VLC is set to open the folders (Home, desktop, documents etc) in the Places menu. How to reset this?

Solution 1:

You are probably seeing this bug. You need to open Nautilus, right click on a folder, and go to the Open With Other Application... in the right click menu and set it back to File Browser

Don't forget to make sure the checkbox for "Remember this application for folder files" is checked!

Solution 2:

In my case it wouldn't work this way, simply because there is no checkbox for "Remember this application"!

So I had to find a way out:

• 1) I launched Dolphin (instead of nautilus)
• 2) Selected (any) a folder, and called popup menu (right-clicked on a folder).
• 3) Clicked on the "Properties" in the popup menu.
• 4) On the "General" tab there is a wrench (see screenshot 2).

screenshot 2 - "The wrench"

• 5) You'll be able to see the list of the preferred applications:

Screenshot 3 - "Preferred applications list"

• 6) Remove VLC from the list, and set nautilus first.

PS. I do have Dolphin installed, but there should be a way with other apps as well.