Fix For Computer Icon Not Showing In Nautilus In Gnome 46.

[@AndreaBorman]

Good to see my video has finally made it to 1K views. It was slow but it got there in the end.

[@croozerdog]

there's going to be a few people over the years having this specific problem and being very thankful

[@hackingwithkencypher]

Keep making good content andrea

[@9TXONE]

God bless and all the best!

[@nehawendperozgerdi4806]

Keep going Andrea! Thank you for your dedication and video!

[@cjuk81]

I think its actually there in Gnome / Nautilus 46, its missing from Debian Trixie becasue they are running a mixed enviroment of some gnome 46 and some gnome 47 apps due to it being a testing enviroment, of which N autilus is one of them as its version 47.0 :)

[@AndreaBorman]

I don't think it's a Debian Trixie thing. It seems that Gnome have removed it from Gnome 46. Gnome 46 is now using some of the software from Gnome 47 such as Nautilis and others. So I think that when Debian Trixie does get released as stable by that time it will have Gnome 47. I found this post here which is one of several that says it has been removed from Nautilus in Gnome 46: www.reddit.com/r/gnome/comments/1flfxm2/missing_other_locations_section_in_nautilus_47

[@cjuk81]

@@AndreaBorman I was just meaning its not a Gnome 46/ Nautilus 46 ting, its on trixie becasue even though Trixie says its running Gnome 46 its Nautilus version is 47 from Gnome 47 :) I probably didnt write it too clearly. Nautilus 46 still had the other location, but still, feels like an odd secision at the momment, maybe nautilus users will get used to it.

[@AndreaBorman]

@@cjuk81 Well I was just watching a video from another Linux user who is trying out Ubuntu and he has the same issue. The computer folder doesn't show up in Nautilus. If you go to 9.12 of his video you will see where he cannot find it. So I think that Gnome have hidden the computer folder.The only way to enable it is to add it to bookmarks. Though I did notice that it showed up in the file search settings in the control center as other locations. Another option is to use Nemo or Caja on Gnome as I do. Once you set it as the default file manager Caja or Nemo will open all of your files and you won't have to deal with Nautilus anymore. Nautilus will still be on your system. Because you cannot remove it because if you do it removes the Gnome desktop. But Nemo or Caja will handle all of your files. I do find Nemo and Caja to be much better file managers than Nautilus. The video is from user Switched To Linux where he shows the same problem with Nautilus: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooaWdqd_mpd6h9k

[@JonHaa87]

​@@AndreaBormanI'm using Gnome 46.1 on Fedora 40 and there Nautilus still has the other locations button. I think it actually has been removed in 47 or 48. I have the Fedora 41 beta installed on another computer, which comes with Gnome 48 pre release and there the other locations button is indeed missing I believe. But the UI changed a bit in general and there might be a new way to access the computer folder. Have to check that again. So I think the workaround you described might be really only necessary for Debian Trixie.

[@AndreaBorman]

@@JonHaa87 Yes it has been removed because the next version of Ubuntu which has Gnome 47 also does not have it. Some of the software on Debian Trixie is from Gnome 47. So I think that when Trixie becomes stable it will have Gnome 47. I think it is a stupid idea to remove the computer button because most people want to view their files and computer drive. So they shouldn't have removed it. Well it's not that it is removed, it's just hidden but you can unhide it with bookmarks. What I do is use Caja which is much better than Nautilus. I have also used Nemo on Gnome which also works well. So there are other options. If you install Nemo or Caja and set one of those as the default file manager. You don't have to deal with Nautilus anymore. Although it will still be installed because you cannot remove it but Nemo or Caja will be the default.

[@manonamission2000]

clicked as soon as I could

[@jackedphysique2268]

Thx!

[@josephlagrange9531]

Hi

[@shellz831]

Thats such a DUMBASS thing to remove the Home path. I don't even use Linux everyday and im annoyed how these Linux apps are slowly mimicking Windows.

[@AndreaBorman]

Yes I also think it's a stupid idea to remove the link to the computer folder. Most people need that to be able to view their file system. I don't know why Gnome have done this. There are other file manager such as Nemo and Caja which you can use. There are also other desktops as well. So users do have a choice. I don't think Gnome is anything like Windows. Yes it is a bit different from Cinnamon and Mate which look very much like Windows 7. But it's nothing like Windows 11. On Windows 11 you have a lot more restrictions. You cannot disable updates and you cannot even log in without a Microsoft account. That's some of the many reasons I don't use Windows 11.

[@supergeekjay]

I think they did it for safety. After all, on Windows all critical folders (system32, AppData etc) are all hidden by default. Your average beginner user isn't going to need to access system files, only the Pictures, Videos, Downloads etc folders. Apple hides things away in MacOS too, more than Windows. It's to stop needless support calls to their helpdesk. I've been on a helpdesk and it's tiring recieving needless calls all day. If you're a power user, they should offer an option, but beginners should be able to play around without fear of breaking things. A fear of breaking things is probably one thing that puts people off Linux. They see it as a "nerd" thing.

[@AndreaBorman]

@@supergeekjay That's true. There are folders on Windows that are hidden but you can view them changing the settings to "show hidden files and folders" the same as you can on Linux. Nautilus also has this setting but it doesn't enable the hidden Computer folder. It used to be visible in previous versions under "Other Locations" but now that's no longer the case. The only way I know to enable the Computer folder to show in Nautilus is to add it as a bookmark. Another alternative is to use Nemo or Caja file managers where the Computer folder is visible. I think it's a stupid idea for Gnome to hide it. Because you still need to access that folder for some things. It's not as if ordinary users are going to change or delete anything. Unless they open as Root though you would only do that if you needed to add a folder or something. I like to see where my programs are. Another thing Nautilus does is that it doesn't display the icons of the program files in usr/share/applications. So it is difficult to see what programs you have. Which is another reason why I use Nemo or Caja on Gnome instead of Nautilus. Nautilus is very stripped down in features but it never used to be. Caja is what the old Nautilus in Gnome 2 used to be before Gnome changed it. Caja is actually based on the old version of Nautilus. Which is why it has all of the same features nautilus used to have.