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ChillKid

Member

Registered: 2026-08-16

Posts: 14

Konqueror Opening Folders In Separate Windows

Hello, so I am running Q4OS andromeda and I have noticed that whenever I open folders in Konqueror, it opens them in new windows, even when the settings option for it: "Open Folders in Separate Windows" is unchecked. I noticed that this does not happen on the sudo Konqueror, and only happens on the normal mode. This is annoying because if I need to find a file nested deeply in some folders, I have to close the new windows again and again. If anyone knows if theres a solution it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Konqueror Version: Konqueror R14.1.5
Trinity Version: Trinity 14.1.5

inxi -F, if needed:

System:
  Host: DellLatitudeE6420 Kernel: 6.12.107+deb13-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
  Desktop: TDE (Trinity) v: R14.1.5 Distro: Q4OS 6.9-deb13u1
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Dell product: Latitude E6420 v: 01
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Dell model: 0P6K8J v: A00 serial: <superuser required> BIOS: Dell
    v: A25 date: 03/06/2018
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 37.3 Wh (80.9%) condition: 46.1/48.8 Wh (94.5%)
CPU:
  Info: dual core model: Intel Core i5-2520M bits: 64 type: MT MCP cache:
    L2: 512 KiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 798 min/max: 800/3200 cores: 1: 798 2: 798 3: 798 4: 798
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics
    driver: i915 v: kernel
  Device-2: Sunplus Innovation Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_FHD driver: uvcvideo
    type: USB
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.16 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: crocus gpu: i915 resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
  API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: crocus,swrast
    platforms: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 3.3 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.0.7-2+deb13u1
    renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 3000 (SNB GT2)
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.309 drivers: llvmpipe surfaces: xcb,xlib
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo x11: xdriinfo,
    xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio
    driver: snd_hda_intel
  API: ALSA v: k6.12.107+deb13-amd64 status: kernel-api
  Server-1: aRts v: 1.5.10 status: active
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.4.2 status: active
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network driver: e1000e
  IF: eno1 state: down mac: d4:be:d9:30:bb:0c
  Device-2: Broadcom BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n driver: wl
  IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: e0:06:e6:02:25:98
RAID:
  Hardware-1: Intel 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 119.24 GiB used: 18.65 GiB (15.6%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: MZ7TY128HDHP-000H1 size: 119.24 GiB
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 108.15 GiB used: 18.65 GiB (17.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8.8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 50.0 C mobo: 32.0 C sodimm: 38.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 0
Info:
  Memory: total: 8 GiB available: 7.65 GiB used: 1.9 GiB (24.8%)
  Processes: 203 Uptime: 48m Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.38

q4osteam

Q4OS Team

Registered: 2015-12-06

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Re: Konqueror Opening Folders In Separate Windows

Are you able to reproduce this on live media some way? We are not so far.

Taige

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Registered: 2025-08-19

Posts: 105

Re: Konqueror Opening Folders In Separate Windows

Hello, so I am running Q4OS andromeda and I have noticed that whenever I open folders in Konqueror, it opens them in new windows, even when the settings option for it: "Open Folders in Separate Windows" is unchecked. I noticed that this does not happen on the sudo Konqueror, and only happens on the normal mode. This is annoying because if I need to find a file nested deeply in some folders, I have to close the new windows again and again. If anyone knows if theres a solution it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Konqueror Version: Konqueror R14.1.5
Trinity Version: Trinity 14.1.5

inxi -F, if needed:

System:
  Host: DellLatitudeE6420 Kernel: 6.12.107+deb13-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
  Desktop: TDE (Trinity) v: R14.1.5 Distro: Q4OS 6.9-deb13u1
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Dell product: Latitude E6420 v: 01
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Dell model: 0P6K8J v: A00 serial: <superuser required> BIOS: Dell
    v: A25 date: 03/06/2018
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 37.3 Wh (80.9%) condition: 46.1/48.8 Wh (94.5%)
CPU:
  Info: dual core model: Intel Core i5-2520M bits: 64 type: MT MCP cache:
    L2: 512 KiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 798 min/max: 800/3200 cores: 1: 798 2: 798 3: 798 4: 798
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics
    driver: i915 v: kernel
  Device-2: Sunplus Innovation Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_FHD driver: uvcvideo
    type: USB
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.16 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: crocus gpu: i915 resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
  API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: crocus,swrast
    platforms: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 3.3 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.0.7-2+deb13u1
    renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 3000 (SNB GT2)
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.309 drivers: llvmpipe surfaces: xcb,xlib
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo x11: xdriinfo,
    xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio
    driver: snd_hda_intel
  API: ALSA v: k6.12.107+deb13-amd64 status: kernel-api
  Server-1: aRts v: 1.5.10 status: active
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.4.2 status: active
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network driver: e1000e
  IF: eno1 state: down mac: d4:be:d9:30:bb:0c
  Device-2: Broadcom BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n driver: wl
  IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: e0:06:e6:02:25:98
RAID:
  Hardware-1: Intel 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 119.24 GiB used: 18.65 GiB (15.6%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: MZ7TY128HDHP-000H1 size: 119.24 GiB
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 108.15 GiB used: 18.65 GiB (17.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8.8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 50.0 C mobo: 32.0 C sodimm: 38.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 0
Info:
  Memory: total: 8 GiB available: 7.65 GiB used: 1.9 GiB (24.8%)
  Processes: 203 Uptime: 48m Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.38

If I'm not mistaken, this situation arises when the file association for directories has its left click action misconfigured for your user profile.
So, instead of telling the file manager to open folders within its own window it tells the system to start the default viewer which activates a new instance i.e. opens a new Konqueror window every time you click on a directory. Root (sudo) uses a clean system profile where this association is set correctly.

To fix try in this way:
1. Open Konqueror
2. From the top menu, go to Settings -> Configure Konqueror
3. In the left-hand sidebar, select File Associations
4. In the main tree view, expand the inode category and click on directory
5. On the right side of the window, switch to the Embedding tab
6. Under the Left Click Action section, you will likely see it set to "Show file in separate viewer". Change this selection by checking Show file in embedded viewer
7. Click Apply at the bottom, then Ok. 

ChillKid

Member

Registered: 2026-08-16

Posts: 14

Re: Konqueror Opening Folders In Separate Windows

The solution that you gave me seemed to work, now the folders open in the same window. Thanks Taige!

Taige

Banned

Registered: 2025-08-19

Posts: 105

Re: Konqueror Opening Folders In Separate Windows

The solution that you gave me seemed to work, now the folders open in the same window. Thanks Taige!

Nothing, I'm glad you solved.