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<title>Browse files and folders</title>
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<p>This page is a feature overview. There should be a greater visual
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separation between features. Small illustrative figures should be used
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to display these features where appropriate, and video demonstrations of
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some of the features might be useful too. Explain how you can add things to
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<p>This page is a feature overview. There should be a greater visual
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separation between features. Small illustrative figures should be used
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to display these features where appropriate, and video demonstrations of
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some of the features might be useful too. Explain how you can add things to
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the sidebar (link to a topic or explain it here).</p>
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<p>Use the <app>Files</app> file manager to browse and organize the files on
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your computer. You can also use it to manage files on storage devices (like
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external hard disks), on <link xref="nautilus-connect">file servers</link>, and
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<p>Use the <app>Files</app> file manager to browse and organize the files on
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your computer. You can also use it to manage files on storage devices (like
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external hard disks), on <link xref="nautilus-connect">file servers</link>, and
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network shares.</p>
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<p>To open the file manager, open <app>Files</app> in the <gui>Activities</gui>
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overview. You can also search for files and folders through the overview in the
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same way you would <link xref="shell-apps-open">search for applications</link>.
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<p>To open the file manager, open <app>Files</app> in the <gui>Activities</gui>
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overview. You can also search for files and folders through the overview in the
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same way you would <link xref="shell-apps-open">search for applications</link>.
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<section id="files-view-folder-contents">
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<p>In the file manager, double-click any folder to view its contents,
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and double-click any file to open it with the default application for
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that file. You can also right-click a folder to open it in a new tab
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or new window. In <link xref="files-sort#list-view">list view</link>,
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you can also click the expander next to a folder to show its contents
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or new window. In <link xref="files-sort#list-view">list view</link>,
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you can also click the expander next to a folder to show its contents
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<p>When looking through the files in a folder, you can quickly <link xref="files-preview">preview each file</link> by pressing the space bar
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<p>The <em>path bar</em> above the list of files and folders shows you which
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folder you're viewing, including the parent folders of the current folder.
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Click a parent folder in the path bar to go to that folder. Right-click any
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folder in the path bar to open it in a new tab or window, copy or move it, or
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folder you're viewing, including the parent folders of the current folder.
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Click a parent folder in the path bar to go to that folder. Right-click any
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folder in the path bar to open it in a new tab or window, copy or move it, or
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access its properties.</p>
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<p>If you want to quickly skip to a file in the folder you're viewing,
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start typing its name. A search box will appear at the bottom of the window and
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the first file which matches your search will be highlighted. Press the
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down arrow key or <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>G</key></keyseq>, or
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<p>If you want to quickly skip to a file in the folder you're viewing,
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start typing its name. A search box will appear at the bottom of the window and
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the first file which matches your search will be highlighted. Press the
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down arrow key or <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>G</key></keyseq>, or
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scroll with the mouse, to skip to the next file that matches your search.</p>
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<p>You can quickly access common places from the <em>sidebar</em>. If you do
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not see the sidebar, click <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Sidebar</gui>
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<gui>Show Sidebar</gui></guiseq>. You can add bookmarks to folders that
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you use often and they will appear in the sidebar. Use the
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<gui>Bookmarks</gui> menu to do this, or simply drag a folder into the
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you use often and they will appear in the sidebar. Use the
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<gui>Bookmarks</gui> menu to do this, or simply drag a folder into the
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<p>If you frequently move files between nested folders, you might
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