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The file chooser in some apps gives an option 'customised files' or 'all files' - how to set default?
The file chooser in some apps gives an option selector button down in the bottom right marked 'customised files' or 'all files'.
The specific problem that this creates is as follows. My digital camera ...
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Why is the following (attached screenshot) file size shown negative bytes?
OS used : Ubuntu 20.04 LTS DE: GNOME
App screenshot : Virtual Machine Manager
What is the meaning of -1 byte? is it possible in the world of computer science to have such a file size?
Please explain,...
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How to open a file with a determined application even when the type is opened by default by another application?
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Okular is a PDF reader with support to annotations, bookmarks, etc. When I want to save the PDF with the annotations and bookmarks embedded, Okular saves a application/zip file.
When I open ...
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File types in Nautilus - how to distinguish between different file types? [closed]
Under file Type column in Nautilus, I get file categories like Image, Document, etc. I need to sort files according to file format. Is there a way make a distinction, based on file formats?
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Group files in some folders
I have some files with different extensions such as *.pdf, *.mp3, *.jpg and a few others. All of them are stored in a parent directory.
How can I get a list of all extensions, create some folders ...
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Listing an empty folder shows two items . and .. , what are they?
When I make a folder test and cd into it, it's empty.
However, running ls -la returns:
total 8>
drwxrwxr-x 2 algosig algosig 4096 august 15 23:09.
drwxr-xr-x 41 algosig algosig 4096 august 15 ...
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Hide desktop.ini and Thumbs.db files
I have Ubuntu and Windows 7 on my computer. Now I have a problem, I want to hide the desktop.ini and Thumbs.db files Windows automaticly creates.
I can't rename all files to .desktop.ini and .Thumbs....
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