Hide or Add Specific Folders From GNOME Search Results in Ubuntu and Other Linux Distributions


You might have already noticed that when you search for something in the GNOME menu/activities area, it also shows the files with names matching the searched term along with installed applications.
That’s a handy feature. If you remember the file name or even part of it, you can easily search for it and open it just by pressing the Super key (Windows key) and typing the name.
But there are a few nit bits around this search feature that you might not know about or never cared for.
In this article, I’ll share how you can control the GNOME search feature, add or hide folders from the search option and disable it completely.
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