there has been no mentioned of similar issues in years and it's likely resolved, closing but feel free to open a new report if you still have problems in newer versions
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- 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/938605 Title: No way to cancel a drag in Nautilus Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: In Nautilus, when you start dragging a file or folder, there is no way to cancel it. It seems that, some time ago, the ESC key could be used for that, but that doesn't work with current Nautilus. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.3.90-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.26-generic-pae 3.2.6 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic-pae i686 ApportVersion: 1.92-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Feb 22 13:12:43 2012 GsettingsChanges: org.gnome.nautilus.window-state geometry '1036x609+0+109' org.gnome.nautilus.window-state sidebar-width 296 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1) SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-09-23 (152 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/938605/+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