Public bug reported:
I am (still) running Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS (per the adage that "If it ain't
broke, don't fix it.").
I have noticed that when I open the File Manager (Nautilus), and I click
on a file to get its properties, the "Properties" window is "tied
down"/anchored to the File Manager window containing it.
If I try to move the Properties window, the File Manager window moves
with it, and I can't click on another file. The Properties "sub-window"
has "hijacked" the File Manager window.
This is a problem, because to me, a common task within File Manager
would be to click on one file to get its properties, then click on
another file to compare the two files' properties.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: nautilus 1:3.36.3-0ubuntu1.20.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-134.145~20.04.1-generic 5.15.173
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-134-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.27
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Mar 15 12:25:09 2025
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus
GsettingsChanges:
b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'sidebar-width' b'280'
b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'initial-size' b'(1222, 715)'
b'org.gnome.nautilus.preferences' b'default-folder-viewer' b"'list-view'"
b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'default-visible-columns' b"['name', 'size',
'date_modified', 'date_modified_with_time', 'starred']"
b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'default-column-order' b"['name', 'size',
'type', 'owner', 'group', 'permissions', 'where', 'date_modified',
'date_modified_with_time', 'date_accessed', 'recency', 'starred',
'detailed_type']"
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-03-19 (1457 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.2.0 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64
(20210209.1)
ProcEnviron:
SHELL=/bin/bash
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_nautilus:
** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal
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File Manager File Properties Window "Anchored" to File Manager Window
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