# "create a new file" gone

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/create-a-new-file-gone/30622>\
**Category:** SLED Configure-Administer\
**Created:** [December 4, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/create-a-new-file-gone/30622 "2017-12-04T23:49:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![albumns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@albumns](https://forums.suse.com/u/albumns)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/create-a-new-file-gone/30622/1 "2017-12-04T23:49:29Z")

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Hello,

I noticed that the very useful menu option “create a new file…” is gone in right-click pop-up menu in SLE GNOME Desktop environment. I am just wondering, how shall we re-enable this option?

Thx a lot

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**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/create-a-new-file-gone/30622/2 "2017-12-05T00:17:02Z")

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> On Mon 04 Dec 2017 09:54:02 PM CST, albumns wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I noticed that the very useful menu option “create a new file…” is  
> gone in right-click pop-up menu in SLE GNOME Desktop environment. I am  
> just wondering, how shall we re-enable this option?
> 
> Thx a lot

Hi  
No it’s there, just no defaults… In you home folder is the  
‘Templates’ directory where you can create the files your wanting as  
available via right click.

So for example open gedit then hit save and save the blank file to  
~/Templates as say my\_text\_file and save.

Now right-click in Nautilus, there is a New Document entry and in the  
list you will see my\_text\_file select and left click, your file is  
created.

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890)  
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**Author:** ![albumns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@albumns](https://forums.suse.com/u/albumns)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/create-a-new-file-gone/30622/3 "2017-12-05T08:31:58Z")

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Aha, I see.

It works fine now.

[QUOTE=malcolmlewis;40426]Hi  
No it’s there, just no defaults… In you home folder is the  
‘Templates’ directory where you can create the files your wanting as  
available via right click.

So for example open gedit then hit save and save the blank file to  
~/Templates as say my\_text\_file and save.

Now right-click in Nautilus, there is a New Document entry and in the  
list you will see my\_text\_file select and left click, your file is  
created.

–  
Cheers Malcolm °¿° SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890)  
openSUSE Leap 42.2|GNOME 3.20.2|4.4.92-18.36-default  
If you find this post helpful and are logged into the web interface,  
please show your appreciation and click on the star below… Thanks![/QUOTE]