Running dolphin as root: "folders" view is blank & exhibits bizarre behavior

[1cewolf]

Binary package hint: dolphin

I've been running Dolphin as root a lot recently. I have a backup hard drive which is inaccessible unless Dolphin is run as root, although I've read that this is fixed in the upcoming beta. Mega props to the appropriate people for that upcoming fix.

After applying the latest updates, however, I ran Dolphin as root and noticed that the Folders view was completely blank.

If I click on "Network", "Network Shares" and "Samba Shares" pops up in the Folders view like it should. From this point, if you try to click on anything else, it will either A) make the Folders view go blank again or B) everything will display as normal no matter what you click on, but this "fix" only lasts until you close Dolphin.

If I click on "Root" without clicking "Network" or "Trash" first, nothing happens. If I click "Root" after clicking "Network" or "Trash", the Folders view gets fixed and displays everything as normal no matter what you click on. However, this only lasts until you close Dolphin. If I run it as root again, I'll have to click on "Root" to "fix" the problem again.

If I click on anything else, the blank Folders view persists.

Sometimes, the error "The process for the file protocol died unexpectedly" shows up. Sometimes it doesn't. This is so weird that I don't really know what to make of it.

[Waleed Hamra (w-hamra1987)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Do you by any chance have a directory containing files with non-english names? files that have letters like chinese, hebrew, arabic, or other languages that aren't latin? This question goes specifically to the times you get the "The process of the file protocol died unexpectedly" error message. Thanks in advance.

[1cewolf (zeratul-zoominternet)]

No, I don't.

However, this problem seems to have fixed itself. I'm not sure what exactly was causing Dolphin to exhibit such strange behavior or why it's no longer an issue, but I tried running it as root just now and the Folders view functioned as it should.