I see the problem. It is the /proc filesystem. The contents of this filesystem are entirely fictitious so it makes no sense to get the size of it.
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Triaged -- 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/908998 Title: size of files shows "128TB" Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: If I go to the root-directory, mark every folder and right-click > properties the file size dialog shows 128TB although I don't have a storage cluster ;-) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: nautilus 1:2.32.2.1-0ubuntu13 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-13.53-generic 2.6.38.8 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-13-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Dec 27 11:08:00 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=de_DE:de:en LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/908998/+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