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How to customize (add/remove folders/directories) the "Places" menu of Ubuntu 13.04 "Files" application?

I can't seem to find a way to customize (add/remove folders/directories) the "Places" menu in the most recent "Files" application of Ubuntu 13.04. The procedures used with "Nautilus" in the previous versions of Ubuntu (bookmarking or drag&drop)…
Marco Lackovic
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How to remove items from Places sidebar in Nautilus 3.6?

I am attempting to remove bookmarks from the Places sidebar in Nautilus 3.6. Specifically, I would like to remove the "Pictures" item. I have found answers for older versions in which one can remove or edit entries in ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs.…
Eric Marsh
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Is there a way to completely remove "recently used" from open and save dialogs?

I never use Recently Used file lists; I have a filing system so I know where I want to open and save files. I've read this question: Can I stop apps from selecting "Recently Used" by default in file chooser dialogs? However, I just want this option…
dunderhead
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Is there a "Places" menu for Ubuntu Unity?

I'd like to know if it's possible to put a "Places" tab in the upper menu of Ubuntu, such as CentOS, Debian, etc. Thanks
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How can I add a dropbox folder option under my "Places" in Nautilus

Like windows, when you download dropbox it places a folder in the library list. I'm wondering if I'm able to similarly add dropbox under "Places". Thank you in advance for your help.
Colper
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Ubuntu 14.04: Add links to places in menu

I would like to add custom links to the places window on the top of the left pane in every nautilus window. I found solutions that suggest to just drag and drop it over the left pane, but that does not work with my Ubuntu 14.04. Does anybody know…
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Is there a way to add to the "Recently Used" list (that appears in file dialogs) from the command-line?

I have certain scripts that create files (often from keyboard shortcuts) and I would like to have the files they create appear in the "Recently Used" section of file open dialogs. Is there a way to add to this list from the command-line? For…
Laurence Gonsalves
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How to organize the nautilus bookmarks in the "Places" panel applet?

There seems to be no configuration dialog for the Places menu in the panel. Yes, I know how to add, remove or change the order of the bookmarks in nautilus. But I want to use folders and subfolders for the bookmarks. With more than 20 entries the…
piedro
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Is it possible to reorder my places in Nautilus?

I just upgraded to the latest LTS, and now I'm setting things up for the next couple of years. I know this is petty: is it possible to reorder my Places in this new Nautilus? I am used to File System being first in the list, and Downloads being…
leighton
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How can I add a separator to the Place sidebar in nautilus?

I'd like to drag a few more folders to the places sidebar in nautilus, but want to group these new ones separately to the default folders (like Dropbox, Downloads and Documents). Is there a way to add a new separator to the list?
Dave Child
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Is there a keyboard shortcut to toggle Tree view / Places View?

I find both the Tree view and the Places view useful. Changing from one view to the other is not fast because one have to go into the appearance menu. It's even slower with Oneiric because this menu can now be far away. (Before Unity, I always had…
Nicolas
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Places menu in Unity

Is there a places menu in Unity, similar to the one in the old gnome interface? I really liked having such quick access to remote shares.
Alexander Trauzzi
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How to customize "Places" menu

I want to add a Public folder at here. -The Public folder exists in ~/Public as default. How can I do?
Benjamin
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Add custom folder shortcuts to places list

Is there a way to add a folder to the computer list on my menu? I would like to add workbench. I don't want to add it as a bookmark. I want it to appear in the same list as everything else.
Frantumn
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How can I edit the gnome-panel "Places" menu?

How can I edit the gnome-panel "Places" menu? (I have the same SSH server showing twice and it's annoying.) Edit: More precisely, how can I remove the servers I added through "Places / Connect to Server..." Edit 2: Here's a screenshot of my Nautilus…
Olivier Lalonde
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