I cant even use Nemo or Nautilus without freezing frequently,etc. Ever since I tried to install the media columns in both.
Dolphin has got cool advantages. But pdf files dont show thumbnail image,
also it cant “open file with” option, I cant open a pdf with GIMP for example, which all other file managers i can; and mp4's and mkv's dont show thumbnail images. Also the search function doesnt work at all.
I use Dolphin but not in Zorin.
I don't have these problems you mentioned.
Perhaps Zorin's integration with Dolphin is not the same as one distro with KDE, and you will have to do some extra work to get everything adjusted.
Which is why I don't like changing standard things like this in a system. I prefer to change distro, if this is very important.
Thanks! thats helpful, i didnt know dolphin is such a different experience on another distro.
Dolphil is KDE's default file manager, so it is deeply integrated into KDE distros.
The lack of basic things in Nautilus, is very frustrating.
For example, there is no option to directly copy a file's location.
"Nautilus, is very frustrating.
For example, there is no option to directly copy a file's location."
--What do you mean? if you select a file in nautilus then do ctrl+C, it will copy the file's location/path
I also use Dolphin and it works great in MX KDE version. I can search and the best feature for me is being able to quickly open a second pane so that I can easily move or copy files from one place to another. The poor file manager program on Zorin is one of the main reasons I left Zorin.
@ citfta, which file manager for zorin did u not like? nemo or nautilus or thunar? And what didnt you like about it?
The location bar is not editable. There is no way to copy the path there.
I know there is Ctrl + L to make it editable, but I only discovered this after researching in internet. It's not intuitive.
PS: Appears that newer versions of gnome this has been changed. But then we have to wait for zorin to update gnome...
Dual pane, and integrated terminal in Dolphin are also good features.
@macfly, Thanks 
Noteworthily, Ctrl+ L works by default for Nemo, Nautilus, Thunar and Dolphin. And copying a folder will also copy the file path too for all these too. Maybe they didnt do all this in older version.
I will look into the dual pane thing, thats cool.
It has been a while since I left Zorin but I believe it was nemo. I move and copy files pretty often. When I opened nemo using the icon in the task bar it opened fine. But since it only had one pane I of course needed to open it again if I wanted to drag a file to another location. However if i clicked the icon again nothing happened except the original open pane just blinked. I had to go the computer icon on the desktop and click on it to open a second pane for copying or moving files. Very inconvenient. I had used Dolphin before and really like the dual pane function. So I found a distro that had Dolphin. In Dolphin if I have both panes open I can right click on a file and it will give me the option to copy or move it to the other pane without me even having to drag the file to the other pane. And it gives me the option to open the file with another program instead of the default program. I love Dolphin.
Yes, this may be a small thing, but I use it a lot in my workflow. To copy the path of a folder if you are already in the folder, you have to use Ctrl + L, then Ctrl + C. Or go back to a previous folder and copy the folder inside it. In Dolphin, just click on the location bar and copy.
@macfly ,@citfta, you can do similar with nemo.
Here is an example. See the dual panes, you can even open three panes or more.
For panes that you can access at the same time and drag and drop to, click View then click the checkbox for Extra Pane in Nemo FM.
Cool, and how is its integration with Zorin/Gnome? Can you leave it as the default manager?
Wait, isn't this the tabs feature as it exists in Nautilus? Can you make both visible at the same time like in Dolphin?
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