I have not yet a solution but found discussions on the internet from people who have the same problem:
https://superuser.com/questions/605340/ubuntu-13-04-how-to-keep-nautilus-ftp-connection-alive https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4471526/gedit-ftp-editing-keep-alive -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gvfs in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/889258 Title: nautilus loses connection to mounted ftp folders after a while To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/889258/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
