How do I rearrange the drive order in "Devices" sidebar in Nemo? (lemmy.nz)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by hkspowers@lemmy.today to c/linuxmint@lemmy.ml

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Hello all,

I'm currently running Mint 22.3 Cinnamon and I would like to be able to rearrange my drive order in "Devices" section of Nemo file browser. It seems to be using alphabetical order at the moment, I'm not sure if it's even possible but any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Specifically, I would like to move my "work" dive to the top of the list above my audio visual drive as that's my main drive I work on, and the removable "AV" drive just holds a temp pool of clips for editing.

Thanks in advance!

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[-] adarza@piefed.ca 11 points 4 months ago

i think it's just alphabetical. you can pin a bookmark to isolate some under a different sidebar heading, though, and bookmarked items there can be re-arranged.

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

"How do I" is a question, "How to" is an explanation.

Sorry, pet peeve.

[-] mistermodal@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

I have a question. Is this what you do?

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

It's one of many pedantic services I provide.

I would've also tried to answer the question, but others seem to have done better first.

[-] hkspowers@lemmy.today 2 points 4 months ago

That's a valid crit. I was thinking about the end goal while typing the title, and ended up with that mess. Fixed for future readers.

[-] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago

As was mentioned, you can bookmark them, and then rearrange the bookmarks.

Also, it's likely the drives can be renamed, if you think of an alphabetical naming scheme that gets the order you want.

Also, don't forget that you have the option to add a separate file manager, if Nemo doesn't quite fit your preference. I don't have a recommendation though - I really like Nemo.

[-] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago

I do have a recommendation: Double Commander, but I haven't used it much.

[-] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I think I've used Double Commander, as well. I really liked it!

It was great for bulk actions, if I recall.

[-] ehtron@mastodon.de 0 points 4 months ago

@hkspowers Hi :) d&d

[-] hkspowers@lemmy.today 1 points 4 months ago

Hi @ehtron@mastodon.de I keep trying the drag and drop and it doesn't seem to work. They behave as if they are locked in place. Not sure if there is a system setting that is causing this behavior?

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