This issue has been recurring since at least three Ubuntu releases for me, and it seems to be related to other similar issues with the hand cursor not being switched back to arrow.
There might be a lead on how to fix such problems in the comments of gnome-bugs #315023: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=315023#c1 -- Mouse cursor not changed after deleting a file while using "single click to activate items" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/83228 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs