Browser Mode

Desktop User Guide
Working with Files

The following section describes how to browse your system using the Nautilus file manager when configured in browser mode. In browser mode, opening a folder updates the current file manager to show the contents of the new folder.

For a comparison of browser mode and spatial mode, see Section 6.1.2 ― File Manager Presentation.

6.3.1. The File Browser Window
6.3.2. Showing and Hiding File Browser Window Components
6.3.3. Using the Location Bar
6.3.4. Displaying Your Home Folder
6.3.5. Displaying a Folder
6.3.6. Displaying a Parent Folder
6.3.7. Using the Tree From the Side Pane
6.3.8. Using Your Navigation History

GNOME Desktop User Guide

Browser Mode