Chances are this involves FAT32 and/or NTFS file systems; I observed this while copying .MP3 files to a USB stick.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1078506 Title: Nautilus cannot copy file names containing a single quote Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Try copying a file with Nautilus that contains a single quote in its file name, and it will fail stating that the source file does not exist. Copying the very same file from bash with cp works without a hitch, however. Flagging as security just in case that improper escaping might permit injecting commands (untested). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic 3.2.30 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Nov 14 00:26:58 2012 GsettingsChanges: org.gnome.nautilus.window-state geometry '1139x893+601+75' org.gnome.nautilus.window-state sidebar-width 302 org.gnome.nautilus.window-state start-with-status-bar true ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=de_DE:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1078506/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp