How to set PcManFm as the default file manager in 16.04?

Question

Nautilus make my pc so slow, it keeps using more than 300MiB memory even after i close all folders... i installed PCMan file manager from software center and i like it.

but how can i set it as the default file manager in 16.04?

also exo-preferred-applications didn't work.

try the various answers here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/260244/make-nemo-the-default-file-browser — ravery, Jul 22 '17 at 15:25

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 22 '17 at 17:40

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I SOLVED USING THIS COMMAND:

xdg-mime default pcmanfm.desktop inode/directory application/x-gnome-saved-search

and then edited /etc/mime.types and carefully review if nothing is left of nautilus. If it is, replaced it by pcmanfm.

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answered Jul 22 '17 at 17:40

Exil

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This works in 20.04 as well ! – EA304GT Oct 09 '20 at 02:50

score -1 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 03 '18 at 16:29

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Go to settings manager.
Go to preferred applications folder/utilities tab.
Click on file manager.
Choose your file manager from the drop down menu.

This always works for me.

edited Aug 03 '18 at 16:29

Stephen Rauch

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answered Aug 03 '18 at 10:49

j de lima

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How to set PcManFm as the default file manager in 16.04?

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