Ubuntu – How to add a folder to the favorites bar in Gnome Shell

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i'm using gnome-shell 3.0.0.1, is there a way i can add a folder shortcut or custom launcher (the same way in regular gnome panels) to the gnome-shell favorites dock bar?

Gnome-shell favorites dock bar

Best Answer

To add a Downloads folder to the favorites bar in Gnome Shell:

cp /usr/share/applications/nautilus.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/downloads.desktop
nano downloads.desktop

I set the first 4 lines to:

Name=Downloads
Comment=Access and organize your downloads
Exec=nautilus Downloads
Icon=folder-download

Now do one of the following:

  • Log out and back in. Or,

  • Run this in a Terminal window:

    nautilus -q

    Then open the Application Launcher with Alt+F2 and run:

    nautilus

Search for Downloads in the Dash and then drag the Applications shortcut (as you saw, the Places shortcut won't work) to the favourites bar.

You can browse for other icon names by looking in /usr/share/icons/Humanity/places/24/ for instance.

By default, Nautilus will attempt to open pathnames in your home directory. If you want to access a folder not in your home directory, just put the full path (like /etc/apt )

By the way, the favorites are stored in org.gnome.shell favorite-apps. I prefer to use dconf-editor to browse around and tweak stuff, but you can also use gsettings directly from the command line.

Thanks @fossfreedom for the assist!

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