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Bug 698362 - Nautilus left in odd state after deleting parent folder via path bar
Nautilus left in odd state after deleting parent folder via path bar
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: Path Bar
3.8.x
Other Linux
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2013-04-19 13:30 UTC by Adam Dingle
Modified: 2018-01-14 22:52 UTC
See Also:
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Description Adam Dingle 2013-04-19 13:30:21 UTC 
To see the problem:

1. Visit a folder ~/foo/bar/baz.
2. Right click on the parent folder "bar" in the path bar and choose Move to Trash.

Nautilus will now be in an odd state: the path bar displays nothing at all.  Instead, Nautilus should jump up to the parent folder ~foo in this situation (just as it currently jumps to the parent folder when you delete the folder you're currently viewing).
Comment 1 António Fernandes 2013-04-19 14:43:11 UTC 
In addition, when using Alt+Up, an error dialog pops up:

>
> Unable to find the requested file. Please check the spelling and try again.
>
> Unhandled error message: Error when getting information for file '/home/[username]/foo/bar': No such file or directory

If I use F5 (or View Options -> Refresh) instead of Alt+Up, I get the error dialog too, but nautilus automatically jumps to ~/foo.

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The "empty Path Bar" symptom can also be seen in bug 697873. The underlying bug may be the same.

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Side note: does it really make sense to have a "Move to Trash" option in the Path Bar context menu?
Comment 2 Adam Dingle 2013-04-19 15:16:29 UTC 
I often use Move to Trash from the path bar.  It's certainly the most convenient way in Nautilus to delete the folder I'm currently viewing.
Comment 3 António Fernandes 2018-01-14 22:52:57 UTC 
No longer reproducible.