Public bug reported: When copying a large amount of data from one folder to another folder on the same partition it is causing all other applications to become unresponsive, most noticably Firefox 11.0.
Amount of data be copied (79GB) at a rate of between 18-30MBps, using the simple procedure of right clicking a folder, selecting copy and pasting it into another folder. During the copying process all other applications hang, or take a good 3-5 minutes to open up. Once open they become unresponsive - - all is rectified once the copy process is complete. System Specs: Core i7 950 8GB DDR3 RAM 1TB SATA2 HDD OS Specs: Ubuntu 12.04 beta 2 LTS x64 bit with all the latest updates as of 11/04/2012 NZT ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.4.0-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-22.35-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-22-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Apr 11 18:28:41 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes GsettingsChanges: org.gnome.nautilus.window-state geometry '1152x602+215+221' InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-06 (4 days ago) ** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/978622 Title: every app becomes unresponsive when nautilus is copying files To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/978622/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs