Questions tagged [files]
Questions about the files on elementary. Consider using pantheon-files for the file manager application.
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First icon in file manager is bright like it's highlighted
This has been a persistent niggle for me since Juno was released.
When I open Files the first icon is always lit up like it has been selected. I am not the only one with this problem. It is ...
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“Unable to Mount Folder Could Not Connect To The Server For This Folder” when going to “~/”
In files as Administrator, when I type ~/ I can't get to it because it says "Unable to Mount Folder Could Not Connect To The Server For This Folder"
I need access to ~/.config/ and I get the same ...
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how to create new partition using Gparted inside elementary os?
1.while I was installing os it asks for erasing all the data on HDDs so it also deletes all the partitions on HDDs so now I want to create a 2 new partition on HDDs how to do that????
Shortcut key ...
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The File Browser dialog always opens last viewed folder, instead of contextually appropriate location
Normally saving new files goes into the contextually appropriate folder.
For example, when I use Sublime Text, and I click on one of the folders in my project in the sidebar, choose New file, then ...
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all files on WebDav resource are write protected
I successfully connected my webdav cloud storage in elementary OS files manager. But if I copy for example my passwort database from home directory to the webdav directory, my passwort manager can't ...
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I'm going to Installing elementary OS on primary partition. will that effect my other partition?
I'm using windows 10 with 2 partitions. if i install eOS instead of windows will that put my other personal data partition on danger. Please answer sooner.
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Is it normal for Files multiple selection pop-up menus to remove options normally available to single selections?
With Juno/Pantheon Files v4.2.0:
In brief, I try to right-click multiple files to open with a preferred application, but that application isn't available if at least one of the preferred applications ...
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How do I access the photos on my SD card on elementary OS?
I am new to Linux and StackExchange, and I'm having trouble finding my SD card so I can import my photos into GIMP for editing.
I have tried various commands using the terminal and I've looked in the ...
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Files' 'color tags' no longer persistent?
Color tags in elementary are consistently failing after reboot or restart 'Files' application. This behavior only recently started happening. I am running a 'vanilla' Juno release. I keep elementary ...
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Why there are two “files” apps
Somehow I've got two similar "Files" app installed. Since it is translated, I can't even identify the name to purge it. How do I leave Phanteon Files only?
They seems quite similar, but for sure is ...
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files progress dialog minimized (eOS Juno)
Sometime when I copy files interactively using io.elementary.files (either local to to smb/ftp) the copy dialog disappers. When I manage to restore it it is just a little white box so I can't ...
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Shortcut to Open Home Folder now opens tab instead
I had set up Win+E to open Home folder long ago (Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Applications -> Home Folder).
A rather recent update has changed the behavior from opening a new window to opening a tab in ...
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Files app not showing PDF thumbnails
Files stopped showing PDF thumbnails. If I remove apparmor profile or adding new, it works as expected.
# bash -c "owner /tmp/tumbler-* w, >> /etc/apparmor.d/local/usr.bin.evince"
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Files showing Lock symbol Elementary OS Juno
Noob here, I installed Elementary OS Juno at first nothing happened but after a few days somehow the files permission changed to read only
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Mouse pointer stuck in drag mode when using Files and dragging-dropping
When using files and dragging-dropping files (while sorting files for instance), the mouse pointer regularly freezes in drag mode, and nothing seems to be working to recover control of the machine.
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How to move files on the network server?
I'm trying to copy and paste folder on the mounted network server, and receive the following error:
That is probably because of permissions, where can I configure them?
If not permissions, then what ...
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Writing to NFS mounted directory gives 'Operation not permitted' - how to configure permissions?
I am running 5.0 Juno, and I have a NFS share mounted with settings such that the owner and group can read, write, and execute. On the client machine, the mount command shows the following ...
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How do I manage iPhone on elementary os
I have an iPhone 6s and would like it to work like how it does when I plug it into windows (file manager detects it and I can see photos) is there a way of doing this or a program like iTunes?
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I get loged out when I go into my Files
Whenever I try to access my files my screen goes blank and I get logged out. When I log back in the only thing that loads is my wallpaper.
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Remove standard file manager
How do I remove the standard "files" application in elementary? I already set the new file manager (Polo) as the new default, via the settings. I checked if that worked via xdg-mime query default ...
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Pantheon File Manager Fork?
I believe the Pantheon file manager found in elementary OS is simply called Pantheon Files, right?
But I'm curious, is this file manager based on another file manager? Based on the GNOME file manager,...
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How to mount an apfs-fuse volume automatically so that it appears in Devices in Files?
I have successfully implemented apfs-fuse to access my Mojave partition from Elementary OS Juno (see this post), but I would like to know two more things:
1/ How to edit etc/fstab to have the apfs-...
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locating asound.conf file
I've been trying to improve the sound in elementary Loki OS by following this tutorial
https://medium.com/@gamunu/enable-high-quality-audio-on-linux-6f16f3fe7e1f
but I cant seem to complete the last ...
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'Select as default' not working - Juno [closed]
I am unable to set default application for images and text. I have to open files using 'open with' every time. E.g. Sublime is set as default for text files in settings, yet it asks for default ...
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Low resolution and DPI causing save dialog input text to disappear [duplicate]
I am experiencing lots of problems with the current DPI implementation of Elementary OS Juno.
Now the save dialog is simply broken.
I believe it's part of Files. Could anyone suggest an usable ...
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Open elementary apps from the command-line
How can I open elementary apps from the command-line? Particularly Code and Files. I already found /usr/bin/io.elementary.files and /usr/bin/io.elementary.code, build they are not really convenient. ...
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how do I unlock a file to make changes
I'm trying to edit some files with scratch, but it says "you cannot save changes on file" "do you want to save changes to this file in a different location.
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Contractor contract doesn't work in pantheon-files
I regularly need to extract ZIP archives that contain characters that are encoded in Chinese (GB18030). The slow way of doing this is to open the folder in a terminal and entering the following ...
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Why does FileZilla still open .txt files in Scratch?
I've set FileZilla to automatically download and open files when I double click them. Here are my settings for "File editing" on FileZilla:
Gedit is my default text editor in System Preferences, and ...
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Will the JPG “successor” HEIF/HEIC be supported from “photos” or “files”?
New iOS devices are using HEIF (HEIC) by default. Compared to JPG, HEIF is awesome (half the size and better quality).
PS: A preview from "files" would be perfect.
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elementary os keep filling its dirve automatically … any permanent solution to fix it?
This is a known problem: /boot will run out of space after some time, due to obsolete kernel images. It will only become evident when /boot is on a separate filesystem, as it is the case for encrypted ...
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Windows / smb share
To start, this OS is really great. I only have 1 rather big problem. I can not save files to my Ubuntu server.
Connecting to a smb share or sftp share is not a problem with the 'files' app. I can ...
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Problem copying files from hard disk to flash drive (USB)
I'm trying to copy some files to my USB (5 GB). At the start its go fast (200 MB/s approx), but when it is en 3GB approx the speed begins to decrease (17 MB/s). It is always in the same place at 3gb, ...
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How to change folder icon in pantheon-files?
How to change any folder icon in pantheon-files?
Does anybody know where is the config of user default folders kept in elementary? Maybe there will I find some file to edit.
I know I can't do it in ...
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In the Applications I have two 'Files' apps
I just installed eOS today and after 6 hours I am pretty happy with the environment while all of the tasks I feel so far I need to be able to accomplish have been covered.
Question, in the ...
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Image resize contract
I'd like to add a right click menu item to easily resize images in files.
I found that the following script does what I want when I run it in a Terminal:
convert myimage.jpg -resize '1200x1200' -...
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Is there an official torrent for elementary OS?
I'm adding all of the operating systems I've tried's torrents to a folder in Google Drive so I can download/install them anywhere/anytime without the bulk of the .iso file.
I looked on the website ...
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File that handles raw thumbnails in Files
Where is the file that handles camera raw thumbnails in Files? I want to add a mimetype (image/x-sigma-x3f) and see what other adjustments I can make. (I don't think it's the file /usr/share/...
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What's wrong with my manager disk size accuracy? [closed]
I'm new to Elementary OS and after a week of using it I decided to check how much disk space I had used so far. I went to my SSD (Which used to be C:), right-clicked and looked at properties. I found ...
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How to disable remember last position (directory) in apps? [duplicate]
I noticed that every time I open a new window of Files and Terminal, it goes directly to the previous working directory. How can I disable this completely for all applications?
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Pantheon Integration of Google Drive
Are there any plans to integrate an optional connection to Google Drive in the Pantheon file manager? I remember that when I was with Gnome 3 it was as if Google Drive was yet another hard drive or ...
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XTerm Crash - Unable to open files
I'm using Elementary OS 0.4 Loki. I updated my packages a few days ago and since then whenever I use "Files" to open a file I get an error:
Failed to open files Failed to execute child process "xterm"...
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How to execute .desktop in Files
In the latest update of Files, all .desktop files aren't executed by left-click by default (eg. all files in ~/.local/share/applications directory). They are opened in Scratch instead. I understand ...
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Panthon Files context menu entry to set image as wallpaper
I know how to edit a contract file, but what command should be used with that?
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Sending files from phone to notebook via Bluetooth [closed]
I've installed elementary OS Loki on my Lenovo G580 laptop and I'm very happy with it, but there's a one problem.
In elementary OS Freya (and any other Linux distros I've ever used) I used to send ...
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How to make file executable from context menu?
I know this can be done under the file's Properties or with the command sudo chmod a+x.
But how to add it to context menu?
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Deleted downloads folder
Hello I accidentally "deleted" my downloads folder, I made a replacement folder and pinned it in files on the left pane so it is as it should be asshown in this screenshot:
However the folder is not ...
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How to use Pantheon File Manager to connect to Apple Time Capsule drive
I've setup my drive on time capsule and can successfully mount it manually with the following:
mkdir ~/tcdrive
sudo mount.cifs //MyTimeCapsule.local/Data ~/tcdrive/ -o username=myusername,sec=...
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Desktop showing as a window above original
I'm running Elementary OS Loki, and recently I've decided to change default file manager to Nemo.
After installing and setting it as default in System settings > Applications > Default applications, ...
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Home partition not showing in Files sidebar
In Files on the sidebar, my Home partition is not showing. I see "File System" which is on its own partition, under the "Devices" header but no Home partition represented. I also have an NAS hard ...
