I have a box that does the same, only more detail; [A] It was doing copies when you initiated a move for .desktop files., only the .desktop extension was dropped. [B] It now produces the same error as above, with "Error opening file '/': Is a directory" in "more details". I'm assuming that changed with some package update[C]. Now the weird (but maybe forensicly helpful) part: It still does A with files created before point C, but B with files created after C.
Also, this looks like a candidate for being a dupe of Bug #1245214 -- 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/1313415 Title: Dragging .desktop files on the Desktop attempts to copy, not reposition Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When I drag certain files on the desktop the system attempts to copy the file rather than reposition it. The error is generic: "Error while copying “/”." It seems that the offending files are .desktop files. I upgraded today from 13.04, which did not suffer from this bug. If I try to move a .desktop file on the Desktop it defaults to copy (as if I'm holding down the ctrl key while dragging). I made screen capture video located at http://youtu.be/SDZX18jFTDA. Other files can be repositioned without a problem. System Info $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trusty $ uname -a Linux laptop01 3.13.0-24-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 10 19:11:08 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ nautilus --version GNOME nautilus 3.10.1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1313415/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
