Ubuntu – How to create new folder in Files/Nautilus

20.04nautilus

When there is no whitespace inside the listing window, is there a button I can click, or where can I right click to "Create New Folder".

Even in grid view, I have to resize the window to misalign the items to create whitespace so I can right click and find the "Create New Folder".

Am I missing a button? Right now, I just open Guake and do it from a terminal then come back to the Files app.

Screenshot of what I'm seeing
Screenshot of what I'm seeing

Best Answer

There was an issue in previous nautilus versions where indeed you could not anymore use the mouse to create a new folder when there was no empty space in the pane. That now has been addressed by a more functional "breadcrumb". Besides, there are several other options.

  • Only mouse: Click or right-click the current folder to see a "New Folder..." menu item. You see a downwards pointing arrow, hinting to that you can expect a menu dropping down there.

    Breadcrumb menu dropdown

  • Only mouse: Click the "Hamburger menu", then the rightmost icon in the top bar, which stands for "New Folder".

    New foler icon

Alternative ways to access the option involve the keyboard:

  • Mouse or mouse and keyboard: Ctrl+F10 revels the right-click menu that you otherwise also can obtain by right-clicking an empty space in the folder. Ctrl+F10 followed by pressing f is a keyboard-only way.
  • Only keyboard: The shortcut Ctrl+Shift+n immediatelly lets you create a new folder only with the keyboard.
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