Re: a bug on moving files with "Files" in Gnome environment
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> On Jul 11, 2025, Andrew Makhorin wrote:
> > I encountered a serious bug on moving files from one folder to another
> > with standard "Files" application in Gnome. Namely, when the number of
> > files in the distination folder is about 4,500, the "Files" application
> > deadly hangs, and only restaring the system helps. The files are mainly
> > pdf documents, the total amount is about 10 Gb.
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> How long did you leave it before rebooting?
The bug appears spontaneously, sometimes in 30 minutes, sometimes in 5 mins.
I'm not sure 100%, however, I think the bug is somehow related to displaying
the destination folder contents during moving the files.
> What type of drives are the source / target? Spinning Rust? SSD? NVMe?
Both source and destination folders are on the same 500 Gb SSD, ext4 FS.
> How are they connected? SATA? USB?
SATA.
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