FYI this bug was being caused by using G_N_ELEMENTS on a non-static array in gsd-disk-space.c. It would only load the 1 most recent path that was added to the ignore list.
It looks like it was fixed in https://mail.gnome.org/archives/commits- list/2013-February/msg07341.html ** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/881376 Title: "Low disk space" warning popping up repeatedly. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/881376/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs