Create a Desktop Shortcut to a Folder in Raspbian

March 5, 2020

SSH into your raspberry pi or open the Terminal directly in your raspberry pi.

Go to the Desktop:

cd /home/pi/Desktop/

or:

cd
cd Desktop

Create a new file with nano using the following extension:

nano NameOfYourShorcut.desktop

Add the following code, make sure to change the Name key with your shorcut's name:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Type=Application
Icon=system-file-manager
Name=NameOfYourShorcut
Exec=pcmanfm /full/route/of/folder/

You need to treplace the last "Exec" key with the route of the folder you wish the shorcut to point to.

Save the file and exit nano by pressing Control + X then type "y" and press "Enter".