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  <info>

    <link type="guide" xref="files#common-file-tasks"/>

    <link type="seealso" xref="files-copy"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.5.92" version="0.2" date="2012-09-16" status="review"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2014-09-20" status="review"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-28" status="review"/>

    <credit type="author">

      <name>Tiffany Antopolski</name>

      <email>tiffany.antopolski@gmail.com</email>

    </credit>

    <credit type="author">

      <name>Shaun McCance</name>

      <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>

    </credit>

    <credit type="author">

      <name>Phil Bull</name>

      <email>philbull@gmail.com</email>

    </credit>

    <credit type="editor">

      <name>Michael Hill</name>

      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>

    </credit>

    <credit type="editor">

      <name>David King</name>

      <email>amigadave@amigadave.com</email>

    </credit>

    <include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>

    <desc>Manage and organize files with the file manager.</desc>

  </info>

<title>Browse files and folders</title>

Use the <app>Files</app> file manager to browse and organize the files on

your computer. You can also use it to manage files on storage devices (like

external hard disks), on <link xref="nautilus-connect">file servers</link>, and

on network shares.

To start the file manager, open <app>Files</app> in the

<gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview. You can also search

for files and folders through the overview in the same way you would

<link xref="shell-apps-open">search for applications</link>.

<section id="files-view-folder-contents">

  <title>Exploring the contents of folders</title>

In the file manager, double-click any folder to view its contents, and

double-click or <link xref="mouse-middleclick">middle-click</link> any file to

open it with the default application for that file. Middle-click a folder to

open it in a new tab. You can also right-click a folder to open it in a new tab

or new window.

When looking through the files in a folder, you can quickly <link xref="files-preview">preview each file</link> by pressing the space bar

to be sure you have the right file before opening it, copying it, or

deleting it.

The path bar above the list of files and folders shows you which

folder you’re viewing, including the parent folders of the current folder.

Click a parent folder in the path bar to go to that folder. Right-click any

folder in the path bar to open it in a new tab or window, or access its

properties.

If you want to quickly <link xref="files-search">search for a file</link>,

in or below the folder you are viewing, start typing its name. A search

bar will appear at the top of the window and only files which match your

search will be shown. Press <key>Esc</key> to cancel the search.

You can quickly access common places from the sidebar. If you do

not see the sidebar, click <gui>Files</gui> in the top bar and then select

<gui>Sidebar</gui>. You can add bookmarks to folders that you use often and

they will appear in the sidebar. Drag a folder to the sidebar, and drop it over

<gui>New bookmark</gui>, which appears dynamically, or click the window menu 

and then select <gui style="menuitem">Bookmark this Location</gui>.

</section>

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