Icons disappear on Desktop
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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nautilus (Ubuntu) |
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
This is not a problem right now, but I would like some input on how to help locating the bug when the problem re-appears (it has happened twice in about two weeks now...).
I'm running Ubuntu Jaunty x64 with ext3 file system.
When adding files/folders to the Desktop by copying, moving or creating new, sometimes the files/folders disappear. This also happens when trying to do the same in nautilus in the Desktop-folder (not in any other folder).
Old files/folders remain visible, while the new files/folders disappears both from the Desktop and in the Desktop-folder using nautilus. When running ls-command in terminal the files/folders shows as expected. If I run "mv old new", the files/folders will appear on the Desktop again.
I have no idea what causes this problem. I noticed it one time in Intrepid, and now two times in Jaunty. The only common thing I remember is probably that the computer hadn't been rebooted in about a week. A system reboot fixes the problem, but I'm not sure if the files/folders automatically appears after reboot, as I every time "recovered" the files/folders by using the mv-command before I rebooted.
It seems to me that the computer enters some kind of state where new files disappears from the Desktop. Only a reboot will get the computer out of this state. The terminal works as expected though.
Any idea why this happens?
affects: | ubuntu → nautilus (Ubuntu) |
tags: | added: crash jaunty nautilus |
I am also experiencing this bug. It seems to happen while I'm moving files or folder on desktop. Everything that is on my desktop then disappears (files, folders, whatver) to show only the wallpaper. The mouse right click also doesn't work after this. Everything else continue to work fine, and if I restart my session, the icons and files will be back.
As reported in the above post, one can see the files in a shell. Maybe the process that handle the display of the objects on the desktop crashes and could be restarted. Any idea what process it could be?
I don't see errors in the Xorg log or dmesg | tail command.
My presentiment would point toward some bugs in compiz... bug I have no proof of that.