Bug 510853 - Dolphin not applying a default view to all folders, keeps getting overwritten by view changes.
Summary: Dolphin not applying a default view to all folders, keeps getting overwritten...
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: dolphin
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 25.08.2
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Dolphin Bug Assignee
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: 432579 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2025-10-21 00:42 UTC by Peter
Modified: 2025-12-25 15:52 UTC (History)
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Description Peter 2025-10-21 00:42:06 UTC
SUMMARY:
This was first opened as a bug, then was turned into a feature request which apparently was now implemented, so I was asked to open a bug again as its still not working.
Basically in Dolphin I want a default view/settings locked in as a default, so whenever I open a new session or instance of Dolphin it showing my preferred settings/view. Its still does not, it always remembers the last view changes made.

I followed the steps outlined below in my feature request but it does not meet what I suggested as a request.

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=474327


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open dolphin sort by Type then by name. (My preferred defaults)
2. Open settings check that under interface show on startup set to a default /home/myusername
3. Under view set use common display style for each folder
4. close/open dolphin change the sort by name (as a once off I don't want this to stay like this)
5. close/open dolphin it stays sorting by size instead of my preferred defaults Type and by Name alphabetically.

Perhaps I am missing something in the config of Dolphin an option for setting or overriding changes made to dolphin?

OS: Arch Linux x86_64 
     Host: 21CGS0VT0B ThinkPad T14 Gen 3 
     Kernel: 6.17.2-arch1-1 
     Uptime: 16 hours, 40 mins 
     Packages: 1744 (pacman) 
     Shell: bash 5.3.3 
     Resolution: 1920x1080 
     DE: Plasma 6.4.5 
     WM: kwin 
     Theme: Breeze-Dark [GTK2], Breeze [GTK3] 
      Icons: breeze-dark [GTK2/3] 


OBSERVED RESULT
Keeps remembering the last view changes made.


EXPECTED RESULT
Requested behavior was that I have a default view set when opening dolphin every time. (not having to keep changing it back)


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Comment 1 aristsakas 2025-12-25 15:52:06 UTC
*** Bug 432579 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***