[SOLVED] KDE Neon

Eucalyp333 · 11-11-2021, 09:02 PM

Hi people,

I was clicking my mouse over the Places section and did something that stops external media showing under Devices. Any idea how to get it showing there again?

Cheers.

shruggy · 11-12-2021, 02:16 AM

As the items in the Places panel can be dragged and dropped, could it be that you dragged your external media link inside another folder?

From the Dolphin docs.

Places:

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The easiest way to add a folder to the Places panel is to drag it and drop it in the panel. Moreover, you can click inside the panel with the right mouse button and choose Add Entry... from the context menu. The first procedure creates a system wide bookmark, the second procedure can be used to add the current path of the location bar or any desired folder or device. A dialog opens where label, location and icon can be edited and the usage of this entry can be restricted to Dolphin.

A right mouse button click opens the context menu to edit, add, hide or remove entries and change the icon size to one of the predefined values or lock/unlock the panels.

The context menu has an action to open the entry in a new tab. Devices can be unmounted using the context menu.

Location Bar: Editable Mode: Using Kioslaves:

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If the location bar is empty in editable mode, a drop down box appears in front of the bar listing all available kioslaves on your system. Kioslaves are programs built into KDE which add support for many different protocols to Dolphin and other KDE applications.

For example with the “fish” kioslave Dolphin can be used to manage files and folders on a remote host that is accessible via SSH. To do this you would type fish://username@remotehost into the location bar. Similar remote file management can be done on remote hosts accessible via the FTP, NFS, SFTP, SMB (CIFS) or webdav protocols.

It is also possible to use the kioslaves drop down box to access System Settings, fonts, trash, other programs and devices attached to your computer. See the drop down box for the full list of capabilities available from kioslaves on your system.

ArchWiki/Dolphin: KIO Slaves:

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Dolphin uses KIO slaves for network access, trash and other functionality, [...]. Available protocols are shown in the location bar (editable mode). To quickly bookmark them, right-click in the workspace, and select "Add to Places".

Eucalyp333 · 11-12-2021, 03:13 AM

Yeah, I think I might have dragged it into the Internal Drive device. Adding it just adds the folder to Places and not Devices.

Still gotta fiddle around using your other suggestions.

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by shruggy

As the items in the Places panel can be dragged and dropped, could it be that you dragged your external media link inside another folder?

From the Dolphin docs.

Places:

Location Bar: Editable Mode: Using Kioslaves:

ArchWiki/Dolphin: KIO Slaves:

Eucalyp333 · 11-13-2021, 05:37 PM

I've solved the problem. I had accidentally hidden removable devices. To make them visible again, insert a removable device, then right-click on Devices, click Show Hidden Places. The removable device will appear under Removable Devices. Then right-click on the device and de-select Hide Section 'Removable Devices."