The default Gnome File Manager is next to useless for anything other than basic file moving. Over the last few years the entire Gnome Desktop seems like it is being made for a tablet/touch screen not a true desktop computer. It feels like they have removed more features than they've added. When the most exciting thing about your new desktop release is the new theme you may want to reevaluate your work and ask your users what they need/want. Okay, enough "soap boxing" let's fix what we can.
In my opinion one of the best File Managers out there is Nemo. Nemo is part of the Cinnamon Desktop which Linux Mint uses by default.
Nemo has too many features to list them all out here but a few highlights are; Add your most used favorite folder/places to the left side bar, right click context menu, duel panel split window option, open a terminal window in the current fold location, Clam virus scanner integration (if Clam is installed), Icon, List, and Compact views (list view is customizable), plugins and much more. Enough of the "about section" let's install it.
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04 so these instructions are for it. There are two levels of installation for Nemo, one is just adding it as an extra File Manager without making it the default; two, install it and make it the default File Manager for your OS (this does not remove Gnomes file manager just changes which one is default). Both start with the same command so open a Terminal Window and type the following:
sudo apt install nemo
If you just want to try Nemo or are looking for option one (adding it as an extra, non-default, File Manager) you are done! Go try it and see if you like it.
If you do like it and want to make it your Default File Manager open a Terminal Window and type the following three commands one at a time:
xdg-mime default nemo.desktop inode/directory application/x-gnome-saved-search
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false
gsettings set org.nemo.desktop show-desktop-icons true
You are now completely done. You have installed Nemo and made it your Default File Manager. I reset my system after completing this but I don't know if that is totally necessary but couldn't hurt.
To completely undo the changes and remove Nemo from your system, type the following four commands into a Terminal Window one at a time letting each one finish before executing the next one:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons true
gsettings set org.nemo.desktop show-desktop-icons false
xdg-mime default nautilus.desktop inode/directory application/x-gnome-saved-search
sudo apt purge nemo nemo*
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