Questions tagged [filemanager]

File managers provide either a GUI or CLI for interfacing with the file system. This tag can also be used for operations with files, such as copy, duplicating, renaming, etc.

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Krusader quick view like Midnight commander

The good old Midnight Commander which came of the original Norton Commander had a quick view, which was menu , right, quick view, so any files selected in the file panel were shown in the other panel, ...
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Can't open file window

I have this problem where sometimes when I click on the Files icon it shows a working icon but never opens a window. Once this starts happening it won't work unless I reboot the PC. From journalctl I ...
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How do I set Thunar as the default file manager in 23.10?

Before I start, I wanted to say that this is my first question in askubuntu.com. Anyway, I want to set Thunar file manager as my default one. I can open the app fine, but I have to do it manually. The ...
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Running Ubuntu 22.4.4 unable to copy files from the Windows 10 host OS to Ubuntu

It is pretty amazing and frustrating that the simple act of copy paste from the host to the VM Ubuntu 22.4.4 has not got the fix integrated into it to allow this action. I used Ubuntu 20.04 for years ...
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Why does "nautilus"(Gnome FIles) gives me so smaller size of directory, compared with "du"?

I have uncompressed a folder and if I right click in the folder and click properties, I get from nautilus (Gnome Files) Gnome Files output: but instead if I do: $ du -sh * 292M branches 236M ...
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QT apps do not respect file-chooser bookmarks

background In ubuntu files app (Nautilus), a user can create bookmarks to folders in the left pane: most apps respect these bookmarks; I assume this is just by virtue of them using a ~ system file-...
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How can I adjust the column width and make it default? With dconf-editor (nautilus) I can adjust which columns, but the width?

After one day of searching how I can adjust my default column width? See the below details and what I already tried during my troubleshooting. gnome/nautilus installed via dconf-editor I can adjust ...
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Thunar shows a non-existent directory

I use Thunar as my file manager. I once had a Python directory but it was deleted. But Thunar is still displaying it. Caja does not show that directory. How can I fix the issue with Thunar? When I ...
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How to include *type* by default when I open nautilus

I often want to sort the elements in a folder by type. Yet, every time I first have to go and include type as column, and then sort by type. The result is tedious. I tried going to the preference menu ...
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How to read and write inside mounted vendor.img

I need help with editing vendor.img. I had a problem where if I mounted vendor.img, it's just read-only, I tried to edit permission via file manager's properties tab, but that don't work. Is there any ...
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I installed Ubuntu 20.04 and it comes without apps

Recently, I installed Ubuntu 20.04 on my Raspberry Pi. I had some trouble accessing the desktop and had to install a screen manager, and when I finally managed to turn it on, there weren’t any apps! ...
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Error installing application to the ../share/applications/ directory

I've tried searching with Google and StackOverflow for an installation error for the Fsearch application. My theory is that the errors stems from a change in the default location of desktop file ...
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File manager not shows my current theme

I downloaded a theme for GNOME, it displays everywhere, but when i start the file manager it shows only once, when i quit off the file manager and open it again it disappear, i already change the ...
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prevent this window from appearing "Update standard folders to current language?"

I'm facing an issue on my Ubuntu system where a pop-up window keeps appearing with the message, "Update standard folders to current language?" I would like to prevent this window from ...
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Copying files to directories according the file name

I have a webdav server containing thousands of files: └── Sync ├── 20180719_120823.jpg ├── 20180719_120933.jpg ├── 20190719_120955.jpg ├── 20190719_121023.jpg ├── ...
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Ubuntu not showing USB in file manager

Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS jammy Desktop recognises the USB as per fdisk an audio notification confirms the inserted (and removed) USB however file manager is missing the USB? ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l ...
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Invisible files/folders

I cannot see some files and folders. I know they are not flagged as hidden. I have show hidden file enabled and used ls -a. I know they are there because I can use commands like cd (in terminal) or ...
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22.04 In the Nautilus File Manager, Right Clicking on a File, How Can I Restore The Pop-Out Menu "Open With..." Without An Additional Click or Dialog?

I recently updated from 18LTS to 22LTS, and one change that I dislike very much is that when right-clicking a file in the file manager, the "Open With" option, which used to have a pop-out ...
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How to enable a preview in the "Open File - Portal" on Ubuntu Studio 22.04

The previews in Dolphin are working very well, but if I try to open a file from within an application, the "Open File" dialog is missing any previews. As example: If I try to find a specific ...
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Files for GNOME 42.6, a.k.a. Nautilus, (Ubuntu 22.04.3) indexes external SSD very slowly

I have an external SSD formatted as exfat. Files for GNOME (Nautilus) takes indefinite time (1 second to 200 seconds in my tests) to show the content of directories. Files for GNOME is version 42.6 ...
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Missing Save dialogs in Ubuntu 22.04 on a 2012 MacBook Pro

The application window becomes gray. If I press Enter a file is saved in the default location. It happens in all of the applications that I've tested. I tried installing xdg-desktop-portal-gtk. The ...
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Group by type and sort groups by date

Is there a file manager that in the same way as the Windows file manager, allows me to group files in a folder by type, and sort the files in each group not only by name, but wanting to sort by date? ...
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File utility including UPnP/DLNA resources - like BubbleUPnP on Android?

I'm looking for a file utility that supports UPnP/DLNA resources. There are PLAYERS, but I want to have the media preferably visible in a combined file utility/manager (like Windows Explorer), or its ...
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Windows 10 explorer for Ubuntu [duplicate]

I want to make Ubuntu look like windows 10, but I feel something missing without Ribbon UI file explorer.
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How can I resolve unreadable text within Dolphin in Ubuntu?

I'm trying out Dolphin within Ubuntu 22.04, but I'm finding that half of the rows within the details view are essentially unreadable because they have black text atop a black background. Is there any ...
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"Files" File Manager opening but not loading the directory

When i start files through the UI, it starts but it doesn't load the directory, no error message, just infinite loading. But the file upload tool does work. The bar on the left is still there, but the ...
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How to resize the icons in file browser in Ubuntu 22.04 with Gnome?

I don't know exactly if the problem is related to Nautilus or Ubuntu itself. The files in the opening/saving files window are too small and i could not find a way to resize it.
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How to disable on lubuntu 22.04 the opening of the browse window when a USB device is automounted?

I'm working with lubuntu 22.04. When I insert an USB device into one of the USB port of the system the device is automatically mounted and a files browse window is open on the screen. I need to ...
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How to add image preview to nautilus Open Files window?

After upgrading to Ubuntu 22.04,the image preview disapeared in Open Files window, which is very annoying. Without a preview, how are we supposed to know which file is the photo that we are about to ...
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How to get back to Ubuntu 20.04 file manager?

Since I have upgraded my PC from 20.04 to Ubuntu 22.04 a few days ago, uplading photos from browser has become a pain in the neck: The file manger does not show chosen photo in the window's side. It ...
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All square icon while uploading file in postman

I have upgraded to Ubuntu 23.04. facing an issue while uploading a file in postman, unable to see the proper icon.
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What is Ctrl+L supposed to do in Files?

I'm trying to figure out how to navigate the Files app using the keyboard, and so far have had little success. I'm completely unable to select anything in the sidebar as far as I can tell, so I can't ...
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File manager connections backup

I'm web developer, sometimes I work with different machines, so I'd love to have a file of file manager sftp and other types connections. Where can I find it?
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auto-rename format

I'm wondering if the was a way to change the format used for auto-renaming files in case the file name exists already. The current format is: file.txt file (1).txt file (2).txt ... file (999).txt I ...
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Connecting to a *specific* remote folder with Files application (over `sftp`), instead of default user home directory

Using the Ubuntu normal "Files" application you can click "Other Locations" and then connect to a remote server over sftp like this: sftp://[email protected] But what if I want ...
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Is there a file manager that handles smartly when moving folders that correspond to ZFS datasets?

All my Linux systems (Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04, server and desktop alike) have root-on-zfs and data on one or more ZFS pools. Of course data need to be shifted around often, for instance with mc or ...
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Arrow before folders when you enable expandability in the list view, to be visible only if subfolders or files are present in the parent folder

In Ubuntu 22.04 Nautilus > Preferences you have "Expandable Folders in List View" If you activate the "Tree" option, the arrow in front of the folders will be present even for ...
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Change Default Directory to Open while Opening File Explorer [duplicate]

Suppose I want the file explorer to open Desktop instead of home how do i set it up so that my default directory while opening file explorer is Desktop instead of Home
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Is it possible to type directory names into Dolphin's 'Open File' dialog? Or is there an alternative file manager that can?

Specifically my desire is to be able to type a path into the top of the window like you can with a normal Dolphin window - like you'd be able to using Explorer on Windows. Or is there some alternative ...
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Nautilus does not launch

For some reason, nautilus stopped working properly. I am on Ubuntu 20.04. Rebooting does not help, as some advices I found on the web. When I launch nautilus in GUI it thinks for a minute and then ...
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Replace all identical files, ask for all non-identical

How can I replace all identical files when moving files to different folders, but summon a dialog when there are non identical files with the same name? I am using nautilus. If there is no way, I am ...
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Dolphin can't delete or move files [duplicate]

I am a beginner, 2 weeks ago I installed kubuntu 22.10 on my primary PC, that has 3 internal drives. Everything worked fine until I noticed that I can't do anything on 2 other drives. I can't delete/...
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Setting default folder for "Open a file"

I deactivated "Recent files" with this: gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.privacy remember-recent-files false Now, every time I click on a "Browse files" from a browser, the /home/ ...
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Ubuntu file manager not working

I tried running the nautilus command in the terminal, but the following error message popped up. ** (nautilus:9220): WARNING **: 15:17:57.478: Unable to get contents of the bookmarks file: Error ...
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How can I find where WordPress is located?

How can I find where WordPress is located on Ubuntu? I have installed it using the instructions provided by the official Ubuntu tutorial: Install and configure WordPress
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When will Ubuntu be getting the new file picker that Gnome got [closed]

I am referring to the infamous filepicker bug that got recently (months ago) fixed on Gnome. Any idea on when we can expect the fix to be used on Ubuntu?
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Pin folders to the top in the Nautilus File Manager

O.S: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS Is it possible to Pin folders to the top in Nautilus File Manager? As you can see, in Nemo File Manager it's very simple, the option to pin the desired folders at the top of ...
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Is there a way to make different file managers have different bookmarks on the left bar? on Ubuntu 22

If I have nautilus and nemo, for example. Can I make the two have different bookmarks? I know the bookmarks for file managers are stored in ~/.config/gtk-3.0/bookmarks, so that's why different file ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 change default file manager

Just installed Ubuntu 22.04 with Gnome. I want to change the default file manager to one I installed (specifically PCManFM). I cannot believe it is so complicated, I have tried with some options I ...
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File system not working after installing CTParental on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

After installing CTParental on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, file system hangs; no longer works. Is there a fix for this? Thank you!
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