Questions tagged [dolphin]
Dolphin is the default file manager for KDE.
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Kubuntu - Dolphin panel - clear “Recently Saved”
Could someone help with an update on how to clear the "Recently Saved" items in Dolphin?
It seems to be an old issue, and I have only found very old answers which did not seem to have any effect (...
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Can't drag files from Dolphin to Chrome
Up until a couple of weeks ago, when I would try to drag and drop files from Dolphin (the default File Manager in Kubuntu) to Chrome (e.g., to add to an email or upload a video to youtube), there were ...
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When uploading files in Chrome, how do I choose the file browser?
When trying to upload a file/image in Chrome you get the default file browser. I think it's Thunar or Nautilus. I changed my default file browser to Dolphin file explorer however.
All my folders and ...
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thumbnail.so taking up 100% CPU each time I open dolphin
After updating to Kubuntu 19.04 each time I open dolphin, a process called thumbnail.so is using up 100% of my cpu. It respawns when I kill it, without closing dolphin.
I have a webdav share mounted ...
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How to change bitrate and other mp3 settings for export in Dolphin
I am using Dolphins built-in audio-cd to mp3 (apart from others) converter.
After installing lame (frontend) Dolphin did show the mp3, and the conversion works fine, but it is always 128kb with very ...
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Why does Dolphin take forever to load on Kubuntu 20.04 all of a sudden?
I am using Ubuntu 20.04 with kde plasma.
All of a sudden, my Dolphin file browser takes forever to open. Earlier it opened instantly, but now it is taking almost 30 seconds to start.
This seems to ...
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File manager with integrated terminal (like KDE Dolphin)
KDE's Dolphin file manager has an integrated terminal
Changing directory in the terminal also changes the directory displayed in the file manager.
Is there an Ubunty Unity or Gnome equivalent?
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How to enable Rumble/Vibrate on Gamepad
I've been trying to search for solutions for days now but still to no avail. It's really starting to frustrate me.
See I have this gamepad (DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick) which is functioning ...
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How to close sftp connections made by dolphin?
after using dolphin to connect to a ssh site, for example:
sftp://myserver.com
and using my user and pass... how can I close that connection so I can log in with another user? It does always auto ...
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Dolphin not showing icons in Xfce
I am accessing my Ubuntu server via Win 10 Remote Desktop (XRDP).
The desktop environment is xfce.
When I open dolphin, it does not show the normal icons, as in the left figure.
Compare with the right ...
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Launch minimized Konsole from Dolphin (KDE)
On Kubuntu 18.04 I was able to launch the "konsole" minimized using a Dolphin ServiceMenus with:
kstart --iconify konsole --separate --workdir %f -e ...
On the new Kubuntu 20.04 however "kstart" ...
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Integrating Fsearch into dolphin file manager
Is there any way to integrate Fsearch prgoram into the dolphin file manager as a plugin so that it can view files within dolphin rather than a seperate window?
Best regards.
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Mounted SFTP with Dolphin, how to access from command line?
I have mounted an SFTP share using Dolphin, which all works perfectly. However, I would also like to browse these files from the command line.
Pressing F4 in Dolphin to bring up a terminal window ...
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Always overwrite, don't ask
When accessing a remote network directory with the help of Dolphin I often want to edit files and save. Each and every time it kindly reminds me this file already exists and requires I click through 2 ...
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Problem installing dolphin file manager
I am trying to install dolphin file manager in my ubuntu 17. So I was following this answer. But when I run this exo-preferred-applications in terminal I get this message
/usr/bin/exo-preferred-...
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Dropbox 3.0.3 context menu cannot be used
I am using Kubuntu 14.10 on an AMD 64 machine.
I have followed the guidelines in
Dropbox Upgrade
and installed Dropbox 3.0.3 using method 1.
The white Dropbox icon shows up on the system tray. ...
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Firefox can't open download folder
I think that the firefox snap confinement issue that has plagued many is causing this problem, but I'm not sure. My problem is that when I download a file, I typically will click on the "Open ...
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How to show newly downloaded files in folder 'Downloads' in file manager 'Dolphin'?
Recently, I upgraded my Ubuntu Studio system from version 20.04 LTS to 22.04.1 LTS, and suddenly, newly downloaded files are not shown in real-time in the new default file manager named 'Dolphin'.
To ...
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"open containing folder" is taking a long time
I am on Kubuntu 22.04
When in an application I select a file and do "open containing folder" (vscode files list / firefox downloads / chromium downloads) the default file manager takes 25 ...
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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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How do I enable single click for Dolphin in Ubuntu?
I installed the Dolphin File Manager in Ubuntu 20.04:
sudo apt-get install dolphin
I can't find any settings to enable "single click to open files or folders". How do I enable this feature ...
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Can anybody help me do a deep dive into how Dolphin under KDE generates text file thumbnails?
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, with KDE installed on top.
Problem: When using a dark theme, text file thumbnails in dolphin use a light color for the text, but do not change the background, leading to white-on-...
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Dolphin reading remote folders is slow
I've mounted several folders from a my NAS and when I try to access them using Dolphin with KDE Plasma 5, it starts to read and try to get the number of elements of each folder.
It takes a lot of time ...
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Kubuntu Dolphin saving to remote does not trigger inotify on remote
I added a remote network connection (sftp) to Dolphin. When I open a file from the remote location, edit and save it, this "save" action does not trigger an event which is watchable with ...
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Dolphin file manager: How to highlight active tab
In kubuntu 20.04 / plasma 5.18.5, with the Dolphin file manager split view I find the difference between active and inactive tab is too small.
How to customise the apperance of the active tab?
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sign in with google temporarily disabled for this app in KUBUNTU Dolphin after re-installing
I'm using Kubuntu 18.04,
I had this same issue before. I noticed that, when ever I try to connect by WiFI it asks for the KDE Wallet password, and also had the same issue in getting connected with ...
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How to have access to MTP mounted devices?
I wanted to transfer photos from my smartphone to my computer. The file explorer is Dolphin. I can find the file to be copied on the path : mtp:/HUAWEI_NXT ... but when I try to cd to the folder, I ...
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Dolphin: Remove 'Open With...' entry from context menu
A recent Dolphin update created an undesirable context menu entry. When performing a right-click on empty space within a Dolphin window, it's first entry says: "Open With..." > "Dolphin"
How can I ...
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FileStash support in Kubuntu 19.10
I am talking about https://kde.org/applications/system/org.kde.filestash.
But I couldn't make the icon visible in dolphin. How can I enable it ? What packages should be installed ?
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Dolphin on SFTP "Communication with the local password server failed"
Apparently every once in a while I get this weird "Communication with the local password server failed" error when trying to access SFTP via dolphin, while Terminal access still works.
While a reboot ...
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Nemo File Manager - Disable Expandable Folders
I've been using the Nemo File Manager inside of Linux Mint and Ubuntu, and there's always been one thing that bothers me - the little triangle next to each folder that lets me expand it. Albeit this ...
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Dolphin not showing activity and status for moving or copying files
I am running Kubuntu 19.04. When I move or copy a large number of files, Dolphin does not display any indication of the progress nor completion.
Is there a setting I need to turn on?
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Why are folders in desktop opening with a wrong file manager?
I use Ubuntu 18.04. I installed KDE DE for a while. But now when I boot into to gnome (default Ubuntu DE), I see all the folders in desktop just open with Dolphin FM, and not with Nautilus!
I have ...
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KDE Dolphin: How to change the current directory by code in the folder pane?
I'd like to have a dolphin (KDE 4.13.3) service menu with that I can change the current opened folder/directory to another one.
To be more precisely, I want to go directly to the real path/target of ...
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Flatpak applications use nautilus instead of Dolphin
I've succesfully installed a few flatpak apps from the flathub repo, on Kubuntu 18.04 64bits.
Only problem is that the apps that require browsing through local files use a nautilus-like browser ...
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I can't get rid of Dolphin and pick Nautilus as the default file manager
I'm using Ubuntu 17.10 with default gnome. For some reason Dolphin became my default file manager and I can't switch back to Nautilus. I checked all occurrences of mimeapps.list and they are all ...
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How do I properly mount fat32 flash drive for Multisystem use?
I'm attempting to switch to MultiSystem from YUMI so I can add ISOs to a multi-bootable flash drive with Ubuntu instead of Windows, and boy, am I starting to regret it.
First, I backed up my flash ...
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Dolphin takes a while to open (Kubuntu)
I tried out kubuntu a few months ago and encountered the same problem, when I try to open dolphin it takes about 15 seconds to fully load (this has never happened with any other file manager on other ...
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Desktop icons not showing when using dolphin
I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 with pretty much the default setup. I decided to install dolphin and use that as my default file browser (via the exo-preferred-applications tool). After I did this, my ...
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How to browse the files on my Samsung Galaxy Discover?
I just bought a Samsung Galaxy Discover and eagerly connected it to my Kubuntu machine via the included USB cable. After selecting the option to "Open with file manager", I was redirected to the URI ...
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rm -rf returning "rm: cannot remove 'PATH': Directory not empty"
I'm trying to delete a folder on an NTFS drive mounted to /media/soup/ntfs_d/ but it's resulting in a some strange behavior.
For context, a while ago I deleted some files via Dolphin which apparently ...
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Catfish search output displays filenames in symlinked folders as though they are duplicate files
I'm using Dolphin and Catfish in Ubuntu Studio. I'm looking for a way to get Catfish to either exclude files in symlink folders from search results, or to display them so it is obvious that they are ...
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Dolphin behaves differently on two laptops with the same software
I have two laptops sitting side by side, one from HP and the other from Dell. Both are running Kubuntu 22.04 with Plasma 5.24.7, KDE Frameworks 5.92.0, QT 5.15.3, kernel 5.15.0.53-generic (64 bit), ...
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External drive not showing in Dolphin
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop system. I have a number of external USB drives that I connect as needed. Usually, on plugging in the drive and powering them up they appear in Nautilus and Dolphin (...
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Preview JPEGs in folder in Dolphin
I'm running Kubuntu 22.04. When I open a folder of JPEGs on my camera in Dolphin, I want the icons to be the images in those JPEGs. I go to Configure/General/Preview and I make sure that JPEG Images ...
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How can I group files by star "rating"?
I have a bunch of files in a folder that I've added rating metadata. How can I access rating information of files in Ubuntu?
and How can I group files with their ratings?
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Ubuntu 22.04 (Gnome)- unable to find or remove Dolphin's KDE-wallet
I recently installed Dolphin on my Ubuntu 22.04 (With Gnome) and seem to prefer it to Nautilus or Nemo, at least for managing network folders and files.
But Dolphin kept suggesting that I protect my ...
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SD card rename works...or doesn't..?
I slice my 3d printer files to an SD card. Since Cura doesn't give me the opportunity to name the file what I want, I rename the file using Dolphin. Dolphin shows the rename is successful, I can even ...
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Flatpak and Snap apps open vscode instead of the file manager
I am running Kubuntu 20.04 and Flatpak 1.6.5. Dolphin is my default File Manager
when I open a directory from a Flatpak app such as DropBox or Cryptomator, it opens it in Visual Studio Code instead ...
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How can I enlarge the font for viewing the Dolphin handbook?
I'm running Kubuntu 21.10. How can I enlarge the font for viewing the Dolphin Handbook? I've already set the font in System Settings to 16pt and similarly for the font in Firefox.
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