Clicking on nautilus opens new window rather than opened ones

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Whenever I click on Nauitlus (Home) icon

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It's a bug, and its reported: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1170647 — , May 02 '14 at 13:45
& it only temporarily opens but after sometimes it behaves exactly as expected! — Deepen, May 02 '14 at 14:44

score 12 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 09 '14 at 15:59

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Since shift-clicking did not work for me I searched and found another solution.

Workaround mentioned in the corresponding bug report: Scroll the mouse wheel on the Nautilus icon.

answered Nov 09 '14 at 15:59

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score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

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I suggest you press shift key with clicking. with shift key, you can open new window. and with wheel scrolling, you can switch opened instances without new window.

I think that it's very easy, and It's a function of Unity.

You can see the additional information at What are Unity's keyboard and mouse shortcuts?.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

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answered Apr 29 '14 at 06:03

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Pressing Shift does the exact opposite, and opens a new instance/new window instead of switching to the open one. – jmiserez Jun 04 '15 at 11:52
I could not understand it, when you access any folders other than HOME, it'll open new window. – xiaodongjie Jun 04 '15 at 17:21
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as you know, preciese and trusty's desktop environment is not same. precise has unity and mate. – xiaodongjie Jun 04 '15 at 17:27
Why was this answer marked as the accepted one if it suggests the exact opposite of what was asked? – Arthur Nunes Mar 18 '17 at 00:20

Clicking on nautilus opens new window rather than opened ones

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