How to customize nautilus files view in Ubuntu 17.04?

nautilus customization 17.04

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Solution 1

There's no solution using ubuntu's default file manager.

per folder settings is now mandatory per design apparently. I couldn't find any commit explicitly mentioning that change, but didn't look too hard.

Easy solution is to install the Cinamon desktop file manager: Nemo.

apt-get install nemo-fileroller

(install this so it draws all few dependencies, including nemo, and you already can have 'extract here' features)

After installing nemo and replacing your shortcuts in the launcher, there is a setting to "ignore per folder view preferences"

Solution 2

Open nautilus, from menu select: "Edit" -> "Preferences", "Views" tab.

Set default view as "List view":

Then go to "list columns" tab and config it like this:

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gcb

Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

gcb over 1 year

I want all Nautilus windows/folders to show file listings the same customized way.

On Windows I'd simply configure a single folder like I want, open options, click "set all folders like this one" (or something on those lines, don't remember the exact button label)

On Nautilus (Ubuntu file manager) I can configure a single folder at a time. And this site has dozen of answered questions on how to reset all folders to default, but I can't find anything on how to set all folders to my custom style.

Which is as shown bellow.

This would be my simple preferred view, with size before name.

Edit for clarity: I do Not want to set this on thousands of folders. I want my way to be the default everywhere.
- RD017 almost 7 years
  
  If I understood it correct, then you want your file manager to look like what is shown in the image. Am I right?
- gcb almost 7 years
  
  yes. I can easily do that for a single folder. But i want that for everything always.
- RD017 almost 7 years
  
  If you are able to do it for a single folder, then the same settings get applied automatically to all the folders (well atleast in my system). Can you tell me how did you do it for a single folder?
- gcb almost 7 years
  
  if relevant I am on latest ubuntu 17.04. They renamed Nautilus to Files (really...) version 3.20.4
RD017 almost 7 years

Don't you have to go to "List Columns" tab to select which details you want to see in list view?
Ravexina almost 7 years

Yeah, I'll add that too ;) Didn't pay attention to that ... thanks.
gcb almost 7 years

Not that easy. This was the very first thing i did. it will only set the custom column order for the ONE SINGLE folder i'm viewing. e.g. do that in $home. Now just double click any folder in the very window you just set up. Bam! listing view with default ordered columns. :(
Ravexina almost 7 years

Works fine for me, not only my home and all sub directories of home are using same schema, also / and all its sub directories now are using it.
gcb almost 7 years

are you using ubuntu 17.04? @Ravexina
Ravexina almost 7 years

@gcb No, I'm running 16.04 :-)
gcb almost 7 years

yeah i think there is noworkaround for 17.04 then :/
Ravexina almost 7 years

I'm not aware of it, you can update you question with more information if any, then more people may see it ...
gcb almost 7 years

@Ravexina its on the title :)
Ravexina almost 7 years

I meant aware of if it's possible or not... ;)