Like windows, when you download dropbox it places a folder in the library list. I'm wondering if I'm able to similarly add dropbox under "Places". Thank you in advance for your help.
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I dont currently have my Ubuntu 14.04 laptop with me, However, I do know that I was able to do this... Not sure if its bc I backed up my settings with Deja Backup from 13 and restored them and it just did it for me, or if I made the changes myself (can't remember). But I do know that I have it there on 14.04.– ColperMay 21, 2014 at 16:26
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possible duplicate of How to add custom links in the left pane of Nautilus?– user47206Dec 5, 2014 at 10:22
4 Answers
There multiple alternative options:
Pressing Ctrl+D adds a bookmark to the folder you're in (tested under Ubuntu 12.04 & 13.04). For Ubuntu 14.04, use the Files application (a. k. a. Nautilus) to navigate to the folder you want bookmarked, then press Ctrl+D, the same with going to the top menu bar and selecting Bookmarks → Bookmark this location.
Select the folder that you want added to bookmarks, then go to the top menu bar and select Bookmarks → Add Bookmark.
You can add them editing by
~/.gtk-bookmarks
. Say you want to add~/Software
and~/Ebooks
folder under Places. Just add the following line at the end of~/.gtk-bookmarks
:file:///home/my_username/Software file:///home/my_username/Ebooks
Try it out and let me know. Hope it helps.
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One can only make use of the Bookmarks menu both to add the current folder and also to manage the bookmarks.– SadiMay 20, 2014 at 15:57
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To edit the actual "Places" group, edit the ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs
file and add your directories in there.
The thing is, that file is automatically generated when you log-on by the xdg-user-dirs-update
program. To prevent it from overriding your changes, run the following command:
$ echo "enabled=False" > ~/.config/user-dirs.conf
For a more detailed explanation, and support for other versions of Ubuntu, see this page: http://choorucode.com/2010/07/25/how-to-add-or-remove-places-entries-in-nautilus/
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I have Ubuntu 14.04 with latest nautilus/files 3.12.2. I have the same problem, some files only have bookmark with Ctrl+B, I try to add but it won't work.
The solution is press Ctrl+D.
Hope it helps other
I am using jammy 22.04.03 and I fixed this problem by navigating to the Dropbox folder and dragging the Dropbox folder icon over the 'Places" in the left panel. This added it to the Places list.