Thanks, there had been reports of the issue upstream https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/-/issues/2641
The issue got closed after some refactoring but the issue you describe is still there so it might be worth asking them to reopen the ticket You should be able to mouseover the entry and see the name in the popup as a workaround ** Bug watch added: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/-/issues #2641 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/-/issues/2641 ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Summary changed: - Sidebar is not mnaually expandable to make directory names visiible. + Sidebar is not manually expandable to make directory names visible. -- 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/2043604 Title: Sidebar is not manually expandable to make directory names visible. Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Sidebar is not manually expandable to make directory names visible. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: nautilus 1:45~rc-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-9.9-generic 6.5.3 Uname: Linux 6.5.0-9-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CloudArchitecture: x86_64 CloudID: none CloudName: none CloudPlatform: none CloudSubPlatform: config CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Nov 15 17:46:14 2023 GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.preferences' b'default-folder-viewer' b"'list-view'" b'org.gnome.nautilus.preferences' b'migrated-gtk-settings' b'true' b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'maximized' b'true' InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-11-15 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat" - Daily amd64 (20231115.1) SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) usr_lib_nautilus: nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal 3.49.92-2ubuntu1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/2043604/+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