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The Linux Mint fork of Nautilus 3.4 that is the default file manager for the Cinnamon desktop environment.
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Pros
Pro Features a refresh button which is actually uncommon in file managers
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Cons
Con Can not sort files in the way Dolphin (and the Explorer on Microsoft Windows) does
On Windows it is possible to add an underscore before a folder name to make it appear on the top when sorted by name. But all Linux file managers except Dolphin, the Deepin File Manager, Krusader (no natural sorting) and Liri Files (also no natural sorting) just take the "ls sort order" and add natural sorting to it.
Con GUI looks a few generations behind
The GUI is not as sleek as some other File Managers, and is a bit reminiscent of older operating systems. But that has changed recently and now you can use Adapta or Ant theme to make it look elegant.
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Recommendations
Nemo
Recommended 5 years ago
I’ve used most of the available File Managers and Nemo is the only one that has a sane mix of features and settings, and is very extensible through scripting if that’s your thing. Nautilus has removed too much; Dolphin is too complicated; Polo has some great features, but is unfocused and feature-creepy. Ne...
Pro
Easily open file location in terminalPro
Queues file operationsPro
Has a compact layoutPro
Easily open as rootPro
ExtendablePro
Integrates really well with Gnome and its themesPro
Feature-richPro
Has a split view feature which is awesome - respects multitaskingPro
Offers tabbed browsing of the file systemPro
Features a refresh button which is actually uncommon in file managersCon
Moderately heavy on dependenciesPro
Has dual pane functionalityPro
Fast and does not get in the wayCon
Depends on GNOMENemo
Recommended 5 years ago
Great File Manager with tons of features
Pro
Easily open file location in terminalPro
Queues file operationsPro
Easily open as rootPro
ExtendablePro
Integrates really well with Gnome and its themesPro
Feature-richPro
Supports bookmarkingPro
Has a split view feature which is awesome - respects multitaskingPro
Offers tabbed browsing of the file systemPro
Elegant