Bug 433937

Summary: Add a Details column for "Folder", not just "Path"
Product: [Applications] dolphin Reporter: John <johnmilojamison>
Component: view-engine: details modeAssignee: Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist CC: dolphin-bugs-null, jussi
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 20.12.2   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Manjaro   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/commit/4a7be9f25332942b071e7a1659a7aed67236cfb8 Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description John 2021-03-04 04:59:33 UTC 
SUMMARY
We currently have a column for sorting files into path, but these paths can be very long and require scrolling left and right. I do a lot of document management with a lot of sub-folders and this can slow me down. It would be nice to have a column that just shows the folder that the file is in, not the entire path of the file. I've seen this function in Windows and it was more useful for me than a full path column.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open folder in Details View Mode
2. Right click columns, Other, Paths

OBSERVED RESULT
Paths option can be very long with a lot of sub-folders, especially folders with long names

EXPECTED RESULT
Folders option that shows only the name of the folder that the file is housed in without the rest of the path

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Manjaro KDE
KDE Plasma Version: 5.21.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.79.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This is obviously a feature request, not a bug report. I hope this is the right forum for this request.
Comment 1 Jussi Räsänen 2026-02-22 15:32:39 UTC 
Hi,

I've created the following pull request to Dolphin about this issue: https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/merge_requests/1182
Comment 2 Méven 2026-03-09 13:07:18 UTC 
Git commit 4a7be9f25332942b071e7a1659a7aed67236cfb8 by Méven Car, on behalf of Jussi Räsänen.
Committed on 09/03/2026 at 13:06.
Pushed by meven into branch 'master'.

kitemviews: add "Folder Name" column to details view

M  +9    -0    src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
M  +1    -0    src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.h

https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/commit/4a7be9f25332942b071e7a1659a7aed67236cfb8