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Nautilus make my pc so slow, it keeps using more than 300MiB memory even after i close all folders... i installed PCMan file manager from software center and i like it.

but how can i set it as the default file manager in 16.04?

also exo-preferred-applications didn't work.

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Reset to default
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I SOLVED USING THIS COMMAND:

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

and then edited /etc/mime.types and carefully review if nothing is left of nautilus. If it is, replaced it by pcmanfm.

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  • This works in 20.04 as well !
    – EA304GT
    Oct 9, 2020 at 2:50
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  1. Go to settings manager.
  2. Go to preferred applications folder/utilities tab.
  3. Click on file manager.
  4. Choose your file manager from the drop down menu.

This always works for me.

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