There is not an Edit | Preferences option. How do I get the files to display in a list view with details, and not as icons?
Ubuntu – How to view files and folders in a list
nautilus
Related Question
- Ubuntu – How to Lasso-select multiple files in Nautilus using the mouse in List-View
- Ubuntu – How to don’t “list folders before files” on Nautilus Trash and Downloads folders
- Ubuntu – How to reenable alternating grey lines in Nautilus/Files 3.6+ list view
- Ubuntu – Nautilus: Make “Show folders before files” option persist
Best Answer
To change the default for all folders *, Open the file manager and when the window is active move the mouse pointer to the top left of the top panel and you will see:
Select
Edit -> Preferences -> Views (tab) -> View new folders usingthen select your preferred view type (in your case it would be 'List').To change the default view for just that folder, select
View -> Listfrom the menu, or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + 2*Note that in the first step the default preferences will not be used for any folders you have manually changed view type on in the past. To reset this, see this question then apply the new default preference.