{"id":35889,"date":"2021-11-28T16:12:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T16:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=35889"},"modified":"2021-11-28T16:12:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T16:12:21","slug":"pin-folders-to-files-context-menu-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2021\/11\/pin-folders-to-files-context-menu-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"Pin Custom Folders to Left Panel ‘Files’ Icon Context Menu in Ubuntu 20.04"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In Windows 10, user may right-click on the ‘File Explorer’ icon on panel to access pinned folders (e.g., Desktop<\/i>, Downloads<\/i> and Documents<\/i>) quickly. <\/p>\n

Ubuntu has first implemented this feature in Ubuntu 21.10, though it seems to be not working properly due to bug<\/a>. Ubuntu 20.04<\/b><\/i> may manually add the context (right-click) menu options so user can right-click on the ‘Files’ icon to choose open favorite folders quickly.<\/p>\n

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Step 1: Copy File Manager .desktop file to local folder:<\/h3>\n

The file manager’s shortcut icon is handled by the relative .desktop<\/code> file located in “\/usr\/local\/applications” directory. It’s recommended to copy the file to local user directory, so the changes will function for current user only.<\/p>\n

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, copy the file to local directory via command:<\/p>\n

sudo cp \/usr\/share\/applications\/org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop ~\/.local\/share\/applications\/<\/pre>\n
2. The file pasted into local directory is still owned by root. You may change the ownership by running command:<\/p>\n
sudo chown $USER:$USER ~\/.local\/share\/applications\/org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop<\/pre>\n
Here $USER<\/code> returns your current username.<\/i><\/p>\n
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Step 2: Edit the .desktop file and add more actions:<\/h3>\n
Now edit the .desktop<\/i> file by running command in terminal:<\/p>\n
gedit ~\/.local\/share\/applications\/org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop<\/pre>\n
This command will open the file in Gedit text editor. When it opens, do following steps one by one:<\/p>\n
1.) First, comment the “DBusActivatable=true<\/b>” line by adding ‘#<\/b>‘ at the beginning to disable it. Or, the ‘Exec’ value will be overrided.<\/p>\n
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2.) Add more values to “Actions<\/b>“, such as downloads<\/i>, documents<\/i>, videos<\/i> and whatever as you prefer. And, separate them via ‘;<\/b>‘ without blank space.<\/p>\n
Accordingly, add the “[Desktop Action downloads]”, “[Desktop Action documents]”, “[Desktop Action videos]” segments in the bottom. And, each segment has:<\/p>\n