Open folder by default in nautilus [duplicate]

Question

Does anyone know how I can change the default open folder in Nautilus

How to let Nautilus open documents directory by default instead of home directory?

Sorry yes you are wright. I meant open the directory Documents instead of the home directory? — Vidar Gudmundsson, Oct 5, 2017 at 18:03

sudodus · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-05 20:11:52Z

1

You can

use the methods described in the 'duplicate of' link,

How to set default opening folder for Nautilus file manager?
simply run the following command in a terminal window,
```
nautilus --new-window ~/Documents
```
you can use that command line in a desktop file and start Nautilus via that desktop file. If this is what you want, you can copy
```
cp /usr/share/applications/nautilus.desktop ~/Desktop
```
and edit the line that starts with Exec=
```
nano /home/vidar/Desktop/nautilus.desktop
```
where you should use your actual user ID (which I guess is vidar).
```
Exec=nautilus --new-window /home/vidar/Documents
```
Give execute permissions to this file
```
chmod ugo+x /home/vidar/Desktop/nautilus.desktop
```
I think it will be called 'Files' on the desktop.

Finally, use this modified desktop file (by double-clicking on its icon).

answered Oct 5, 2017 at 18:31

sudodus

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+1 though it seemed Op wanted nautilus to always open @ Documents. In that case put it in ~/.local/share/applications folder
– doug
Oct 5, 2017 at 20:55
You may be right @doug. Let us hope the OP will tell us exactly what he wants and what solution he selects :-)
– sudodus
Oct 5, 2017 at 21:08

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