Questions tagged [nautilus]
Nautilus (also known as GNOME Files) is the default file manager for Ubuntu and as such is used to manage files and folders. Nautilus is called "Files" by default on Ubuntu.
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WSLG Gnome Files "Connect to Server" function has no Protocol
I set up a WSL Ubuntu, installed Gnome Files (Nautilus) and tried to use its Connect to Server functionality.
I am trying to view files in a remote server via SSH.
When I key in ssh://mydomain.com, ...
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Can't free up HD space
Ubuntu 22.04.01 LTS
Got to 0 bytes of HD space.
Couldn't boot.
Used a live disk boot USB thing.
Used nautilus.
Deleted files of 4gb but didn't free up space+ nothing in the rubbish folder.
Googled and ...
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Special path in nautilus [closed]
There are some special "path" in nautilus that do not correspond to any location on the drive.
So far, I know of network:/// , favorites:/// , recent:/// and admin:///
How are these called, ...
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Newly installed ssd not visible in files
I have a newly installed SSD on 22.04 that I can access through the terminal as well as files. However, it does not appear in the navigation menu of the ubuntu file manager. I know that I can bookmark ...
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Several /dev/loop in nautilus
In my Ubuntu 22.04 there's a lot of /dev/loop mounted files. I would like to know how can i delete all of them. Here's how its looks like enter image description here
Thanks in advance.
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Can not connect with Files to SFTP after upgrade from 20.04 to 22.04
Until I recently upgraded my machine from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04 I always could connect to SFTP folders with Nemo or Nautilus easily. I am using a connection with username and password and the password ...
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How to remove duplicate "Send to..."?
For some reason I have duplicate "Send to..." in right click drop down menu. As far as I can see they do exactly the same, open Thunderbird and compose email from same address. I have just ...
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Desktop icons not showing in 22.04
Desktop icons aren't shown: i.stack.imgur.com/LGslL.png
I've read this case, but it doesn't recognize nautilus-desktop:
username@computer:~$ nautilus-desktop
nautilus-desktop: command not found
I do ...
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Can't see samba shares from Ubuntu
I have shared /media/user and added to smb.conf as read only on Ubuntu 20:04. I can access from my Android phone with Cx File Explorer app, but not from my Ubuntu machines (20:04 and 22:04) The ...
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Firefox can’t find the file at /usr/share/gimp/2.0/help/en/index.html. or any html file opened from files
I have Gimp installed on 3 machines by means of apt install. On my new (secondhand) laptop,Gimp cant find the local help files (a common problem, with file:///usr/share/gimp/2.0/help/en/indexnap ...
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Is there a file manager that allows grouping of bookmarks in a side panel?
I would like to have a file manager that I can group folder locations under customised group names in a sidebar. I have played around with Ubuntu Nautilus, Nemo and Dolphin and can't seem to achieve ...
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Thumbnails in Files are too small (22.04)
When I open a folder in Files, I can choose between a file list or thumbnails. In the case of images - a miniature of the image. Then I can zoom, but I can only zoom up to '133%', which still gives me ...
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File Explorer and icons look weird for seemingly no reason
I'm on 22.04. I've noticed the icons didn't look normal at all, but most importantly, this is what Nautilus looks like:
I don't think this is normal! How can I make be the default again? And the ...
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Can I rename the "New Document" option to something else?
When putting a template document in the "Templates" folder, the context menu entry reads "New Document". Can I rename it to something else for example "Create".
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Unable to access samba file share
Obligatory "new to Linux" (ish) here, but I've recently got a home server set up with Linux/Ubuntu 22, basic nginx server etc etc.
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A little while ago, I set up a local network share ...
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22.04 SVG "open with another application" not working with InkScape
I have latest Inkscape 1.2.1 (2ed6d7ae0b, 2022-08-22, custom), installed via snap, on up-to-date fresh install of Ubuntu 22.04
Open Inkscape and then menu 'File / Open...' works fine. But if in Ubuntu ...
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How to disable Nautilus option "Picture CD"
Since recent update Nautilus randomly started rendering additional bar whenever I go into hard drives other then the drive with Ubuntu. The bar is showing option to do 'Picture CD', that is to do ...
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Is there a size limit on NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_FILE_PATHS?
I'm experiencing some strange behaviour with a Python script that I wrote for Nautilus.
It's well located, +Xed and functions well with a "smalllist of files" (around 1000).
When I select ...
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When saving a file, I can't type the new name even though the original name is highlighted [duplicate]
I'm using Files 42.2 on Ubuntu 22.04.
On 20.04, when saving a file, its original name was highlighted and I was able to directly type its new name and press ENTER to save. On 22.04, the original file ...
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How to unmap Explorer key opening Nautilus window?
Help! I am trying to map a custom command to the Explorer key on my keyboard, but my system seems to have the key mapped to open a Nautilus window somewhere other than Settings > Keyboard > ...
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"Open containing folder" in Firefox opens Thunar instead of default Nautilus
After going through several already-answered questions on AskUbuntu and Unix's stackexchange, Firefox's "Open containing folder" option (when a file is downloaded) still opens folder in ...
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Codium and Nautilus crashing at boot with Signal 5 and SIGSEGV errors
Shortly after boot, I am getting a message "System program problem detected. Do you want to report the problem now?" when I click "Report problem" I get 2 pop-ups (attached screen ...
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GNOME Files - how to add a folder into the left panel (not as a bookmark)
Want to achieve the following with GNOME Files (formerly called Nautilus) in Ubuntu 22.04:
In the file .config/user-dirs.dirs is already an entry for the desktop (it's called Schreibtisch in German)
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Executable-text-files Option missing on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / GNOME 42.0
SH files should be executed when double-clicking, instead of being opened in a Text Editor, e.g. Gedit. One can assumingly change this behavior through option "Executable Text Files" in ...
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How can I have nautilus open to previously used directory?
Before I upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04 on my System76 mini (Meerkat), I was running Ubuntu 20.04.
Before upgrading to 22.04, when I went to upload a file to a website (something I do constantly for my work)...
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Nautilus cannot open password-protected .rar File
I use Ubuntu 22.04 and I have installed sudo apt install unrar. But if I want to open a password protected .rar file in Nautilus with Extract here... then it should ask me the password, but instead ...
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SD Card Reader dissapears on fresh Ubuntu 22.04 install
I just installed Ubuntu 22.04 on a Dell Precision 7750 laptop. In the process of transferring software and files, the SD card was producing errors when unmounting and working unreliable. I will ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 no sidebar when downloading/uploading files
When downloading/uploading files, there is no sidebar in the file viewer. See screenshot.
Just to be clear, sidebar gone for gnome-files on ubuntu 22.04 is not the issue at hand, as this happens only ...
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Nautilus Warning
Newbie here.
I'm trying to use nautilus to change permissions on an external drive. I got this message: Initializing nautilus-dropbox 2019.02.14
** (org.gnome.Nautilus:12071): WARNING **: 09:05:07.134:...
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what does this message mean?
(org.gnome.Nautilus:58350): GVFS-WARNING **: 00:32:54.981: The peer-to-peer connection failed: Error when getting information for file “/run/user/1001/gvfsd”: No such file or directory. Falling back ...
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2nd HDD mounted, but as read only ntfs
first hard drive has ubuntu partition and windows partition. But mainly I'm using ubuntu.
2nd drive is nearly blank, and has just the single partition with free space.
I was trying to move some ...
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Open multiple tabs in ubuntu file explorer from command line
I'd like to open multiple tabs in Ubuntu's File Explorer (20.04 or 22.04) from terminal.
Optimally, I'd like to use some built-in utility like gio or nautilus.
I am aware of this issue, but it seems ...
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Nautilus link in the desktop do not open anymore
I've tried to research here but I haven't found anything similar to my issue, and other solutions that I've found around helped only temporarily.
I just installed Ubuntu 18.04 and all works fine, I ...
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Where is the mount point of an SMB share mounted by Nautilus on Ubuntu 22.04
I've mounted a NAS on my local network using nautilus in Ubuntu 22.04 and I can't find the mount point.
I used to do this in Ubuntu 20.04 and find it in /run/user/1000/gvfs but there's nothing there. $...
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Add Desktop bookmark to Nautilus sidebar on Ubuntu 22.04 as it used to be in 18.04 and 20.04
I installed Ubuntu 22.04, and I noticed that the 'Desktop' is missing from the Nautilus side bar:
I would like to insert "Desktop" bookmark between "Home" and "Documents"...
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Video Thumbnails are not generating [duplicate]
I upgraded to Ubuntu Desktop 22.04.1 from 20.04.1 a few months ago, I recently noticed that MP4 and MKV video files are not generating thumbnails for Nautilus anymore. WEBM files are working fine ...
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Nautilus: changing a file icon from command line
I know how to change the icon of a specific file via Nautilus : right click > Properties see picture.
Is there a way to do the same action from the terminal? At least, does someone know where is ...
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Context menu "Open in terminal" for actually opened dir in Nautilus doesn't respect configured default console app [Ubuntu, 22.04]
I am often opening terminal app in opened directory (in Nautilus on Ubuntu 22.04) with the context menu and its option "Open in terminal", but in this case, the terminal app is opened and ...
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How to remove extra mount showing in Nautilus?
I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 and my file manager is showing an extra tab on the side panel (see image) called [email protected]. Right clicking on this gives me the option to mount/unmount so I'm guessing ...
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Ubuntu 22.04: Add menu items to the Gnome Desktop context menu
Recently installed Ubuntu 22.04 (my first foray into Linux).
One thing I got involved with from the get-go was adding custom entries to the context menus. Basically, using python3-nautilus, I managed ...
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How do I get write permission for Nautilus?
I have already done some changes (mainly resizing) to a couple of .jpg files in different folders, but now I get this prompted: 'image.jpg' cannot be resized. Check whether you have permission to ...
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Modify Desktop Right Click Menu
Running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on a Dell XPS8950.
When I right click on my desktop I see this menu:
Simple question is: How do I customize this menu? For example, I do not want to use Files - aka Nautilus -...
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Nautilus won't switch desktops when opening a directory that is already open on another desktop - the dock icon just wiggles instead?
To reproduce: open the downloads folder and switch to a new desktop. Then, open chrome and go to downloads. Try 'open in folder' on any of the downloads. Instead of switching to the desktop with the ...
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Open network share windows file explorer equivalent
In Windows I'm used to use Win+R or inside the file explorer CTRL+L to access the location bar and then just input the location on the disk when I want to open include a windows share:
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c:\...
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sidebar gone for gnome-files on ubuntu 22.04
I am using Ubuntu 22.04. Somehow my side menu on files is disappeared. How do I get it back? Here is a screenshot from my home director.
There was a sidebar in the highlighted place, but it is no ...
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Mega and Ubuntu 22.04 unable to install
at first, I go through any possible answer for this problem, nothing seems to work.
I've download Mega https://mega.nz/desktop (22.06, Nautilus)
Try to install it using software center, I have:
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Nautilus does not work in auto tiling mode on Pop Shell after opening more than 2 windows
I am using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Nautilus does not perform auto tiling on Pop Shell when opening more than 2 windows. What is this problem ?
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Prevent Nautilus to copy files with ":" to external NTFS USB-HDD
Ubuntu 20.04, ext4, 5.13.0-52-generic, Dual Boot with Win11.
Often I copy files with Nautilus to an external NTFS USB-HDD, unfortunately I overlook sometimes that the filename includes a ":"....
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nautilus-compare on 22.04
This answer for installing nautilus-compare on 20.04 didn't work for 22.04 because it has no release file for jammy.
But it seemed to work if I pointed it to the focal package instead:
sudo add-apt-...
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Can't access Nautilus (File) settings/preferences on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
I'm trying to access Nautilus settings in order to change default list columns (and more generally to explore all available options). The setting pane should look like this :
But...
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