Public bug reported: Nautilus displays a big directory symbol alongside the message "directory is empty" [or something to that effect] for empty directories. However, it does not differentiate at all between directories that are truly empty, and directories that contain only hidden files and directories (i.e. their names start with a dot).
I've lost data that way. By removing seemingly "empty" directories, I mean. More than once. (The fact that the recycle bin is broken on btrfs [see Debian bug #698640) does not help. Could nautilus display, I don't know, a question mark in the symbol and "contains only hidden items" in the description or something? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04 Package: nautilus 1:42.6-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1-lowlatency 6.2.16 Uname: Linux 6.2.0-1014-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sat Oct 14 21:11:29 2023 GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.compression' b'default-compression-format' b"'7z'" b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'default-zoom-level' b"'larger'" b'org.gnome.nautilus.preferences' b'default-folder-viewer' b"'list-view'" b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'initial-size' b'(1877, 841)' b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'sidebar-width' b'213' InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-08-02 (73 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20230223) SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) usr_lib_nautilus: evince 42.3-0ubuntu3 file-roller 3.42.0-1 nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal 3.44.0-1ubuntu1 nautilus-share 0.7.3-2ubuntu6 ** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug jammy third-party-packages -- 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/2039365 Title: should not declare a directory that contains only hidden files "empty" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/2039365/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs