The contents of a folder can be displayed in either list or icon view in any one of the following ways. For more information about the list and icon view, see Using Views to Display Files and Folders.
Double-click the folder in the view pane.
Use the Tree in the side pane. For more information, see Using the Tree From the Side Pane.
Click the Location buttons in the location bar.
Press Ctrl+L to show the text Location field. Type the path of the folder that you want to display, and then press Return. The Location field includes an autocomplete feature. As you type a path, the file manager reads the file system. When you type enough characters to identify a directory, the file manager completes the name of the directory in the Location field.
Use the Back and Forward buttons in the toolbar to browse through the navigation history.
To change to the folder that is one level above the current folder, choose Go → Up. Alternatively, click the Up toolbar button.