Making Folders Bigger

Support & Help Requests
#1

Hello everyone I’m using Ubuntu Mate 16.04 is there anyway to make the folders bigger I did not see anything that may allow me to in large them. Thanks so much

#2

Open Caja (your home folder) > Edit > Preferences and change the 3 boxes to suit your needs:

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For further help with the Mate desktop, see this section "Mate desktop guides here:" in the beginners guide right down at the bottom!:

#3

I try this but it does not enlarge the folder with in my files

#4

Ctrl and +

or

Ctrl and -

should work

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#5

I’ll give it a try

Thanks

#6

Will this keep the folders larger if I use this method or do I have to do this each time I open the folders and use these key commands

Thanks

#7

Caja will remember the zoom level for each individual folder.

#8

Hi Rob,

try:

Dconf Editor > Mate > Caja > Icon View > Default zoom level:

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