Control icon captions used in the file manager.
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# File manager display preferences

You can control how the file manager displays captions under icons. Click Files in the top bar, pick Preferences and select the Display tab.

# Icon captions

File manager icons with captions

When you use icon view, you can choose to have extra information about files and folders displayed in a caption under each icon. This is useful, for example, if you often need to see who owns a file or when it was last modified.

You can zoom in a folder by clicking the down button in the toolbar and choosing one of the Zoom options. As you zoom in, the file manager will display more and more information in captions. You can choose up to three things to show in captions. The first will be displayed at most zoom levels. The last will only be shown at very large sizes.

The information you can show in icon captions is the same as the columns you can use in list view. See for more information.

If you have a file manager window open, you may have to reload for icon caption changes to take effect. Click View Reload or press Ctrl R.