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Thunar File Manager
Introduction
Thunar is a modern file manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment. Thunar has been designed from the ground up to be fast and easy to use. Its user interface is clean and intuitive and does not include any confusing or useless options by default. Thunar starts up quickly and navigating through files and folders is fast and responsive.
File Manager
The File Manager Window
Working with the Thunar window and modifying the layout.
Working with Files and Folders
Basic file handling with the Thunar file manager.
Using Removable Media
Working with removable devices in Thunar.
File Management Preferences
Explanation of the different file manager preferences.
Frequently Asked Questions
Some random things you probably want to know.
Hidden Settings
Hidden settings to enable functionality not visible in the preferences dialog.
The UNIX filesystem
Understanding the UNIX File System.
The "Send To" Menu
Customizing the send to menu.
Plugins
- Bulk Renamer – rename multiple files at once
- Custom Actions – custom commands associated with common mime-types or extensions
- Archive Plugin – allows to create and extract archive files
- Media Tags Plugin – improved support for ID3 tags
- Shares Plugin – Quickly share folders using Samba without requiring root access.
- Volume Manager – Automatic management of removeable devices in Thunar.
- Gnome Virtual File System – trash support, mounting removable media, and remote filesystems.
- Tumbler – the remote thumbnail service for Thunar.