Figured out the problem. If you install Adobe Reader 9.2 and have it set as default for opening PDFs, it causes nautilus to hang in the documents folder, for some unknown reason.
I switched back to the document viewer, and this switch eliminated the problem. -- Documents folder won't load if it contains PDF files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/490142 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs