size of files shows "128TB"

Bug #908998 reported by Saddy
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
nautilus (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

If I go to the root-directory, mark every folder and right-click > properties the file size dialog shows 128TB although I don't have a storage cluster ;-)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: nautilus 1:2.32.2.1-0ubuntu13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-13.53-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-13-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Dec 27 11:08:00 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=de_DE:de:en
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Saddy (sadmail) wrote :
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Phillip Susi (psusi) wrote :

Can you try deselecting one folder at a time until the size appears to be correct? That should help narrow down the problem to a specific entry.

Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Phillip Susi (psusi) wrote :

I see the problem. It is the /proc filesystem. The contents of this filesystem are entirely fictitious so it makes no sense to get the size of it.

Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Incomplete → Triaged
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