Same issue here, upgraded from 16.04 to 16.10, the desktop was blank, and Nautilus wouldn't launch.
Solved by $ sudo rm -rf ~/.config/nautilus $ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1622880 Title: nautilus crashes on Ubuntu 16.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1622880/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs