Questions tagged [filemanager]
File managers provide either a GUI or CLI for interfacing with the file system. This tag can also be used for operations with files, such as copy, duplicating, renaming, etc.
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Right click > "Open with..." button does not show the selection dialog
When I right click a .tif file and press "Open with...", the context menu closes but the "Open File" dialog does not show. Doing the same with a .json file opens the dialog as ...
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**Files Not Showing on Desktop GUI After Upgrading from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to 24.04 LTS**
I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and after the upgrade, I noticed that the files previously visible on my desktop (home screen) are no longer showing up on the desktop ...
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File navigation in Ubuntu and Firefox
When browsing files, the fastest way for me to navigate is with the keyboard. All "sensible" file browsers enable this by automatically selecting the folder when you type the first few ...
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how do resize first column width in ubuntu 24.04
In anutilus when we see list view; there are 4 columns displayed but the first column width is too wide and we can only change width of next columns and it only move reverse too;
so looking a away ...
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Difference in size and items counting calculations in file manager (rsynced data) in different Ubuntu versions
I am facing a strange issue. I have to exact the same data on two different Ubuntu installations (one legacy 18.04) and one latest 24.04 (vanilla installations).
When I go to the file manager (...
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Why did some of my internal drives start getting detected as ejectable and removable?
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04. A couple of days ago I did a software update (apt update && apt upgrade) and rebooted, and now several of my internal drives,
including /home have eject buttons next ...
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Can’t open folders or scroll or navigate
So I have a Ubuntu computer that I remotely use. I have always been able to access the file manager and click around into different folders and use it as normal. However now I cannot. It just simply ...
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How to activate tree view in Nautilus on Ubuntu 24.04?
I'm using Ubuntu 24.04 and I'm trying to activate a tree view in Nautilus (Files) similar to other file managers. I have searched online and thought about installing Nautilus extensions or GNOME Shell ...
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Where is list of application overrides for Thunar ( xfce ubuntu 24.04)
Where is the list of local default application overrides for Thunar, sometimes called FileManager which is part of Xubuntu 24.04?
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How to change the default file manager to Pantheon-files in Ubuntu LTS 22.04?
I want to change the the defaut file manager from Nautilus to Pantheon-files (which I already installed in Ubuntu LTS 22.04). I had a look at the following question:
https://elementaryos.stackexchange....
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Re-write a zsh_lf snippet to work in zellij instead of tmux
I am trying to rewrite the code below (source):
_zlf() {
emulate -L zsh
local d=$(mktemp -d) || return 1
{
mkfifo -m 600 $d/fifo || return 1
tmux split -bf zsh -c "...
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How to fix the "detailed" date time format in Files application of Gnome 46
The new version (46.0) of the Files application in 24.04 allows the user to select between two formats in its Preferences: Simple and Detailed.
However, the date format in Detailed option is in the US ...
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Keyboard problems with far2l file manager under Ubuntu 24.04 in Wayland session
I use the far2l file manager (this is a port of Far Manager on Linux). Ubuntu 24.04 was recently released, and it is in the repositories since 23.10. Unfortunately, there are two annoying bugs in the ...
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What it is called similar to explorer or Finder in Ubuntu
What it is called which show files and directory in Ubuntu.
earlier it was called Nautilus but what is the latest 24.04 similar to Finder in MacOS and Explorer in Windows.
and where we can read and ...
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List folders' content takes long time
Ubuntu 23.10, two Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB.
They seem in good health:
$ sudo smartctl -t long -a /dev/nvme0n1
smartctl 7.3 2022-02-28 r5338 [x86_64-linux-6.5.0-28-generic] (local build)
Copyright (C) ...
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Can't open file window
I have this problem where sometimes when I click on the Files icon it shows a working icon but never opens a window. Once this starts happening it won't work unless I reboot the PC.
From journalctl I ...
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How do I set Thunar as the default file manager in 23.10?
Before I start, I wanted to say that this is my first question in askubuntu.com. Anyway, I want to set Thunar file manager as my default one. I can open the app fine, but I have to do it manually. The ...
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Why does "nautilus"(Gnome FIles) gives me so smaller size of directory, compared with "du"?
I have uncompressed a folder and if I right click in the folder and click properties, I get from nautilus (Gnome Files)
Gnome Files output:
but instead if I do:
$ du -sh *
292M branches
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QT apps do not respect file-chooser bookmarks
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In ubuntu files app (Nautilus), a user can create bookmarks to folders in the left pane:
most apps respect these bookmarks; I assume this is just by virtue of them using a ~ system file-...
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How can I adjust the column width and make it default? With dconf-editor (nautilus) I can adjust which columns, but the width?
After one day of searching how I can adjust my default column width? See the below details and what I already tried during my troubleshooting.
gnome/nautilus installed
via dconf-editor I can adjust ...
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Thunar shows a non-existent directory
I use Thunar as my file manager.
I once had a Python directory but it was deleted.
But Thunar is still displaying it.
Caja does not show that directory.
How can I fix the issue with Thunar?
When I ...
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How to include *type* by default when I open nautilus
I often want to sort the elements in a folder by type. Yet, every time I first have to go and include type as column, and then sort by type. The result is tedious.
I tried going to the preference menu ...
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How to read and write inside mounted vendor.img
I need help with editing vendor.img.
I had a problem where if I mounted vendor.img, it's just read-only, I tried to edit permission via file manager's properties tab, but that don't work. Is there any ...
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I installed Ubuntu 20.04 and it comes without apps
Recently, I installed Ubuntu 20.04 on my Raspberry Pi. I had some trouble accessing the desktop and had to install a screen manager, and when I finally managed to turn it on, there weren’t any apps! ...
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Error installing application to the ../share/applications/ directory
I've tried searching with Google and StackOverflow for an installation error for the Fsearch application. My theory is that the errors stems from a change in the default location of desktop file ...
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File manager not shows my current theme
I downloaded a theme for GNOME, it displays everywhere, but when i start the file manager it shows only once, when i quit off the file manager and open it again it disappear, i already change the ...
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prevent this window from appearing "Update standard folders to current language?"
I'm facing an issue on my Ubuntu system where a pop-up window keeps appearing with the message, "Update standard folders to current language?" I would like to prevent this window from ...
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Copying files to directories according the file name
I have a webdav server containing thousands of files:
└── Sync
├── 20180719_120823.jpg
├── 20180719_120933.jpg
├── 20190719_120955.jpg
├── 20190719_121023.jpg
├── ...
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Ubuntu not showing USB in file manager
Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS jammy Desktop
recognises the USB as per fdisk
an audio notification confirms the inserted (and removed) USB
however file manager is missing the USB?
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l
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Invisible files/folders
I cannot see some files and folders. I know they are not flagged as hidden. I have show hidden file enabled and used ls -a.
I know they are there because I can use commands like cd (in terminal) or ...
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22.04 In the Nautilus File Manager, Right Clicking on a File, How Can I Restore The Pop-Out Menu "Open With..." Without An Additional Click or Dialog?
I recently updated from 18LTS to 22LTS, and one change that I dislike very much is that when right-clicking a file in the file manager, the "Open With" option, which used to have a pop-out ...
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How to enable a preview in the "Open File - Portal" on Ubuntu Studio 22.04
The previews in Dolphin are working very well, but if I try to open a file from within an application, the "Open File" dialog is missing any previews.
As example: If I try to find a specific ...
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Files for GNOME 42.6, a.k.a. Nautilus, (Ubuntu 22.04.3) indexes external SSD very slowly
I have an external SSD formatted as exfat. Files for GNOME (Nautilus) takes indefinite time (1 second to 200 seconds in my tests) to show the content of directories.
Files for GNOME is version 42.6
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Missing Save dialogs in Ubuntu 22.04 on a 2012 MacBook Pro
The application window becomes gray. If I press Enter a file is saved in the default location. It happens in all of the applications that I've tested. I tried installing xdg-desktop-portal-gtk. The ...
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Group by type and sort groups by date
Is there a file manager that in the same way as the Windows file manager, allows me to group files in a folder by type, and sort the files in each group not only by name, but wanting to sort by date?
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Windows 10 explorer for Ubuntu [duplicate]
I want to make Ubuntu look like windows 10, but I feel something missing without Ribbon UI file explorer.
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How can I resolve unreadable text within Dolphin in Ubuntu?
I'm trying out Dolphin within Ubuntu 22.04, but I'm finding that half of the rows within the details view are essentially unreadable because they have black text atop a black background. Is there any ...
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"Files" File Manager opening but not loading the directory
When i start files through the UI, it starts but it doesn't load the directory, no error message, just infinite loading. But the file upload tool does work. The bar on the left is still there, but the ...
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How to resize the icons in file browser in Ubuntu 22.04 with Gnome?
I don't know exactly if the problem is related to Nautilus or Ubuntu itself.
The files in the opening/saving files window are too small and i could not find a way to resize it.
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How to disable on lubuntu 22.04 the opening of the browse window when a USB device is automounted?
I'm working with lubuntu 22.04. When I insert an USB device into one of the USB port of the system the device is automatically mounted and a files browse window is open on the screen.
I need to ...
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How to add image preview to nautilus Open Files window?
After upgrading to Ubuntu 22.04,the image preview disapeared in Open Files window, which is very annoying. Without a preview, how are we supposed to know which file is the photo that we are about to ...
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How to get back to Ubuntu 20.04 file manager?
Since I have upgraded my PC from 20.04 to Ubuntu 22.04 a few days ago, uplading photos from browser has become a pain in the neck:
The file manger does not show chosen photo in the window's side.
It ...
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All square icon while uploading file in postman
I have upgraded to Ubuntu 23.04. facing an issue while uploading a file in postman, unable to see the proper icon.
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What is Ctrl+L supposed to do in Files?
I'm trying to figure out how to navigate the Files app using the keyboard, and so far have had little success.
I'm completely unable to select anything in the sidebar as far as I can tell, so I can't ...
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auto-rename format
I'm wondering if the was a way to change the format used for auto-renaming files in case the file name exists already.
The current format is:
file.txt
file (1).txt
file (2).txt
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file (999).txt
I ...
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Connecting to a *specific* remote folder with Files application (over `sftp`), instead of default user home directory
Using the Ubuntu normal "Files" application you can click "Other Locations" and then connect to a remote server over sftp like this:
sftp://[email protected]
But what if I want ...
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Is there a file manager that handles smartly when moving folders that correspond to ZFS datasets?
All my Linux systems (Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04, server and desktop alike) have root-on-zfs and data on one or more ZFS pools.
Of course data need to be shifted around often, for instance with mc or ...
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Arrow before folders when you enable expandability in the list view, to be visible only if subfolders or files are present in the parent folder
In Ubuntu 22.04 Nautilus > Preferences you have "Expandable Folders in List View"
If you activate the "Tree" option, the arrow in front of the folders will be present even for ...
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Change Default Directory to Open while Opening File Explorer [duplicate]
Suppose I want the file explorer to open Desktop instead of home how do i set it up so that my default directory while opening file explorer is Desktop instead of Home
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Is it possible to type directory names into Dolphin's 'Open File' dialog? Or is there an alternative file manager that can?
Specifically my desire is to be able to type a path into the top of the window like you can with a normal Dolphin window - like you'd be able to using Explorer on Windows.
Or is there some alternative ...
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