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::PicturesLocation) 
+    );
+    QStringList excludeFoldersPlain = group.readPathEntry("exclude folders", QStringList() << QDir::homePath());
 
     // Add all removable media and network shares as ignored unless they have
     // been explicitly added in the include list