How to Open the File Properties Dialog on Linux Mint

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In this tutorial, we'll learn how to open the file properties dialog of a file or folder (directory) in Linux Mint using Nemo, Cinnamon's file manager. This method is conventional and should also work on file managers of other desktop environments such as Xfce's Thunar and KDE's Dolphin.

To open the file properties dialog, follow the following steps:

1: open Nemo and navigate to the location where the file or folder is.

2: right click on it to open its context menu.

A window of the Nemo file manager with a file selected, a black mouse cursor hovering over it. An open context menu has the items: Open With Disk Image Mounter, Open With (has submenu), Cut, Copy, Add to Favorites, Pin, Rename..., Move to Trash, Delete, Compress..., and Properties.
The context menu that appears when you right click on a file on Linux Mint's Nemo.

3: click on Properties. The file properties dialog will appear.

A dialog window titled "krita-5.2.9-x86_64.AppImage Properties." It has four tabs: Basic (active), Permissions, Open With, and Emblems. Several fields are shown. Name: krita-5.2.9-x86_64.AppImage. Type: Program (application/vnd.appimage). Size: 367,7 MB (367.690.944 bytes). Location: /home/virtual-curiosities/Downloads. Volume: unknown. Accessed: Thu 27 Mar 2025 10:08:10 PM -03. Created: Thu 27 Mar 2025 10:04:30 PM -03. Modified: Thu 27 Mar 2025 10:06:11 PM -03
A file properties dialog of a file on Linux Mint's Nemo.
Written by Noel Santos.

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I'm a self-taught Brazilian programmer graduated in IT from a FATEC. In a world of increasingly complex and essential computers, I decided to use my technical expertise in hardware, desktop applications, and web technologies to create an informative resource to make PC's easier to understand.

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