I also saw "Items in the trash may not be modified". Copying it instead of restoring the original worked.
Something is really messed up if it thinks restoring is illegally modifying trash files. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gvfs in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429393 Title: can't restore files in subfolders in trash via drag'n'drop Status in “gvfs” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: nautilus steps to reproduce: - goto Desktop - create a Folder - create an empty file in this new folder - delete (move to trash) the created folder - open trash > open the created folder - grab the file with the mouse and release it on the desktop The following error message appears: Error while moving "new file". There was an error moving the file into /home/ubuntu/Desktop. - Items in the trash may not be modified If you COPY the file, it works. (I filed this bug, because I think the shown procedure is very intuitive.) ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Sep 14 15:32:21 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: nautilus 1:2.27.92-0ubuntu1 ProcEnviron: LANG=de_AT.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-10.32-generic SourcePackage: nautilus Uname: Linux 2.6.31-10-generic x86_64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/429393/+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