How do I restore a Places folder I accidentally deleted in Nautilus?
I accidentally deleted my Documents folder and didn't notice it for a couple days. Somewhere in that time, Nautilus auto-updated my list of Places so it no longer includes my Documents folder. I have since restored my Documents folder, but the Places link is still missing. How do I get it back?
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asked Jan 31 '15 at 16:35
JeremyJeremy
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I accidentally deleted my Documents folder and didn't notice it for a couple days. Somewhere in that time, Nautilus auto-updated my list of Places so it no longer includes my Documents folder. I have since restored my Documents folder, but the Places link is still missing. How do I get it back?
14.04 nautilus
asked Jan 31 '15 at 16:35
JeremyJeremy
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see also askubuntu.com/questions/512565/…
– Jacob Vlijm
Feb 3 '15 at 14:59
Can you verify that your~/.config/user-dirs.dirscontains the following:XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents"
– Fabby
Feb 4 '15 at 10:42
That file doesn't exist. I'm this close to searching through the Nautilus source code to find where it gets the Places from...
– Jeremy
Feb 5 '15 at 5:28
Have you looked at askubuntu.com/questions/325518/…?
– Mitch♦
Feb 8 '15 at 9:13
Mitch, I hadn't seen that, thanks for the link. I'm not sure if it applies, though. I don't want to add a new folder to the Places menu, I just want to restore what was originally there. If Nautilus can somehow remove deleted folders from the Places menu without recompiling, I should be able to add them back without recompiling, right?
– Jeremy
Feb 8 '15 at 15:14
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I accidentally deleted my Documents folder and didn't notice it for a couple days. Somewhere in that time, Nautilus auto-updated my list of Places so it no longer includes my Documents folder. I have since restored my Documents folder, but the Places link is still missing. How do I get it back?
14.04 nautilus
asked Jan 31 '15 at 16:35
JeremyJeremy
318515
I accidentally deleted my Documents folder and didn't notice it for a couple days. Somewhere in that time, Nautilus auto-updated my list of Places so it no longer includes my Documents folder. I have since restored my Documents folder, but the Places link is still missing. How do I get it back?
14.04 nautilus
14.04 nautilus
asked Jan 31 '15 at 16:35
JeremyJeremy
318515
asked Jan 31 '15 at 16:35
JeremyJeremy
318515
asked Jan 31 '15 at 16:35
JeremyJeremy
318515
asked Jan 31 '15 at 16:35
JeremyJeremy
318515
asked Jan 31 '15 at 16:35
JeremyJeremy
318515
318515
1
see also askubuntu.com/questions/512565/…
– Jacob Vlijm
Feb 3 '15 at 14:59
Can you verify that your~/.config/user-dirs.dirscontains the following:XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents"
– Fabby
Feb 4 '15 at 10:42
That file doesn't exist. I'm this close to searching through the Nautilus source code to find where it gets the Places from...
– Jeremy
Feb 5 '15 at 5:28
Have you looked at askubuntu.com/questions/325518/…?
– Mitch♦
Feb 8 '15 at 9:13
Mitch, I hadn't seen that, thanks for the link. I'm not sure if it applies, though. I don't want to add a new folder to the Places menu, I just want to restore what was originally there. If Nautilus can somehow remove deleted folders from the Places menu without recompiling, I should be able to add them back without recompiling, right?
– Jeremy
Feb 8 '15 at 15:14
add a comment |
1
see also askubuntu.com/questions/512565/…
– Jacob Vlijm
Feb 3 '15 at 14:59
Can you verify that your~/.config/user-dirs.dirscontains the following:XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents"
– Fabby
Feb 4 '15 at 10:42
That file doesn't exist. I'm this close to searching through the Nautilus source code to find where it gets the Places from...
– Jeremy
Feb 5 '15 at 5:28
Have you looked at askubuntu.com/questions/325518/…?
– Mitch♦
Feb 8 '15 at 9:13
Mitch, I hadn't seen that, thanks for the link. I'm not sure if it applies, though. I don't want to add a new folder to the Places menu, I just want to restore what was originally there. If Nautilus can somehow remove deleted folders from the Places menu without recompiling, I should be able to add them back without recompiling, right?
– Jeremy
Feb 8 '15 at 15:14
1
1
see also askubuntu.com/questions/512565/…
– Jacob Vlijm
Feb 3 '15 at 14:59
see also askubuntu.com/questions/512565/…
– Jacob Vlijm
Feb 3 '15 at 14:59
Can you verify that your
~/.config/user-dirs.dirs contains the following: XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents" – Fabby
Feb 4 '15 at 10:42
Can you verify that your
~/.config/user-dirs.dirs contains the following: XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents" – Fabby
Feb 4 '15 at 10:42
That file doesn't exist. I'm this close to searching through the Nautilus source code to find where it gets the Places from...
– Jeremy
Feb 5 '15 at 5:28
That file doesn't exist. I'm this close to searching through the Nautilus source code to find where it gets the Places from...
– Jeremy
Feb 5 '15 at 5:28
Have you looked at askubuntu.com/questions/325518/…?
– Mitch♦
Feb 8 '15 at 9:13
Have you looked at askubuntu.com/questions/325518/…?
– Mitch♦
Feb 8 '15 at 9:13
Mitch, I hadn't seen that, thanks for the link. I'm not sure if it applies, though. I don't want to add a new folder to the Places menu, I just want to restore what was originally there. If Nautilus can somehow remove deleted folders from the Places menu without recompiling, I should be able to add them back without recompiling, right?
– Jeremy
Feb 8 '15 at 15:14
Mitch, I hadn't seen that, thanks for the link. I'm not sure if it applies, though. I don't want to add a new folder to the Places menu, I just want to restore what was originally there. If Nautilus can somehow remove deleted folders from the Places menu without recompiling, I should be able to add them back without recompiling, right?
– Jeremy
Feb 8 '15 at 15:14
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Once you have recreated the Documents folder, make sure your ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs contains something like this:
XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"
XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/Downloads"
XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents"
XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/Music"
XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Pictures"
XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/Videos"
You can edit it as needed using any text editor, for example
nano ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs
Then run the command xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update.
edited Nov 16 '18 at 22:21
Zanna
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answered Feb 8 '15 at 16:05
aguslraguslr
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On Ubuntu 14.04 running gnome-3.10 I was able to restore it by inserting/editing the following file:
~/.config/gtk-3.0/bookmarks
file:///home/%yourusername%/Documents
file:///home/%yourusername%/Music
file:///home/%yourusername%/Pictures
file:///home/%yourusername%/Videos
file:///home/%yourusername%/Downloads
Hope it works for you as well!
answered Feb 3 '15 at 14:53
funkypopcornfunkypopcorn
311
2
Thanks for your help, but that just adds them as bookmarks. It doesn't restore them to the Places menu. Here is what I am seeing after making sure the bookmark entries are there. I want Documents, Pictures, and Music back in the Places menu like they used to be.
– Jeremy
Feb 4 '15 at 1:58
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Once you have recreated the Documents folder, make sure your ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs contains something like this:
XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"
XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/Downloads"
XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents"
XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/Music"
XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Pictures"
XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/Videos"
You can edit it as needed using any text editor, for example
nano ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs
Then run the command xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update.
edited Nov 16 '18 at 22:21
Zanna
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answered Feb 8 '15 at 16:05
aguslraguslr
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Once you have recreated the Documents folder, make sure your ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs contains something like this:
XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"
XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/Downloads"
XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents"
XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/Music"
XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Pictures"
XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/Videos"
You can edit it as needed using any text editor, for example
nano ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs
Then run the command xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update.
edited Nov 16 '18 at 22:21
Zanna
51k13138242
answered Feb 8 '15 at 16:05
aguslraguslr
1,07666
add a comment |
Once you have recreated the Documents folder, make sure your ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs contains something like this:
XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"
XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/Downloads"
XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents"
XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/Music"
XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Pictures"
XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/Videos"
You can edit it as needed using any text editor, for example
nano ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs
Then run the command xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update.
edited Nov 16 '18 at 22:21
Zanna
51k13138242
answered Feb 8 '15 at 16:05
aguslraguslr
1,07666
Once you have recreated the Documents folder, make sure your ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs contains something like this:
XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"
XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/Downloads"
XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents"
XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/Music"
XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Pictures"
XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/Videos"
You can edit it as needed using any text editor, for example
nano ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs
Then run the command xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update.
edited Nov 16 '18 at 22:21
Zanna
51k13138242
answered Feb 8 '15 at 16:05
aguslraguslr
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edited Nov 16 '18 at 22:21
Zanna
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On Ubuntu 14.04 running gnome-3.10 I was able to restore it by inserting/editing the following file:
~/.config/gtk-3.0/bookmarks
file:///home/%yourusername%/Documents
file:///home/%yourusername%/Music
file:///home/%yourusername%/Pictures
file:///home/%yourusername%/Videos
file:///home/%yourusername%/Downloads
Hope it works for you as well!
answered Feb 3 '15 at 14:53
funkypopcornfunkypopcorn
311
2
Thanks for your help, but that just adds them as bookmarks. It doesn't restore them to the Places menu. Here is what I am seeing after making sure the bookmark entries are there. I want Documents, Pictures, and Music back in the Places menu like they used to be.
– Jeremy
Feb 4 '15 at 1:58
add a comment |
On Ubuntu 14.04 running gnome-3.10 I was able to restore it by inserting/editing the following file:
~/.config/gtk-3.0/bookmarks
file:///home/%yourusername%/Documents
file:///home/%yourusername%/Music
file:///home/%yourusername%/Pictures
file:///home/%yourusername%/Videos
file:///home/%yourusername%/Downloads
Hope it works for you as well!
answered Feb 3 '15 at 14:53
funkypopcornfunkypopcorn
311
2
Thanks for your help, but that just adds them as bookmarks. It doesn't restore them to the Places menu. Here is what I am seeing after making sure the bookmark entries are there. I want Documents, Pictures, and Music back in the Places menu like they used to be.
– Jeremy
Feb 4 '15 at 1:58
add a comment |
On Ubuntu 14.04 running gnome-3.10 I was able to restore it by inserting/editing the following file:
~/.config/gtk-3.0/bookmarks
file:///home/%yourusername%/Documents
file:///home/%yourusername%/Music
file:///home/%yourusername%/Pictures
file:///home/%yourusername%/Videos
file:///home/%yourusername%/Downloads
Hope it works for you as well!
answered Feb 3 '15 at 14:53
funkypopcornfunkypopcorn
311
On Ubuntu 14.04 running gnome-3.10 I was able to restore it by inserting/editing the following file:
~/.config/gtk-3.0/bookmarks
file:///home/%yourusername%/Documents
file:///home/%yourusername%/Music
file:///home/%yourusername%/Pictures
file:///home/%yourusername%/Videos
file:///home/%yourusername%/Downloads
Hope it works for you as well!
answered Feb 3 '15 at 14:53
funkypopcornfunkypopcorn
311
answered Feb 3 '15 at 14:53
funkypopcornfunkypopcorn
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answered Feb 3 '15 at 14:53
funkypopcornfunkypopcorn
311
answered Feb 3 '15 at 14:53
funkypopcornfunkypopcorn
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311
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Thanks for your help, but that just adds them as bookmarks. It doesn't restore them to the Places menu. Here is what I am seeing after making sure the bookmark entries are there. I want Documents, Pictures, and Music back in the Places menu like they used to be.
– Jeremy
Feb 4 '15 at 1:58
add a comment |
2
Thanks for your help, but that just adds them as bookmarks. It doesn't restore them to the Places menu. Here is what I am seeing after making sure the bookmark entries are there. I want Documents, Pictures, and Music back in the Places menu like they used to be.
– Jeremy
Feb 4 '15 at 1:58
2
2
Thanks for your help, but that just adds them as bookmarks. It doesn't restore them to the Places menu. Here is what I am seeing after making sure the bookmark entries are there. I want Documents, Pictures, and Music back in the Places menu like they used to be.
– Jeremy
Feb 4 '15 at 1:58
Thanks for your help, but that just adds them as bookmarks. It doesn't restore them to the Places menu. Here is what I am seeing after making sure the bookmark entries are there. I want Documents, Pictures, and Music back in the Places menu like they used to be.
– Jeremy
Feb 4 '15 at 1:58
add a comment |
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see also askubuntu.com/questions/512565/…
– Jacob Vlijm
Feb 3 '15 at 14:59
Can you verify that your
~/.config/user-dirs.dirscontains the following:XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents"– Fabby
Feb 4 '15 at 10:42
That file doesn't exist. I'm this close to searching through the Nautilus source code to find where it gets the Places from...
– Jeremy
Feb 5 '15 at 5:28
Have you looked at askubuntu.com/questions/325518/…?
– Mitch♦
Feb 8 '15 at 9:13
Mitch, I hadn't seen that, thanks for the link. I'm not sure if it applies, though. I don't want to add a new folder to the Places menu, I just want to restore what was originally there. If Nautilus can somehow remove deleted folders from the Places menu without recompiling, I should be able to add them back without recompiling, right?
– Jeremy
Feb 8 '15 at 15:14