Public bug reported:
**"Nautilus list view inline expansion: ghost files remain in source
folder after drag-and-drop move; Ctrl+Z causes duplicates in
destination"**
**Package:** nautilus
**1) Ubuntu release:**
Description: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS / Release: 26.04
**2) Package version:**
Installed: 1:50.0-0ubuntu2
**3) What you expected to happen:**
After dragging and dropping files from one subfolder to another in list view
with both folders expanded inline (chevron/tree view), the source folder should
immediately show the files as gone. The view should reflect the actual
filesystem state without requiring a manual refresh.
**4) What happened instead:**
Two related bugs occur:
**Bug 1a — Ghost files in source folder:** After a drag-and-drop move,
the moved files remain visible in the source folder's inline tree view.
Both the source and destination appear to contain the same files
simultaneously. The filesystem is correct — navigating into the source
folder by double-clicking confirms it is actually empty. Pressing F5 or
collapsing/re-expanding the chevron fixes the display.
**Bug 1b — Ctrl+Z causes duplicates in destination:** After pressing
Ctrl+Z to undo the move, every file appears twice in the destination
folder's inline tree view. No actual duplication exists on disk — only
the display is wrong.
Workaround: pressing F5 or collapsing/re-expanding the folder chevron
corrects the display. Bug is display-only — no data loss occurs.
Screenshots and screen recording attached.
** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Attachment added: "Screencast From 2026-04-27 07-07-25.mp4"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2150469/+attachment/5966183/+files/Screencast%20From%202026-04-27%2007-07-25.mp4
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Title:
Nautilus list view inline expansion: ghost files remain in source
folder after drag-and-drop move; Ctrl+Z causes duplicates in
destination
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