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Get directory-specific Nautilus preferences on 14.04 LTS

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Unsure how to word this, but is there anyway for Ubuntu to display certain folders, certain ways.

I have alot of holiday/family shots, in a large number of folders named after where they from. So when browsing through the main folder I like the list view so I can easily just scroll down looking at the names. However when I open the folder which has only images in, is there anyway for it to automatically change to a large grid format?

So basically is there a way for me to add a preference, to a folder with certain files within?

I have done some searches, but I can't seem to find anything like this.

I am running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

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answered 2 Years ago wherejuic · Accepted Answer

Summary: it is not possible with the standard file manager, I cannot find out if by design or because of a bug.

The KDE file manager "dolphin" do what you need, but does not blend so well with standard Unity/Gnome appearance. You can install it via sudo apt-get install dolphin, but be warned, it will install a lot of KDE things. (And it has its drawbacks, too, like the fact that the thumbnails are in my opinion managed much better in nautilus).

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TL,DR version:

Once upon a time, nautilus (the file manager used in Gnome and Unity) used to remember the view mode for each directory. Then the "simplification frenzy" started, and willing or not, a lot of nice features were deemed "too complex" and ditched. Emblems, tree view, double pane, and this thing you are asking for. Although maybe this one was just a bug, I am not sure --- see https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=683802.

Linux used to have the best graphical file managers around; now probably (apart from KDE dolphin and maybe nemo) I sometime wish to have the windows file manager available.