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Bug 738644 - Gnome Shell doesn't launch a new instance of Nautilus
Gnome Shell doesn't launch a new instance of Nautilus
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 738280
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: general
3.14.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2014-10-16 17:22 UTC by lukas
Modified: 2014-10-27 10:24 UTC
See Also:
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Description lukas 2014-10-16 17:22:10 UTC 
When I open the applications overview of Gnome Shell 3.14.1, (Arch Linux) it appears that there is already a Nautilus (version 3.14.0) window opened, although there is none. When I click it or right-click it and select "open new window", it shows the desktop, but doesn't open a new window.
It's probably the same thing as described here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1270432
Comment 1 lukas 2014-10-16 17:55:21 UTC 
EDIT: On startup of gnome-shell, the Nautilus' icon isn't highlighted - clicking it highlights it and shows the desktop. From this point, everithing behaves as described above.
Comment 2 Carlos Soriano 2014-10-17 09:25:54 UTC 
Do you have the option of desktop managing icons activated? Is so, can you try again deactivating it?
Comment 3 Britt Yazel 2014-10-17 16:01:04 UTC 
I too have this issue on archlinux with desktop managing icons enabled. I would like to note, however, that upon enabling desktop manage icons, the rest of the session works as expected. It is only when a new gnome session loads (with destop manage icons previously toggled on) that the issues arise.
Comment 4 Michael Catanzaro 2014-10-18 02:45:59 UTC 
More discussion here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=177053
Comment 5 iJoh 2014-10-24 06:55:43 UTC 
I have the same problem with Debian Testing (Jessie) with the latest updates - which brings Gnome 3.14.0

If I enable manage desktop in Gnome tweak tool the desktop is there. But I cannot open nautilus from the sidebar or from the launcher. I have to kill nautilus from command line. It closes nautilus and the desktop icons are gone of course. 
Now I can launch nautilus from the sidebar or launcher and it works again. The desktop icons re-appear and stay and I can open and close nautilus whenever I want. This is really annoying, for now I have disabled manage desktop.

I did not have this problem with 3.12.
Comment 6 Carlos Soriano 2014-10-27 10:24:14 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 738280 ***