GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 591647
Links to folders on unmounted partitions pretend they are broken
Last modified: 2021-06-18 15:52:07 UTC
Please describe the problem: Links to folders on unmounted partitions pretend they are broken instead of mounting the partition. Steps to reproduce: Mount a partition[1], create a link on the Desktop pointing to a folder on that partition, unmount the partition. Then try to open the link on the Desktop. Actual results: It will tell you it is a broken link. Expected results: Open the folder. Does this happen every time? Yes Other information: [1] I have tested only with NTFS partitions and with Ubuntu 9.04 This bug was originally reported on Launchpad: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/411242
I can confirm this is still a problem. Here is a copy of the bug report I submitted on launchpad that was maked as a duplicate of this bug. I created a link to a folder on my NTFS partition, when the partition is unmounted (usually when the computer first starts) the link is reported as broken. When you click the link it gives you the option to delete the link. However if I remount the partition the link works perfectly. It would be nice if nautilus was smart enough to be able to remount the partition automagically when I click on the link. Or give the option to remount, or at the very least give a message that you need to remount. DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: nautilus 1:2.32.2.1-0ubuntu13 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Mon Jul 25 17:12:17 2011
*** Bug 674317 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
The problem is very sensible in the case of USB keys. When the key inserted is not the right one, the link to the USB file appears as broken and the default action is "delete the link" which is rather misleading.
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