Questions tagged [pantheon-files]
Questions about the default file manager, Files (also known as Pantheon Files), which can be used to perform all file management tasks, including accessing the entire file system.
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Closes Files after selecting multiple videos
I have a problem with" Files "- I select 3 or more video files with the mouse, then RMB for any of the files, then select" open in Video "in the menu , then" Files " is closed. Okay!
Who can help.
I ...
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'Select as default' not working - Juno
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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Icon for File app no longer showing
No more than two/three days ago, the icon for the File app (file manager) is no longer shown, and the icon with the wheen is shown.
Can I recover the correct icon, someway?
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Open .blend files from Files
I am clueless how to open blend files from the file manager. It doesnt show up in default applications. Can you tell me how to set blender as default program for .blend files?
Thanks!
Andreas
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How to change usb mount rules?
Is there any way to change the mount rules on files?
It's showexec by default and I need it to mount as exec.
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'Up' shortcut in Files not working anymore
Since Juno i can't use the "up" command. In loki with the backspace key i was able to use it. There is some way to do this?
Thanks
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How to select (cherry-pick) files in Files using keyboard only? (Juno)
I'm used to navigating myself using the keyboard through the files app, and until release-juno, I could select particular files in a folder by using Ctrl+Space. Looks like in Juno, this shortcut has ...
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Cannot use CTRL + X/C/V in Files on Dvorak layout
I use the English Dvorak keyboard layout and I'm not able to use CTRL + X, C, or V to manipulate files in io.elementary.files files.
Hitting the QWERTY equivalents (Q/J/K) does nothing; except Q ...
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How can I disable sound effect of deleting files in Elementary OS 5?
This question has been asked before but the answer is not working in 5.0. There is no sound effects options anywhere.
How Can I disable the file delete sound effects in 5.0?
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How to disable file thumbnails?
For example, there is a .doc file in Files app and I can see what is in it. But I want to see just .doc template icon.
I'm using Juno.
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how to make backspace work in 'files'
juno,'Files' app, is it possible to go back to previous or upper level folder, by press 'backspace' key?
BR.
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Files -> Connect Server - Unable to close dialog box
This is a fresh install, new to the OS.
When I click "Connect Server" option, and try to mount a Windows Share, I was unable to connect. In my attempt to close the dialog box, I was unable to.
The ...
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Column View right click doesn't always work
I like using the column view but i usually want to open a folder to see something or maybe edit the properties of the folder after i open it but if i right click the opened folder, the menu does not ...
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How to Enable Right-Click and desktop icons in Elementory OS Juno
I am not able to use Right Click Option to Run Terminal at a precise location in the Latest Elementory OS Juno.I humbly request your assistance.
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Is it possible to change the color of folders?
If you're in your home folder, you can right-click any of the folders and just under "Properties" are some colors. If you click one of the colors, it will highlight the text underneath that folder.
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Can't launch Pantheon Files from terminal
Just installed Juno today and for some reason neither pantheon-files nor sudo pantheon-files-pkexec work anymore. Does anyone know how one can launch pantheon-files through the terminal now? Thanks]1
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Trash doesn't clean
When I deleted friles to my Trash, I can not empty the bin.
I need to restart my desktop in order to empty it.
What is the problem here ?
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mate-system-monitor won't show in Application menus, plus errors when launched in terminal
I installed mate-system-monitor on my elementary OS Loki install via AppCenter, but I couldn't find it in the Applications menu. I searched for it, with no luck. So I uninstalled it, and installed it ...
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add support for AMD graphics card
i am using hp notebook and i switched from windows to elementary OS and don't find support for AMD graphics card please give driver update
hope you will work on my request
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Firefox open containing folder cannot find location
I have Loki 0.4.1 installed with Firefox 60.0.1. I have some folder created in my download folder which have spaces in them, if I download to any of these folders and then try and select open ...
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How to connect to FritzBox NAS
I want to connect to Fritz NAS over smb protocol. In Ubuntu it is easy.
Menu > File > Connect to server > "smb://fritz.box"
Then username and password.
And I am in.
How to do it with ...
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Pantheon-files can't connect to samba server with min protocol SMB2 or SMB3
Because the SMB1 protocol is outdated, I would like to use the SMB2 or SMB3 protocol to connect from my elementaryos laptop to a samba share on my ubuntu machine. But when I configure min protocol ...
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Can I switch to the current terminal (file explorer) but not open a new one
In the keyboard settings, we have shortcuts to open a terminal or file explorer, What I want to do is when I pressing Windows+T switch to the current terminal, Windows+E switch to the file explorer.
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Disable the check box in the file manager?
Sometimes I have accidentally deleted files or folder (using shift+del) without realizing that they were selected while I was deleting another file. Is it possible to disable that check box in the ...
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Pantheon Files F2 bug
Since a few weeks whenever I try to rename a file by hitting the F2 key the file selection moves to either the file above or below the one originally selected, and then the name becomes editable.
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Error message prompting? [duplicate]
I am getting this error ...
can u please find any solution to this problem
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Show Path bar permanently in Files
Pressing CTRL+L while pantheon windows is active actually show the path bar in the upper part of Files, but sadly once you leave the bar it returns to the default state, any ways to make the change ...
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How to delete a file in Pantheon File Manager?
My laptop doesn't have DEL key, so I mapped ALT + BackSpace to behave as DEL key. It works correctly in Scratch text editor or even in Google Chrome when I delete a text, but doesn't respond in ...
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Can I set list view as the default in Pantheon Files?
A search here at StackExchange, at Reddit & via Google yields no clear answer. Has anyone found a way to force list view as the default view?
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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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Origin Extract here contract
When extracting files in a folder with lots of files, using right click menu > Extract here, it's quite a hassle to locate the extracted files. I usually start a search on the file name. There is also ...
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File explorer “OK” and “Cancel” buttons disappeared [duplicate]
When we click on "Save Image" on any image on the internet to save it on the PC, a window pop up showing the directory to save the picture in but after an update, both "OK" and "Cancel" buttons ...
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Black screen on log in
I installed Unity desktop on ElementaryOS but after it caused slowness I decided to remove it. I saw this post on Askubuntu.com:
sudo apt-get remove unity
sudo apt-get remove lightdm
sudo apt-get ...
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Creating an open in remote terminal option in pantheon-files
Trying Elementary again, because I still like the concept.
Still hung up trying to replicate 'open in remote terminal', which I need for committing code from the remote dev environment. Tried an ...
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How to manage logins, and cash information of “Connect to Server” in ElementaryOS?
How can I edit and manage my login credentials I entered to connect to sftp, ssh servers using the default ELementaryOS File Explorer
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Files is not showing hard drives and partitions
For my Linux installation (Elementary OS), I have split a 500 GB SSD as follows:
20 GB root
16 GB swap
464 GB /home
The problem is, that Pantheon Files is only showing a 20 GB root partition as a ...
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In pantheon-files, right click -> open with -> other applications displays a small window with a list of applications. How do I add a new entry to it?
So I installed firefox in /opt/ and I'm using it normally but I want it to also be the default pdf viewer.
I did
gvfs-mime --set application/pdf firefox.desktop
and now firefox is the default ...
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common Files not recognized
Many.pdf and video files of mp4 and webm format appear to be corrupted. They do not open in any application. But the same files are executed flawlessly in other devices like Android and Windows.
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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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fixed Column width in files
one thing bothers me a bit. I'd like to have the option to fix the column width in pantheon files-column view. They're all messed up when there's one file with a really long file name (e.g. Music ...
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Preview EXR or HDR images in Pantheon Files
Is it possible to preview EXR or HDR files in Pantheon Files, thumbnails? It works great with KDE Neon and Dolphin.
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Where's the right place to post feature requests? [duplicate]
I couldn't find a repository. Sorry. I felt like I was really close here, but no.
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problems automounting a hard drive
When I was evaluating Elementary as my primary os, i installed the os on my ssd, and then hooked up an external as my storage drive. When I decided this is the OS that I want to use primarily going ...
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Save ssh connection pantheon-files
I'm able to connect to an ssh server through pantheon-files, the problem is that I'd like to save this connection somewhere so that I'm able to click on the saved connection and it will automatically ...
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Pantheon-files tabs are not refreshing
When I create file or some application creates file tabs are not refreshing and I have to do it manually. Also it can be not only in pantheon-files but all over system in some elements that also need ...
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Setup external hard drive?
So I have an extra external hard drive that I was using for my xbox. So I'm trying to set it up so i have extra space for apps and files for my elementary installation.
I installed gparted so i ...
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Not all pantheon-files issues transfered to github
There are some bugreports on launchpad that were not transfered to github issues (this for example).
Were they filtered by some conditions or this is just a bug with transfer?
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Loki 0.4.1 - How to change home folders names on the left pane?
My folders on the right are in polish (just like my whole system) but those on the left stay in english. How can I change those on the left to polish too?
Changing the system language back to english ...
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Cannot rename files within the pantheon-files application
I'm currently running Elementary OS Loki 0.4 on my Dell Inspiron 5566, and I just ran into an issue where I simply can't edit the names of any file or folder if I use the pre-installed pantheon-files ...
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(Solved) Plank : the Trash Docklet crashes Plank
When I try to empty the trash bin from the Trash Docklet in Plank (hit CTRL + Right Click on Plank to go the Plank Prefs and Docklets), it often crashes Plank (if not the whole desktop.)
And then, ...
