Keyboard Shortcuts
Files supports a wide range of keyboard shortcuts to help you navigate the app. There is currently no support for remapping the shortcuts.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Copy file/directory path |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Paste into selected folder |
| Ctrl + A | Select all |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo operation |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo operation |
| Ctrl + T | Create new tab |
| Ctrl + , | Open settings |
| Ctrl + Enter | Open selected folders in new tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + Enter | Open selected folder in secondary pane |
| Ctrl + ` | Open selected path in Windows Terminal |
| Ctrl + Shift + ` | Open selected path in Windows Terminal as Admin |
| Ctrl + W | Close tab |
| Ctrl + F4 | Close tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Reopen recently closed tab |
| Ctrl + Tab | Switch next tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Switch previous tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Duplicate tab |
| Ctrl + N | New window |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | New file |
| Ctrl + Alt + Up | Open compact overlay |
| Ctrl + Alt + Down | Close compact overlay |
| Ctrl + B | Collapse/Expand sidebar |
| Ctrl + + | Increase icon size |
| Ctrl + - | Decrease icon size |
| Ctrl + D | Delete |
| Ctrl + F | Search |
| Ctrl + E | Extract selected archive |
| Ctrl + L | Select directory path |
| Ctrl + P | Toggle preview pane |
| Ctrl + Space | Toggle selection |
| Ctrl + Alt + P | Toggle media playback in preview pane |
| F1 | Open files docs |
| F2 | Rename file/directory |
| F3 | Search |
| F5 / Ctrl + R | Refresh directory |
| F7 | Turn on caret browsing |
| F11 | Toggle full screen |
| F12 | Toggle compact overlay |