No file name column in archive manager

**MDGM** · November 11th, 2013

Hi all,

I have a strange problem where there is no file name column when opening an archive with the default ubuntu "Archive Manager" program - see below screenshot:

I have checked all menu options I can find and can't find any options for bringing it back. I'm sure the solution is stupidly simple but I can't seem to find it. Any help?

**pacmyc1** · December 17th, 2013

Originally Posted by MDGM

Hi all,

I have a strange problem where there is no file name column when opening an archive with the default ubuntu "Archive Manager" program - see below screenshot:

I have checked all menu options I can find and can't find any options for bringing it back. I'm sure the solution is stupidly simple but I can't seem to find it. Any help?

Hi there.
I got the same problem!
When googeling it seems like we are the only ones stupid enough not being able to see the filenames in archive manager..
I also tried uninstalling / reinstalling but without result.

**pacmyc1** · December 17th, 2013

Originally Posted by MDGM

Hi all,

I have a strange problem where there is no file name column when opening an archive with the default ubuntu "Archive Manager" program - see below screenshot:

I have checked all menu options I can find and can't find any options for bringing it back. I'm sure the solution is stupidly simple but I can't seem to find it. Any help?

Hi there.
I got the same problem!
When googeling it seems like we are the only ones stupid enough not being able to see the filenames in archive manager..
I also tried uninstalling / reinstalling but without result.

**MDGM** · December 20th, 2013

Glad to find somebody else who has the same problem! I was beginning to think I'd be the only one stuck like this forever! Like you said, no luck on google, so ANYBODY with the slightest idea, you got 2 desperate people here

**steeldriver** · December 20th, 2013

Just had a bit of a play with this one, I can reproduce this symptom by setting the name-column-width to a small non-zero value (e.g. 1) - if that's the issue, you should be able to reset it with

Code:

gsettings reset org.gnome.FileRoller.Listing name-column-width

**pacmyc1** · December 20th, 2013

Originally Posted by steeldriver

Just had a bit of a play with this one, I can reproduce this symptom by setting the name-column-width to a small non-zero value (e.g. 1) - if that's the issue, you should be able to reset it with

Code:

gsettings reset org.gnome.FileRoller.Listing name-column-width

Well, that's beatiful, comfirmed solved

As a linux newbie I wonder how you found out that solution..

**MDGM** · January 7th, 2014

Fixed for me too, thanks man!! It was beginning to be very very annoying

**ShellfishGene** · August 24th, 2014

Archive Manager allows you to resize the Name column to a minimum width of 1 pixel, effectively hiding it. Double-clicking the separator between the Name and Size headers has the same effect. This may be how you ‘lost’ the Name column.

The GUI actually allows you to recover and show the Name column again. Just drag the left border of the Size column header to the right. In fact, all the columns behave this same way.

This way of hiding and showing columns is counter-intuitive to some people (myself included). It’s an unfortunate consequence of Archive Manager’s otherwise excellent, minimalistic design.

**Yasser_Abdalkareem** · January 4th, 2015

Originally Posted by MDGM

Hi all,

I have a strange problem where there is no file name column when opening an archive with the default ubuntu "Archive Manager" program - see below screenshot:

I have checked all menu options I can find and can't find any options for bringing it back. I'm sure the solution is stupidly simple but I can't seem to find it. Any help?

Try to just re-size column width by mouse over column header split and move with press mouse it will be appear again .