Dolphin Grabs Doesn't Open a New Window On Search?

I’m using Dolphin on the latest KDE framework as of 2022-12-14, and it has a frustrating feature that I would like to change if possible.

Whenever I search for and open a folder (Camera, for example), it will grab an already existing instance of “Camera” open and move it from the virtual desktop it’s on, which is somewhat of an issue since I have certain desktops tasked to certain things, and would like to not disturb them.

I checked settings to see if there was anything obvious to disable the feature, but I didn’t see anything. How can I fix this?

System:
  Kernel: 6.0.11-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-6.0-x86_64
    root=UUID=f11386cf-342d-47ac-84e6-484b7b2f377d rw rootflags=subvol=@
    radeon.modeset=1 nvdia-drm.modeset=1 quiet
    cryptdevice=UUID=059df4b4-5be4-44d6-a23a-de81135eb5b4:luks-disk
    root=/dev/mapper/luks-disk apparmor=1 security=apparmor
    resume=/dev/mapper/luks-swap udev.log_priority=3
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.26.4 tk: Qt v: 5.15.7 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM
    Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME X570-PRO v: Rev X.0x
    serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 4408
    date: 10/27/2022
Battery:
  Message: No system battery data found. Is one present?
Memory:
  RAM: total: 62.71 GiB used: 27.55 GiB (43.9%)
  RAM Report: permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 3 gen: 4
    level: v3 note: check built: 2021-22 process: TSMC n7 (7nm) family: 0x19 (25)
    model-id: 0x21 (33) stepping: 0 microcode: 0xA201016
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 16 tpc: 2 threads: 32 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 1024 KiB desc: d-16x32 KiB; i-16x32 KiB L2: 8 MiB desc: 16x512 KiB
    L3: 64 MiB desc: 2x32 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 4098 high: 4100 min/max: 2200/6358 boost: disabled
    scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 4099 2: 4099
    3: 4099 4: 4097 5: 4099 6: 4099 7: 4098 8: 4100 9: 4099 10: 4099 11: 4099
    12: 4099 13: 4100 14: 4098 15: 4099 16: 4099 17: 4099 18: 4099 19: 4095
    20: 4098 21: 4098 22: 4100 23: 4099 24: 4099 25: 4099 26: 4099 27: 4099
    28: 4099 29: 4100 30: 4099 31: 4099 32: 4099 bogomips: 262488
  Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm adx aes aperfmperf apic arat avic avx avx2 bmi1
    bmi2 bpext cat_l3 cdp_l3 clflush clflushopt clwb clzero cmov cmp_legacy
    constant_tsc cpb cpuid cqm cqm_llc cqm_mbm_local cqm_mbm_total
    cqm_occup_llc cr8_legacy cx16 cx8 de decodeassists erms extapic
    extd_apicid f16c flushbyasid fma fpu fsgsbase fsrm fxsr fxsr_opt ht
    hw_pstate ibpb ibrs ibs invpcid irperf lahf_lm lbrv lm mba mca mce
    misalignsse mmx mmxext monitor movbe msr mtrr mwaitx nonstop_tsc nopl npt
    nrip_save nx ospke osvw overflow_recov pae pat pausefilter pclmulqdq
    pdpe1gb perfctr_core perfctr_llc perfctr_nb pfthreshold pge pku pni popcnt
    pse pse36 rapl rdpid rdpru rdrand rdseed rdt_a rdtscp rep_good sep sha_ni
    skinit smap smca smep ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 stibp succor
    svm svm_lock syscall tce topoext tsc tsc_scale umip v_spec_ctrl
    v_vmsave_vmload vaes vgif vmcb_clean vme vmmcall vpclmulqdq wbnoinvd wdt
    x2apic xgetbv1 xsave xsavec xsaveerptr xsaveopt xsaves
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW,
    STIBP: always-on, RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GA104 [GeForce RTX 3070] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nvidia
    v: 525.60.11 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 525.xx+
    status: current (as of 2022-12) arch: Ampere code: GAxxx
    process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 8
    link-max: lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0b:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2484 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: AMD Cape Verde PRO [Radeon HD 7750/8740 / R7 250E]
    vendor: VISIONTEK driver: radeon v: kernel alternate: amdgpu arch: GCN-1
    code: Southern Islands process: TSMC 28nm built: 2011-20 pcie: gen: 3
    speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 8 link-max: lanes: 16 ports: active: DP-3,DP-4
    empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-5, DP-6 bus-ID: 0c:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:683f
    class-ID: 0300 temp: 53.0 C
  Device-3: Microdia USB 2.0 Camera type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
    bus-ID: 9-2:3 chip-ID: 0c45:6367 class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.4 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.5
    compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia dri: radeonsi
    gpu: radeon display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 5760x2160 s-dpi: 80 s-size: 1829x686mm (72.01x27.01")
    s-diag: 1953mm (76.91")
  Monitor-1: DP-1 pos: 1-2 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 93
    size: 527x296mm (20.75x11.65") diag: 604mm (23.8") modes: N/A
  Monitor-2: DP-1-3 pos: 2-1 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 82
    size: 598x336mm (23.54x13.23") diag: 686mm (27.01") modes: N/A
  Monitor-3: DP-1-4 pos: 1-1 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 93
    size: 527x296mm (20.75x11.65") diag: 604mm (23.8") modes: N/A
  Monitor-4: DP-3 pos: primary,2-2 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 82
    size: 598x336mm (23.54x13.23") diag: 686mm (27.01") modes: N/A
  Monitor-5: DP-4 pos: 2-4 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 82
    size: 598x336mm (23.54x13.23") diag: 686mm (27.01") modes: N/A
  Monitor-6: HDMI-0 pos: 1-3 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 93
    size: 527x296mm (20.75x11.65") diag: 604mm (23.8") modes: N/A
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 525.60.11 renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX
    3070/PCIe/SSE2 direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GA104 High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 5-1:2 v: kernel pcie: chip-ID: 30be:1019 gen: 4
    class-ID: 0102 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 8 link-max: lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0b:00.1
    chip-ID: 10de:228b class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Oland/Hainan/Cape Verde/Pitcairn HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 7000
    Series] vendor: VISIONTEK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3
    speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 8 link-max: lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0c:00.1
    chip-ID: 1002:aab0 class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 0e:00.4 chip-ID: 1022:1487 class-ID: 0403
  Device-4: Schiit Audio Unison Universal Dac type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio
  Device-5: JMTek LLC. Plugable USB Audio Device type: USB
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid bus-ID: 5-2:3 chip-ID: 0c76:120b
    class-ID: 0300 serial: <filter>
  Device-6: ASUSTek ASUS AI Noise-Cancelling Mic Adapter type: USB
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid bus-ID: 5-4:4 chip-ID: 0b05:194e
    class-ID: 0300 serial: <filter>
  Device-7: Microdia USB 2.0 Camera type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
    bus-ID: 9-2:3 chip-ID: 0c45:6367 class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
  Sound API: ALSA v: k6.0.11-1-MANJARO running: yes
  Sound Interface: sndio v: N/A running: no
  Sound Server-1: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: no
  Sound Server-2: PipeWire v: 0.3.61 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Intel I211 Gigabit Network vendor: ASUSTeK driver: igb v: kernel
    pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 07:00.0
    chip-ID: 8086:1539 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp7s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
    broadcast: <filter>
  IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
  IF-ID-1: docker0 state: down mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> scope: global broadcast: <filter>
  WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) type: USB
    driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 5-5.3:7 chip-ID: 0a12:0001 class-ID: e001
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: see --recommends
Logical:
  Message: No logical block device data found.
  Device-1: luks-c847cf9f-c6b5-4624-a25e-4531e318851a maj-min: 254:2
    type: LUKS dm: dm-2 size: 3.64 TiB
  Components:
  p-1: sda1 maj-min: 8:1 size: 3.64 TiB
  Device-2: luks-swap maj-min: 254:1 type: LUKS dm: dm-1 size: 12 GiB
  Components:
  p-1: nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2 size: 12 GiB
  Device-3: luks-disk maj-min: 254:0 type: LUKS dm: dm-0 size: 919.01 GiB
  Components:
  p-1: nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3 size: 919.01 GiB
RAID:
  Message: No RAID data found.
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 9.1 TiB used: 2.76 TiB (30.4%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WDS100T3X0C-00SJG0 size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter>
    rev: 111110WD temp: 56.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:4 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter>
    rev: 211070WD temp: 46.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 size: 3.64 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
    rev: 1A01 scheme: GPT
  ID-4: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 size: 3.64 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
    rev: 1A01 scheme: GPT
  Message: No optical or floppy data found.
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 919.01 GiB size: 919.01 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 781.78 GiB (85.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 254:0
    mapped: luks-disk label: N/A uuid: N/A
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 512 MiB size: 511 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 39.5 MiB (7.7%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1 label: EFI
    uuid: 8922-E04D
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 919.01 GiB size: 919.01 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 781.78 GiB (85.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 254:0
    mapped: luks-disk label: N/A uuid: N/A
  ID-4: /run/media/sarah/ConvergentRefuge raw-size: 3.64 TiB
    size: 3.64 TiB (100.00%) used: 1.97 TiB (54.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-2
    maj-min: 254:2 mapped: luks-c847cf9f-c6b5-4624-a25e-4531e318851a
    label: ConvergentRefuge uuid: 7d295e73-4143-4eb1-9d22-75a06b1d2984
  ID-5: /run/media/sarah/MSS_EXtended raw-size: 731.51 GiB
    size: 731.16 GiB (99.95%) used: 31.01 GiB (4.2%) fs: xfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p1
    maj-min: 259:5 label: MSS EXtended
    uuid: 20339e0b-8343-433e-9209-ac67e31d9d73
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 12 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
    dev: /dev/dm-1 maj-min: 254:1 mapped: luks-swap label: SWAP
    uuid: c8991364-85a7-4e6c-8380-49cd5bd7a873
Unmounted:
  ID-1: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:6 size: 16 MiB fs: <superuser required>
    label: N/A uuid: N/A
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1p3 maj-min: 259:7 size: 199.98 GiB fs: ntfs label: N/A
    uuid: E658FD3258FD025B
  ID-3: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17 size: 3.64 TiB fs: ntfs
    label: JerichoVariance uuid: 1AB22D5664889CBD
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 4 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-2: 1-2:2 info: Hitachi ports: 4 rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s
    chip-ID: 045b:0209 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-2.4:3 info: Microsoft Xbox One Controller (Firmware 2015)
    type: <vendor specific> driver: xpad interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s
    power: 500mA chip-ID: 045e:02dd class-ID: ff00 serial: <filter>
  Hub-3: 2-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-4: 2-2:2 info: Hitachi ports: 4 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s
    chip-ID: 045b:0210 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-5: 3-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 1 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-6: 3-1:2 info: VIA Labs Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s
    power: 100mA chip-ID: 2109:3431 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-7: 3-1.2:3 info: VIA Labs VL813 Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s
    chip-ID: 2109:2813 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-8: 4-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-9: 4-2:2 info: VIA Labs VL813 Hub ports: 4 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s
    chip-ID: 2109:0813 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-10: 5-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 6 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 5-1:2 info: Schiit Audio Unison Universal Dac type: Audio
    driver: snd-usb-audio interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 500mA
    chip-ID: 30be:1019 class-ID: 0102
  Device-2: 5-2:3 info: JMTek LLC. Plugable USB Audio Device type: Audio,HID
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid interfaces: 4 rev: 1.1
    speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 0c76:120b class-ID: 0300
    serial: <filter>
  Device-3: 5-4:4 info: ASUSTek ASUS AI Noise-Cancelling Mic Adapter
    type: Audio,HID driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid interfaces: 4
    rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 0b05:194e class-ID: 0300
    serial: <filter>
  Hub-11: 5-5:5 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    power: 100mA chip-ID: 05e3:0608 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 5-5.3:7 info: Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)
    type: Bluetooth driver: btusb interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s
    power: 100mA chip-ID: 0a12:0001 class-ID: e001
  Hub-12: 5-6:6 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    power: 100mA chip-ID: 05e3:0608 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-13: 6-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-14: 7-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 6 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 7-4:2 info: ASUSTek AURA LED Controller type: HID
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 16mA
    chip-ID: 0b05:18f3 class-ID: 0300 serial: <filter>
  Hub-15: 8-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-16: 9-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 4 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-17: 9-1:2 info: Terminus FE 2.1 7-port Hub ports: 7 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 1a40:0201 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 9-1.1:4 info: Sunplus Innovation Gaming mouse [Philips SPK9304]
    type: Mouse driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 1.5 Mb/s
    power: 98mA chip-ID: 1bcf:08a0 class-ID: 0301
  Device-2: 9-1.5:5 info: Microdia Backlit Gaming Keyboard
    type: Keyboard,Mouse driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s power: 400mA chip-ID: 0c45:652f class-ID: 0301
  Device-3: 9-1.6:6 info: HUION H420 type: Mouse,HID driver: uclogic,usbhid
    interfaces: 3 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 256c:006e
    class-ID: 0300
  Hub-18: 9-1.7:7 info: Terminus Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    power: 100mA chip-ID: 1a40:0101 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 9-1.7.4:8 info: Texas Instruments TI-Nspire Calculator
    type: <vendor specific> driver: N/A interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s
    power: 500mA chip-ID: 0451:e012 class-ID: 0000
  Device-2: 9-2:3 info: Microdia USB 2.0 Camera type: Video,Audio
    driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo interfaces: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    power: 500mA chip-ID: 0c45:6367 class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
  Hub-19: 10-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 36.5 C mobo: 42.0 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): fan-1: 702 fan-2: 752 fan-3: 863 fan-4: 835 fan-5: 3110
    fan-6: 0 fan-7: 0
  GPU: device: nvidia screen: :0.0 temp: 55 C fan: 52% device: radeon
    temp: 51.0 C
Info:
  Processes: 797 Uptime: 1h 20m wakeups: 0 Init: systemd v: 251
  default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 10/11
  clang: 14.0.6 Packages: 2145 pm: pacman pkgs: 2107 libs: 494 tools: pamac,yay
  pm: flatpak pkgs: 21 pm: snap pkgs: 17 Shell: Bash v: 5.1.16
  running-in: yakuake inxi: 3.3.24

You can make a customized version of the .desktop file to behave in this way.

First, copy the relevant file to your user’s applications directory:

cp -v /usr/share/applications/org.kde.dolphin.desktop ~/.local/share/applications

Then, replace the execution command to always invoke a new window:

sed -i -e "s/Exec=dolphin/Exec=dolphin --new-window/g" ~/.local/share/applications/org.kde.dolphin.desktop

Then refresh your desktop database (ignore any warnings or errors):

update-desktop-database

Now give it a try. :slight_smile:

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