Comment 5 for bug 1441111

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Greg Williams (greg2lapa) wrote :

This bug is still reproducible in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with Nautilus 3.14.3. Note: this bug is NOT reproducible on Debian 8 running Gnome-Shell with Nautilus 3.14.1.

Can someone please take a look at fixing this long-standing bug in Ubuntu? It is incredibly frustrating to deal with.

Expected:
-only 1 window of the Nautilus application should open unless the user specifically asks for more than one window (e.g., by right-clicking or pressing Super+Shift+1).

What happens:
-multiple Nautilus applications are opened when dealing with an external drive.

Here is a recipe for reproducing this bug:
1) plug in an external drive (e.g., a usb stick)
2) press Super+1 to open Nautilus (assume user has disabled auto program start on media insertion for security reasons)
3) notice how Nautilus opens to the HOME directory. Since I just inserted a USB stick, I want to view it and I click on the Nautilus sidebar icon for the USB stick.
4) I view the USB stick contents and then open Gedit via the Launcher and proceed to type a new document.
5) I save the Gedit document onto the USB stick.
6) I press Super+1 to access Nautilus and view the contents of the USB stick. BUT NAUTILUS OPENS A SECOND NAUTILUS WINDOW FOCUSED IN THE HOME DIRECTORY INSTEAD OF TAKING ME TO THE ALREADY OPEN NAUTILUS WINDOW THAT IS FOCUSED IN THE USB DIRECTORY
7) Since Nautilus opened a brand new window (in the HOME directory), I have to click in the sidebar to view the USB directory.
8) Return to Gedit. And then press Super+1 to return to Nautilus again. AND A THIRD NAUTILUS WINDOW OPENS TO THE HOME DIRECTORY.

I now have 3 nautilus windows open when I should only have 1.