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Old 10-27-2019, 08:24 PM   #1
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Globally change from icon to List view


Since I am constantly changing the view from every folder I open from icon to list view, I was wondering if there is a way to make this 'global' and apply to ALL folders.

I'm on Ubuntu Mate 18.04.
 
Old 10-27-2019, 08:45 PM   #2
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What's the file manager?
 
Old 10-28-2019, 08:52 AM   #3
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Old 10-28-2019, 11:22 AM   #4
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Edit menu -> Preferences -> Views tab
View new folders using: List View from the drop-down
 
  


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