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A while back, I set my default file manager to Nemo. I like it a lot, but it constantly crashes. I remember editing a text file to set it as default, but I forgot which file it was. How do I switch back to the Nautilus file manager?

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The file manager choice is handled by a file in ~/.local/share/applications. I don't remember if it is mimeapps.list or mimeapps.cache, but deleting both of those files will reset your file manager to the default, which is Nautilus.

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I'm afraid that solution didn't work. – nick Jan 4 at 14:12
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After trying several solutions, I found an easy way to change my default file manager to Nemo (it seems to work for any file manager): How to set up Dolphin as default file manager?

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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. – Eliah Kagan Jan 17 at 9:47
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This did it for me, after I google for a while:

xdg-mime default nautilus.desktop inode/directory application/x-gnome-saved-search

I also typed

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons true

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