This just started happening to me on 17.10. The behavior changes with the circumstances. I've done several tests and see the following reproducible behavior:
scenario 1 (moves as expected) -drag and drop file from Desktop to Desktop/tmp (no nautilus window open) - File is moved as expected scenario 2 (bug: copy instead of move): -open nautilus to Desktop/tmp -drag and drop file1 from Desktop to Desktop/tmp(nautilus) - Bug: file is copied not moved scenario 3 (moves as expected when first moved in nautilus, however, only does it once): -open nautilus to Desktop/tmp -drag and drop file1 from Desktop(nautilus) to Desktop/tmp(nautilus) - file is moved as expected -drag and drop file1 from Desktop/tmp(nautilus) to Desktop(nautilus) - file is moved as expected -drag and drop file1 from Desktop to Desktop/tmp(nautilus) - file is moved as expected -drag and drop file1 from Desktop/tmp(nautilus) to Desktop - file is moved as expected -drag and drop file1 from Desktop to Desktop/tmp(nautilus) - Bug: file is copied I tested this with several different files and types (text, pdf, ods, etc) to ensure it was not related to type or specific file, the behavior was the same for all. Closing nautilus window or moving another file before moving file1 causes the file to be copied instead of moved. Sorry for the long comment but I hoped this might help the devs isolate the issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1729887 Title: Drag-and-drop to desktop not possible without copying the file under wayland Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: since my upgrade to Ubuntu Desktop 17.10 all files moved with drag- and-drop from any folder to my desktop are copied but not moved. Using strg+x and strg+v works. When i open the desktop as a folder usual drag-and-drop from different folders do work without copying the files. This is wayland related. Ubuntu Desktop 17.10 with Xorg performs like before and allows normal drag-and-drop from folders to the desktop. (I reported the issue before at https://askubuntu.com/questions/972533/) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1729887/+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
