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Accidently removed pictures folder

Hello I accidently deleted the pictures folder and retsored it but now it is not appearing in navigation bar. Attaching the image The folder is restored but it is not showing in navigation bar along ...
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How to pin the downloads, vides, pictures, ect folders to "My Computer" [duplicate]

I decided to delete a ton of stuff from my home folder and afterward most of the folders that were previously under "My Computer" were just gone, but still available through the home folder. ...
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I want to remove permanent links/bookmarks to folders "Downloads", "Videos", etc from folder sidebar view

I'm not editing my own bookmarks. I want to remove the system provided links on the folder view sidebar to the following folders Pictures, Videos, Downloads, Templates, Documents. I just want Desktop ...
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How do I remove the default Music folder

I deleted the music folder in Home, but on the left is still the shortcut. I cannot find a way to delete that shortcut? How do I delete that?
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Change keyboard shortcuts for Nautilus on Ubuntu 20.04 [duplicate]

I just installed Ubuntu 20.04, and I would like to change the tab switching shortcuts from Ctrl + PageUp/PageDown to the more natural Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab. How can I do this?
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How does Nautilus populate the list with shortcuts in the top right corner?

My Nautilus is showing the "Desktop" entry twice. I assume that it is using some kind of configuration mechanism, maybe there is a .desktop file sitting somewhere in my home folder that is creating ...
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How do I programatically add/remove items from Nautilus bookmarks?

I want to remove Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos and add cloud to my Nautilus bookmarks as part of an user setup script. How do I edit the bookmarks via the CLI?
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how to add location icon to files app

Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS has a desktop app called 'Files'; it offers a gui for file browsing. The left side of this files app has a vertical menu of default locations to view. I want to add a directory in ...
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Can the "Starred" folder in the left pane of Files (nautilus) be removed?

On Ubuntu 19.10, I disable tracker because I do not like how my computer is overheating for several minutes after startup, and because I prefer full text search not be enabled in the file manager by ...
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Edit default Sidebar of Files in Ubuntu 19.04

I can't edit the sidebar of Files in Ubuntu 19.04. I saw many answers but they were quite difficult to understand, and the easy ones didn't work at all. I have other folders which I use frequently, so ...
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Create custom link in Nautilus?

In Nautilus (18.04) I have Recent, Home, Desktop, Documents,, Downloads ... links on the left pane. I never use music, Pictures and Videos. I wonder if it is possible to remove those links, and if ...
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Remove bookmarks in Nautilus [duplicate]

I would like to remove the pictures, videos, and music shortcuts. I have done some web searches and searches on this site but I have not been able to find an answer that works. I followed some ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS GUI (Unity?) Files has 5 directories I don't understand [duplicate]

I have a pretty basic installation of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. When I go to the launcher and select FILES a new screen opens. It has two parts to show some of the tree. In the left sidebar are five ...
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Remove Network and Connect to server from sidebar

In Ubuntu 16.04, Can I remove the two items Network and Connect to server from the sidebar in file manager? I don't need them at all and want to add some useful bookmarks there.
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How to remove unwanted default bookmarks in Nautilus? [duplicate]

Nautilus has some bookmarks in the left-hand bar by default. I do not store any music or videos on my computer, and would like those book marks to disappear. How can I make this happen? The linked ...
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