Copy dialog disappears, no way to bring it back.

[NoBugs!]

I was just copying many files to and from server at once, then copied over some files over that required "merge", and clicking "replace", "replace"... replace-all. Then I noticed that there was no longer any transfer window - not with Alt-tab and looking at all the Nautilus filebrowser windows, and not with Super+W windows overview. It had completely disappeared, however, the status-bar in the Unity panel to the left showed its status bar going on and eventually finishing.

I try Super+W, Show copy dialog from rightclick, alt-tab, nothing will show the copy dialog, though copying works.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: nautilus 1:3.8.2-0ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jan 9 14:52:19 2014
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'geometry' b"'851x737+599+170'"
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-23 (47 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Phill (phill-ridout)]

Apparently same issue in 14.04, let me know what details you need and how to get them.

[mario (marava1)]

To day it happen also to me, ubuntu 14.10.
I was copying a large number of files (more than 20.000) from an external usb 3.0 disc to another external usb 3.0 disk.
Tell me if I can give to you more useful info.

[Paweł Paprota (ppawel)]

Same here. Using the option "Show copy dialog" from the context menu on the launcher icon does not do anything.

Also if there are some actions to be taken during copying like deciding Ignore/Merge/Replace etc. - the dialog does not appear and the copy operation is halted...

Using the "Cancel all in-progress actions" does not do anything.

[Alex Baggott (alex-baggott)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug. Unfortunately we can’t work out how to recreate this bug from your description. Please describe the process you go through to trigger this bug and then change the bug status to NEW. See this page for more information. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BigDesktopBugScrub

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for unity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for Unity because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Simon Lammer (lammer-simon)]

This is happening to me on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS