This is fixed in 1:3.26.0-0ubuntu1 in Ubuntu 17.10. ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released
-- 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/1649059 Title: nautilus doesn't preserve settings about item order Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: After Upgrade from 16.04 to 16.10 my file ordering is by last modification date instead of name and inverted after every opening of a `nautilus` window. Changing these options has no effect after closing and re-opening a window. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: nautilus 1:3.20.3-1ubuntu3.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-30.32-generic 4.8.6 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-30-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: openafs zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Dec 11 08:49:05 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-12 (364 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-17 (54 days ago) usr_lib_nautilus: gnome-terminal 3.20.2-1ubuntu5 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1649059/+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