I use spatial too and I don't have that issue, bug #47370 looks like the same issue. The submitter uses en_GB locale too and says it doesn't has the issue with an another locale. Could be an en_GB specific issue...
** Bug 47370 has been marked a duplicate of this bug ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Unconfirmed -- Empty menu item when nothing is selected in spatial nautilus https://launchpad.net/bugs/45629 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs