Places menu runs wrong program to open folders

[JohnE1]

When I try to open a folder or bookmark from the Places menu, instead of Nautilus opening the folder, the vlc media player is run and then it tries to open the folder. Where is this setting stored? I could not find the problem using gconf-editor.

[howefield]

Try the solution in this thread...

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10540863

[Krytarik]

A more direct solution:

Open the file "~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list" and lookup the entry for "inode/directory", it should be like this:

inode/directory=nautilus-folder-handler.desktop;
Here is a good explanation of what may have caused it:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1675491

Greetings.

[JohnE1]

Try the solution in this thread...

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10540863

Thank you!

I was looking in the applications list for Nautilus and it wasn't there. I never noticed, File Browswer, in the list.

[JohnE1]

A more direct solution:

Open the file "~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list" and lookup the entry for "inode/directory", it should be like this:

inode/directory=nautilus-folder-handler.desktop;
Here is a good explanation of what may have caused it:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1675491

Greetings.

Thank you for pointing out where the setting is stored!