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Asked: 2018-08-24 06:02:58 +0800 CST

How can I move a tab to another window(file manager)

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I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 with the default file manager. If I had two file windows open how can I combine them into one window with two tabs?

nautilus filemanager

3 Answers

  1. This isn't possible with nautilus as said @pomsky, but there is a way to have 2 tabs in 1 window : Just use the keyboard shotcut Ctrl + T when nautilus is active

    You can also open a new tab by clicking with the scroll button on a folder, the tab opened will be inside that folder.

    NB:

    • Ctrl + Alt + T open the terminal

    • Ctrl + Shift + T will open the default application of the selected file

    • Ctrl + W will close the current tab (if only 1 tab, it close the window)

    • Ctrl + N will open a new nautilus window (when it's an other nautilus windows active)

    • Ctrl + Q will close all nautilus window

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  2. if your mean combine two folders windows into one window with two tabs.

    STEPS

    just select your folder where you want to opened. for example :

    this1

    and type CTRL + ENTER will open a new tab, it's automatically opened that folder like my example :

    this2

    but, I prefer it with Pantheon Files cause it can view more column view like above.

    this3

    Hope this helps.

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  3. It seems no a good way to do this. Opening a new window is annoying when the file manager is opened by other applications.

    Currently, I'm doing this:
    1. Open a new tab in the file manager 1
    2. Copy the path Ctrl + L from the file manager 2
    3. Paste the path to the created tab

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