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- | In the **Devices** section, you will find fixed disk partitions as well as removable media listed. At a minimum, on a simple system with a single disk and operating system, you will just see the //File System// listed. Clicking on this item will take you to the root of your file system and display the entire folder hierarchy. If you are new to Linux, this structure may be confusing. You can learn more about it in [[thunar-docs: | + | In the **Devices** section, you will find fixed disk partitions as well as removable media listed. At a minimum, on a simple system with a single disk and operating system, you will just see the //File System// listed. Clicking on this item will take you to the root of your file system and display the entire folder hierarchy. If you are new to Linux, this structure may be confusing. You can learn more about it in [[:xfce:thunar: |
- | The **Places** section provides a location for storing shortcuts to the various file folders on your system. | + | The **Places** section provides a location for storing shortcuts to the various file folders on your system. |
If your Side Pane starts to get too cluttered with devices and shortcuts, you can temporarily hide items be right-clicking on an empty area of the pane and unchecking the ones you don't need to see. | If your Side Pane starts to get too cluttered with devices and shortcuts, you can temporarily hide items be right-clicking on an empty area of the pane and unchecking the ones you don't need to see. | ||
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In the **Network** section, you will see a single //Browse Network// icon. Clicking this icon will allow you to connect to a server or network share to browse and view files on that server. The file manager will find any computers on your local area network that advertise their ability to serve files. If you want to connect to a server on the internet, or if you do not see the computer you're looking for, you can manually connect to a server by typing in its internet/ | In the **Network** section, you will see a single //Browse Network// icon. Clicking this icon will allow you to connect to a server or network share to browse and view files on that server. The file manager will find any computers on your local area network that advertise their ability to serve files. If you want to connect to a server on the internet, or if you do not see the computer you're looking for, you can manually connect to a server by typing in its internet/ | ||
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Each style gives a slightly different visual indication of where your current folder is in the file hierarchy but each one also offers different methods for navigating through the file system. In the case of the //Pathbar Style//, you can quickly relocate to any folder by clicking on its button. Right-clicking on a button offers additional options. As for the //Toolbar Style//, you can move one level at a time by clicking on the {gui> | Each style gives a slightly different visual indication of where your current folder is in the file hierarchy but each one also offers different methods for navigating through the file system. In the case of the //Pathbar Style//, you can quickly relocate to any folder by clicking on its button. Right-clicking on a button offers additional options. As for the //Toolbar Style//, you can move one level at a time by clicking on the {gui> | ||
- | See the [[thunar-docs: | + | See the [[:xfce:thunar: |