Bug 404199

Summary:	"Recent Files" and "Search For" sections missing in places panel
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	Bastian Beischer <bastian.beischer>
Component:	panels: places	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	bugseforuns, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Bastian Beischer 2019-02-11 12:03:09 UTC

I'm on Arch Linux x86_64, Plasma 5.14.5, KDE Applications 18.12.2, Frameworks 5.55.0, Qt 5.12.1.

In my places panel in dolphin there are no sections for 'Search For' or 'Recent Files'. Baloo is working properly, entering 'timeline:/' in the location bar in dolphin works as it should. Pressing ctrl+f to open the search panel also works.

When I create secondary (new) user the sections do appear in the dolphin places panel. So I suspect something in my configuration files in ~/.config has made them disappear? But I can't find out how to get them back.

This bug has been around for a long time for me - not sure when I last saw these sections in the places panel, it might be years ago, so I can't blame any specific version.

Any ideas how to get them back?

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2019-02-11 20:01:04 UTC

Right-click on the gray "Places" header text > Show Hidden Places

Does that make them show up again?

Comment 2 Bastian Beischer 2019-02-11 20:24:05 UTC

No it doesn't. (I had to first hide a section in order to be able to click on show hidden sections, since I had none in the beginning.)

Comment 3 Patrick Silva 2019-02-13 12:11:49 UTC

bug 404154 seems related/duplicate

Comment 4 Bastian Beischer 2019-02-13 15:27:50 UTC

(In reply to Patrick Silva from comment #3)
> bug 404154 seems related/duplicate

Patrick, I don't believe that's correct. My problem is simply that the sections in the Places panel are completely missing, it's not that the search itself doesn't work. If I enter "timeline:/" in the location bar it will work just fine. There's just no way to get to that location from the places panel... Same for recent files.

Comment 5 Nate Graham 2019-02-13 15:49:30 UTC

Sounds like your ~/.local/share/user-places.xbel file may have gotten corrupted somehow. If you move that file aside and restart Dolphin, does the problem go away?

Comment 6 Bastian Beischer 2019-02-13 16:05:37 UTC

Yes, that has fixed it! Thanks!