Accessing root folder in Dolphin

[SpecialEd]

I got my new laptop yesterday and installed Neon without much in the way of teething problems BUT . . . I can't access my root folder in Dolphin. I finally got it to list on the "Places" pane in Dolphin but it won't allow me to list/show/enter it. Comparing my permissions from my new laptop to my old and I don't notice any differences.

[kubicle]

You're trying to access root user's $HOME directory [ /root ] (which is not accessible without elevated privileges), not your system root directory [ / ]

[claydoh]

Do you mean root, as in "/", the topmost place in the file hierarchy, or the "/root/" folder, which is the root account's $HOME dir?
It is of course correct that you can't access the root account's home dir, so I think what has happened is that the 'root' entry in the Places pane in dolphin has become hidden somehow.

Lets see:

I have right clicked on my red 'Root' entry in the Places pane, and marked it as "Hidden":




Now, on the lower label marked 'Places, the one that looks greyed out a little, right click on that:




Check the "Show Hidden Places" option. You hopefully will see the red "Root" entry, slightly greyed out:



Right click on the red "Root" entry, and uncheck "Hide".



And hopefully it is back:

[SpecialEd]

Thanks guys. It was not listed, even under "Hidden Places," but I was able to add it.