Just got bit by this bug. I have two laptops running 13.04. The faster one with an Intel Core I5 is running x86, and the slower one is running amd64. (I prefer x86, but the slower laptop had a different bug that prevented me from using x86.) The fast laptop doesn't have any Nautilus / Samba / GVFS problems, but the slow laptop is completely broken for file transfers. I don't know if this has to do with the speed or if 32bit vs 64bit makes the difference.
With regards to the workaround proposed in comment #171, thanks a lot for the tip, that version of GVFS solved the problem. However, the best way to implement the workaround is with APT pinning. To do this: 0. Add the Precise repos mentioned in comment #171 1. Create a file called "gvfs-pin" or whatever you want in /etc/apt/preferences.d 2. Edit /etc/apt/preferences/gvfs-pin as follows: Package: gvfs* Pin: release a=precise Pin-Priority: 999 3. sudo apt-get upgrade -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1075923 Title: nautilus hangs copying large directories from a samba share To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gvfs/+bug/1075923/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
