I have very recently made a clean install of 16.04LTS with what appears to be the exact same issue and also seems related to Dropbox. Open Dropbox folder and desktop icons disappear. They are still in the System generated Desktop folder in Home but if I attempt to move them to the desktop the action will not be allowed. The only solution is as stated before, to log out then back in.
Just wondering if the fix in 15.0 has been migrated to 16.04 for fixes and updates? I used Synaptic to see if the 15.0 fix was there under Pre- Release for Nautilus but I don't see anything that looks correct. Thanks. -- 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/1453655 Title: desktop icons disappear on Ubuntu 15.04 when clicking Open Dropbox folder Status in Nautilus: Fix Released Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in nautilus-dropbox package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in nautilus source package in Vivid: Fix Released Status in nautilus source package in Wily: Fix Released Bug description: I've been using both Ubuntu and dropbox for several years. With Ubuntu 15.04 there is a new problem that my desktop icons disappear when I click on the dropbox icon in the status bar and choose Open Dropbox Folder. Then the desktop icons will disappear - but will remain visible in Files -> Desktop. The only way I know to get the desktop icons back is to log out and then log back in again. The bug is 100% reproducible, and it never appeared before 15.04. I also have Copy on my status bar. Clicking on Copy -> Open Copy Folder has no problems. Likewise I can use File with a right click and use Open a New Window and that too is OK. Only dropbox has a problem and only since 15.04 If I can help in any way, please contact me ilan.tal - at - gmail.com [Impact] DE-agnostic programs that invoke nautilus using "nautilus --no-desktop" will make the nautilus-rendered desktop vanish. Dropbox is one such case. [Test Case] 1. Launch nautilus, and make sure it is currently rendering the desktop. 2. Run "nautilus --no-desktop /" 3. See if the desktop vanishes. [Regression Potential] The patch is relatively trivial, only affecting the --no-desktop codepath. As a worst case, --no-desktop would not function correctly in cases where nautilus is not already running (--no-desktop when nautilus is not already running means nautilus should not render the desktop at all). Just to make sure, this additional test case should be used: 1. Kill nautilus, and make sure it doesn't get relaunched. 2. Check to see what the desktop looks like (shouldn't be rendered by nautilus, at least) 3. Launch "nautilus --no-desktop /" 4. Make sure that nautilus really doesn't render a desktop. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/1453655/+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
