How can I add a dropbox folder option under my "Places" in Nautilus

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Like windows, when you download dropbox it places a folder in the library list. I'm wondering if I'm able to similarly add dropbox under "Places". Thank you in advance for your help.

I dont currently have my Ubuntu 14.04 laptop with me, However, I do know that I was able to do this... Not sure if its bc I backed up my settings with Deja Backup from 13 and restored them and it just did it for me, or if I made the changes myself (can't remember). But I do know that I have it there on 14.04. — Colper, May 21 '14 at 16:26
possible duplicate of How to add custom links in the left pane of Nautilus? — , Dec 05 '14 at 10:22

score 17 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 20 '17 at 12:50

There multiple alternative options:

Pressing Ctrl+D adds a bookmark to the folder you're in (tested under Ubuntu 12.04 & 13.04). For Ubuntu 14.04, use the Files application (a. k. a. Nautilus) to navigate to the folder you want bookmarked, then press Ctrl+D, the same with going to the top menu bar and selecting Bookmarks → Bookmark this location.
Select the folder that you want added to bookmarks, then go to the top menu bar and select Bookmarks → Add Bookmark.
You can add them editing by ~/.gtk-bookmarks. Say you want to add ~/Software and ~/Ebooks folder under Places. Just add the following line at the end of ~/.gtk-bookmarks:
```
file:///home/my_username/Software  
file:///home/my_username/Ebooks    
```

Try it out and let me know. Hope it helps.

One can only make use of the Bookmarks menu both to add the current folder and also to manage the bookmarks. — Sadi, May 20 '14 at 15:57

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 14 '15 at 14:29

To edit the actual "Places" group, edit the ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs file and add your directories in there.

The thing is, that file is automatically generated when you log-on by the xdg-user-dirs-update program. To prevent it from overriding your changes, run the following command:

$ echo "enabled=False" > ~/.config/user-dirs.conf

For a more detailed explanation, and support for other versions of Ubuntu, see this page: http://choorucode.com/2010/07/25/how-to-add-or-remove-places-entries-in-nautilus/

This file doesn't exist in 14.04 and the link is now broken. — OneHoopyFrood, Oct 20 '15 at 14:02

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 16 '16 at 08:31

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I have Ubuntu 14.04 with latest nautilus/files 3.12.2. I have the same problem, some files only have bookmark with Ctrl+B, I try to add but it won't work.

The solution is press Ctrl+D.

Hope it helps other

edited Feb 16 '16 at 08:31

andrew.46

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answered Feb 16 '16 at 07:07

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 08 '23 at 01:59

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I am using jammy 22.04.03 and I fixed this problem by navigating to the Dropbox folder and dragging the Dropbox folder icon over the 'Places" in the left panel. This added it to the Places list.

answered Nov 08 '23 at 01:59

Gordog

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How can I add a dropbox folder option under my "Places" in Nautilus

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