# How to change settings in desktop app on Linux?

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-change-settings-in-desktop-app-on-linux/239205>\
**Category:** 📱 Desktop & mobile clients\
**Tags:** appimage\
**Created:** [January 23, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-change-settings-in-desktop-app-on-linux/239205 "2026-01-23T19:50:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![AndyReynolds](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/andyreynolds/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@AndyReynolds](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/AndyReynolds)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-change-settings-in-desktop-app-on-linux/239205/1 "2026-01-23T19:50:39Z")

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Using the 4.0.4 AppImage on Debian 13 + GNOME 48. On first run, the window opened for settings. Now it runs in the background, apparently started automatically on login to GNOME. How would I reopen the window to change the settings? No .desktop file has been created. Executing the AppImage in a terminal does not do anything.  
Some documentation on using the AppImage would be helpful.

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**Author:** ![Alyosha](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/alyosha/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Alyosha](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Alyosha)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-change-settings-in-desktop-app-on-linux/239205/2 "2026-01-23T19:59:59Z")

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do you have a Nextcloud icon in the menu bar? click on that, then (I think) the down-triangle in the middle of the dialogue that appears.

Good luck!

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**Author:** ![AndyReynolds](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/andyreynolds/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@AndyReynolds](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/AndyReynolds)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-change-settings-in-desktop-app-on-linux/239205/4 "2026-01-23T20:23:50Z")

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Thank you, your suggestion led me to a solution. I had to add a [GNOME extension](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/) to display legacy icons.

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**Author:** ![robert221](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/robert221/32/70188_2.png) [@robert221](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/robert221)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-change-settings-in-desktop-app-on-linux/239205/5 "2026-02-08T15:35:37Z")

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This usually happens because the AppImage is already running in the background and doesn’t reopen its window when launched again. Check GNOME’s top-right system menu for Background Apps or a tray icon. Aslo check internet due to slow [`internet`](https://19216881ip.com/) also some featrues cant be shown. If nothing appears, stop the running process using pkill -f AppImage in the terminal and then launch the AppImage again. Also check ~/.config/autostart/ to see if the app added itself to startup. Keep in mind that AppImage is only a packaging format—window behavior and autostart are controlled by the app itself, not AppImage.

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**Author:** ![system](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/system/32/29333_2.png) [@system](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-change-settings-in-desktop-app-on-linux/239205/6 "2026-02-16T15:36:36Z")

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