Questions tagged [files]
For questions concerning specifics about the files on Ubuntu. If your question is about the file manager called "Files" in Ubuntu, use the [nautilus] tag instead.
2,817
questions
0
votes
1
answer
29
views
How to remove/hide personal directories on desktop screen?
How do I remove/hide my personal directories (Music, Documents, etc) from the desktop?
After an update, my desktop changed and is showing my personal directories (Music, Documents, etc). Before the ...
- 1
0
votes
0
answers
12
views
Send files to phone thorough print
does someone know how to set up the computer and the phone so that it become possible to print a file from a browser (computer), select the phone as printer and get the file stored on the phone?
- 1
0
votes
0
answers
11
views
Is there any plugin that record last opened image in eye of gnome in ubuntu? I want eye of gnome open last opened file when run
As the title state, is there anyway/any plugin in eye of gnome, that open last opened file? Because I use workspace restore after login/start up, and the restored eye of gnome is blank...
I'm on ...
- 124
0
votes
1
answer
38
views
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 ...
- 49
-1
votes
1
answer
44
views
Moving 3 pics randomly to another directory
I am using Linux and I'm in a folder it has 10 .jpg images I want to move 3 pictures only without selection by name or size for example my folder is /sdcard /DCIM/camera/ I want 3 pictures from it to /...
0
votes
0
answers
11
views
Sending uploaded file stuck the window of a browse
I recently installed Ubuntu 22.04 in my PC.
Everything was good but few days ago I can't no more send files after uploading it, it made stuck all tabs of the window and I also realized that the ...
0
votes
0
answers
9
views
Files folder not opening Ubuntu 23.04
I have Ubuntu 23.04 and today after the regular upgrade, I cannot open "Files" folder.
What all can I check, kindly advice.
- 85
0
votes
0
answers
32
views
Ubuntu can't find or reogonize file
I've recently just installed Ubuntu, and it's been working fine, until now.
Ubuntu doesn't seem to regonize new files anymore. I just downloaded a file, put it in my desktop by GUI, and tried using ...
0
votes
0
answers
44
views
paste doesn't work on save file dialog name input
I'm using ubuntu 22.04.3 and when I try to paste text in the save file dialog name input sometimes it doesn't work. I noticed it while using libre office, but it is set to use system dialogs, not its ...
1
vote
3
answers
1k
views
Why are new writes to files not surviving a power loss
I have a similar type of issue to: Raspberry Pi: Filesystem writes files, but after reboot the old data is back but not quite the same.
I am using Armbian_23.02.2_Orangepizero_jammy_current_5.15.93 ...
- 139
4
votes
4
answers
645
views
What command can I use to move files from a directory to another, starting from smaller size to bigger size?
I am looking for a a Linux command that can move files from one directory to another directory in ascending order of file sizes, e.g. first files of size 1 Mb, then 1.2 Mb and then 1.3 Mb, etc.
0
votes
1
answer
37
views
Trying to extract my files from corrupted sd card [img file] or fix it
I have corrupted image file based on Ubuntu 18.04.
Inside
Outside
It was corrupted because of update interrupt and now i cant boot it.
I have very important files on this sd but i cant extract them, ...
- 9
0
votes
1
answer
59
views
Bash: Removing Multiple Files
Beginner here...
I have a fruit folder, named "apples," that has extra files I want to remove.
Remove all files that begin with "red_dk" and "red_lt"
Remove all files ...
0
votes
0
answers
59
views
How to recover files without extension using PhotoRec
So i had some files without extensions on my usb drive which has been formatted many times.
I tried to use gparted to recover them but no result. Then i found PhotoRec which using deep scan i was able ...
user1715461
0
votes
0
answers
47
views
Files not opening in ubuntu 22.10
My Files are not opening in ubuntu and also not upgrading, whenever I restart the nautilus (that is default file manager in ubuntu) it gives me error below. I got help to chatGpt but it's not ...
0
votes
1
answer
25
views
Quick preview of folders for fast inspection
i have to inspect something like 500+ folders after a fsck recover. Is there a tool or a cli shortcut to quick preview the content of a folder and, if the files are from a certain type (pdf and mp3 in ...
0
votes
1
answer
40
views
Why can I write to /dev/ttys010 using `>` but not `|` [duplicate]
I am trying to play around and understanding ttys.
In one terminal emulator window, the output of tty gives me
$ tty
/dev/ttys010
So I figured if I write to this device, the terminal window will show ...
0
votes
2
answers
108
views
Copying and Pasting File paths in Ubuntu / PopOS
I am not able to find a solution to copying and pasting paths when saving a file or while opening a file using Nautilus. I am comparing it with the method used in Windows. On Ubuntu / PopOS I am not ...
0
votes
0
answers
22
views
how to change/set columns on 'open file' file browser?
when on a website, I need to upload a file, there's a browse button which opens a 'file open' file browser window. the problem I have is that I can't seem to be able to add columns so I can filter or ...
- 101
0
votes
0
answers
62
views
rsync creating duplicate files
rsync is creating duplicate files on destination and renaming them. Filename.txt gets added again as Filename(1).txt
rsync -avP --ignore-existing /source/ /destination/
Anyone have an idea what is ...
1
vote
1
answer
40
views
after changing ubuntu user account and root password all files disappeared and cant run any software
i did write in terminal:
sudo su
then changer the root password:
passwd
and then exit to the user:
exit
and then changed the user password:
sudo passwd username
after changing ubuntu user account ...
- 21
0
votes
1
answer
30
views
get file via sftp to local ip from ubuntu make local connection hang
been trying to figure out this for couple days..
the case was, if im trying to get file in ubuntu (with files or filezilla) from my local sftp server (android phone) the connection would drop after ...
- 1
3
votes
1
answer
237
views
( fuse-zip ) Using cp reported running out of virtual memory
Hello I am using this command
find ./"DCIM/Camera" -name "Camera" -print -exec cp -n -a -p -R -v "{}" "/home/username/path/to/destination/folder" \;
to copy ...
0
votes
1
answer
61
views
See actual raw binary content of the full disk block in which a file is written
If I have a file on disk (creating a healthy one for the sake of the discussion, but I may have one from before, possibly damaged, in some debugging activities):
/tmp/tmp.gEJmJSc2zQ> echo "...
- 479
0
votes
1
answer
42
views
Has anyone experienced copying files with Thunar from a hard-drive to a usb drive and suddenly several directories on the hard-drive have been zeroed
I used 'disks' and the drive tested okay. Did a repair file system - nothing.
Very weird. I have lost a lot of family videos as I was collecting them together to organize.
The directory names still ...
0
votes
0
answers
51
views
How to give space for sda2 from sda4(/dos)
I have got too much not used space in sda4(/dos) folder
But, actually my space in sda2 is about to end :(
So, the question is: Is there a way to make available space for sda4 from 90GB to for ...
0
votes
0
answers
86
views
How do I recover lost folders and files in Ubuntu?
I'm a relative newbie to Ubuntu. I was trying to uninstall and re-install some Java programs on my setup and I ran the following command on the terminal
for g in ControlPanel java java_vm javaws ...
0
votes
0
answers
72
views
Read only /root folder
Can a user have read-only access to the /root folder?
For example, only in the .bash_history file.
- 1
0
votes
0
answers
45
views
How to Restore completely deleted Virtualbox Linux.VDI on Linux ? Already restored it but to DD image, don't have a backup
so I accidentally deleted the Linux.VDI from my Virtualbox it's a Linux/Ubuntu64 VDI,
I had a success by restoring the file but only to a Linux.dd , I have tried different things to get it back ...
0
votes
1
answer
97
views
How to delete matched filenames from a list
I want to scan for filenames in a source directory and all its sub-directoris then print the output to a file like:
ls -hR >> del.txt
(I, however, don't know how to not list folders)
I don't ...
- 41
0
votes
0
answers
13
views
How to copy ONLY large files? [duplicate]
I'm backing up (manually) a computer on some usb keys. I got several splicing errors, probably because the usb keys were formatted as fat32. These errors seem to occur on large files, such as database ...
- 131
2
votes
2
answers
594
views
Ubuntu 22.04: How to change default folder shown by 'Files' to root instead of Home
I have a fresh installation of Ubuntu 22.04. When I click on the 'Files' icon in the GUI dock the initial view defaults to showing the default directories my Home directory, i.e. Documents, Downloads ...
- 41
1
vote
0
answers
42
views
The system does not differentiate between text and Arduino files
I use ubuntu 22.04 LTS with Gnome 42.5 on wayland. I have installed the latest version of the Arduino IDE (an .AppImage file). My problem is that when I have to open the sketches from the file manager ...
- 9
0
votes
1
answer
55
views
Access files on second NVMe
I just dropped and broke one of my PCs. I am trying to access the files on the NVMe on a different machine. Both ran Ubuntu, but all I need to do is access the broken machine's NVMe that is currently ...
- 1
0
votes
2
answers
232
views
How to get media information in Dolphin?
I can select media information entries to display in details view, but the listed columns are empty.
Width, height, duration, or any other information for pictures, sound-files or videos can't be ...
- 49
0
votes
0
answers
31
views
1TB SSD filled with simple Xubuntu installation - how can I find what is taking so much space?
On a recent and relatively vanilla installation of Kubuntu, after having difficulties I realized that it is somehow taking up nearly all of the 1TB drive when little else is installed. It has ...
- 386
0
votes
1
answer
151
views
How to select/copy/move an HTML file together with its corresponding folder?
On Windows this is working by default, because the files are associated.
Situation is: saving a webpage usually creates two files/folders:
An abc.html file with the webpage's main HTML file
A folder ...
- 2,247
-2
votes
1
answer
141
views
Why do `ls` and `du` commands show a different size for the same file? [duplicate]
I am currently using Ubuntu 20.04.
When I check a file's size using the du command, I get the following output:
ubuntu@ip-172-31-49-39:/myxfs$ du -h newquota
4.0K newquota
With the ls -la command, ...
- 429
1
vote
0
answers
39
views
How to access/share ubuntu app files in windows [duplicate]
I am using a computer that has Ubuntu app installed on Windows 11
when I open Ubuntu I can see there are files and folders
I tried to get access these files from windows but I don't know where they ...
- 141
2
votes
2
answers
64
views
How do I bookmark root in files?
In Ubuntu 22.10 I use the default file manager, Files.
I want to add root "/" as first (preferably) location in left menu.
The menu add bookmark is disabled
So why is "Files" ...
- 199
-3
votes
1
answer
123
views
File or directory not found - FLUKA software installation
I am trying to install the FLUKA software from the binaries. The file for FLUKA and all its libraries were downloaded from the cern website in a .deb format. That provided me with a .deb file in the ...
0
votes
0
answers
21
views
Error while copying Music to my Smartphone!
Having a error that says:
Error while copying "Track1.wav"
There was an error copying the file into mpt://SAMSUNG_SAMSUNG_An...%20storage/Music/Now%2074.
Operation not supported
0
votes
1
answer
151
views
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 ...
- 117
-1
votes
1
answer
77
views
How to fix when files keep disappearing without reason
How to fix when files keep disappearing without reason?
Or maybe because I accessed it?
I'm on Ubuntu 22.04
money@money:~$ ls move*
move2.sh movenew.sh movestart3.sh
money@money:~$ cat move2.sh
cat: ...
- 31
0
votes
1
answer
136
views
Can files be restored from the Windows recycle bin from within Ubuntu?
I am having some problems on my Windows machine partly due to my stupidity, but also due to uncooperative Microsoft software.
I recently discovered a hidden directory (C:\Program Files\WindowsApps) ...
0
votes
0
answers
37
views
My user files are gone
I am using Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop version. After the System performed an update in the background I can not see all my files anymore. The Directories are all empty. Are they really gone? How can I get ...
- 1
0
votes
0
answers
73
views
How do I recover my files using backups in Ubuntu 22.04?
I reinstalled Ubuntu 22.04 and then made a new profile and whatnot. Of course I wanted my files back, so I decided to run backups.
I have searched but I have literally no idea how to use backups to ...
2
votes
1
answer
753
views
Firefox unable to download or upload files
My firefox is not saving downloads. The download location is simply ~/Downloads and chrome for instance happily saves in there. Oddly, if I "download" a PDF from google drive, the firefox ...
- 175
1
vote
1
answer
45
views
How to copy from full path to full path under new name with overwrite?
I want to copy a file from one directory to another under a different name, using the full path of both directories. The different name already exists in the destination directory so I want to ...
- 213
1
vote
2
answers
180
views
Performant sort files into subdirectories by content of metafile
-edit: more details, correct code-
I want to move files from a directory into sub directories by data out of a metadata file.
There are groups of files like <name>.<extension>. Each group ...
- 123