Is there a shortcut key for file browser? (Equiv. of Win+E)

Question

In windows you can press the Win+E to get the Windows Explorer window to open up any time.

Is there an equivalent global hot-key to get the file explorer to show up in Ubuntu Karmic?

Solution 1

Open System / Preferences / Keyboard shortcuts

Scroll down to Desktop/Home folder, click on it, then press Win+E.

Click Close.

Solution 2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

1) Navigate to System Settings => Keyboard => Shortcuts Tab => Launchers

2) Click Home Folder and press Win+E to set the shortcut

3) When complete it should say Super+E to the right of the Home Folder

Solution 3

You can open Nautilus by pressing Ctrl+N.

Solution 4

In Ubuntu 18.04

• Press Window key,
• search 'shortcut',
• you'll have a settings menu for keyboard shortcuts. Dive in.
• go to the bottom of the screen and click '+' (Add New Shortcut)

Set these :

• Name: Home,
• Command: xdg-open . (You can replace '.' with your directory, '.' will open home directory by default).
• Set Shortcut: Window-Key + E

Solution 5

In Linux, go to System Settings => Keyboard => Custom Shortcuts.

Click on +, write in name box for your as Home Folder and in command box as nautilus.

Click on Add.

Now click on Disabled next to newly created "Home Folder" in Custom Shortcuts. Disabled will change to New Accelerator.

Press any key-combination e.g.Win + E.

Now it will look like below.

Hope it helps!

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Comments

[Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams]

Don't forget to remap Super to Hyper in your keyboard layout options first.

[Rishi Dua]

That's only when you have the desktop on focus. Won't work if you have something like a browser open

[Kvothe]

The layout has changed in newer versions, but there is now a search bar which means it is easiest to find this shortcut by typing "Home" in there.