diff --git a/etc/xdg/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/thunar.xml b/etc/xdg/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/thunar.xml
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index 00000000..c3d5d2a0
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+++ b/etc/xdg/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/thunar.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<channel name="thunar" version="1.0">
+  <property name="last-view" type="string" value="ThunarIconView"/>
+</channel>