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When there is no whitespace inside the listing window, is there a button I can click, or where can I right click to "Create New Folder".

Even in grid view, I have to resize the window to misalign the items to create whitespace so I can right click and find the "Create New Folder".

Am I missing a button? Right now, I just open Guake and do it from a terminal then come back to the Files app.

Screenshot of what I'm seeing Screenshot of what I'm seeing

PRATAP
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There was an issue in previous nautilus versions where indeed you could not anymore use the mouse to create a new folder when there was no empty space in the pane. That now has been addressed by a more functional "breadcrumb". Besides, there are several other options.

  • Only mouse: Click or right-click the current folder to see a "New Folder..." menu item. You see a downwards pointing arrow, hinting to that you can expect a menu dropping down there.

    Breadcrumb menu dropdown

  • Only mouse: Click the "Hamburger menu", then the rightmost icon in the top bar, which stands for "New Folder".

    New foler icon

Alternative ways to access the option involve the keyboard:

  • Mouse or mouse and keyboard: Ctrl+F10 revels the right-click menu that you otherwise also can obtain by right-clicking an empty space in the folder. Ctrl+F10 followed by pressing f is a keyboard-only way.
  • Only keyboard: The shortcut Ctrl+Shift+n immediatelly lets you create a new folder only with the keyboard.
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vanadium
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I agree it's slightly annoying. I think your only options are to use the awkward 3-key keyboard shortcut (Shift+Ctrl+N) or click on the icon with three horizontal lines at top-right and then click on the new folder icon on the resulting popup window (also top-right).

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  • Thank you! The new folder icon hiding in that pop out menu is what tricked me. It is a bit odd that the new folder icon, left to right, is AFTER new window and new tab...let alone the fact that I don't feel new folder should be grouped with those two actions anyway.

    I'll accept this answer when the site allows me to in a few minutes.

     – Sajan Parikh Jun 22 '20 at 13:57