> > selct your start button (bottom left corner) > > goto -->System Tools --> Configuration Editor > > > > select apps--> Nautilus-->Preferences > > > > look for the key named "always_use_browser" > > select the box next to always_use_browser to enable it. > > read the message in the dialog box below after you enable it here's some insight on spatial and browser mode, and a command to accomplish the same thing. Their explanation makes sense, and i gave spatial a try, and my only problem is that it spawns so many windows, and once it records the geometry of a folder (length x width + X + Y), it will always follow it. I changed to browser mode, and fixed a geometry (600x400+0+0) by editing the icon that I use to launch nautilus most often. My only problem with this is that i lost some neat things from spatial view, and the toolbar, if i could make it smaller or remove it completely that would be awesome :-) -- -Dragos Get Firefox! http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/