Please re-open this bug. It has not been fixed. I have exactly the same problem on ubuntu 13.04.
This is the error message from the terminal: ** (file-roller:16278): WARNING **: Errore nel creare il collegamento simbolico: File giĆ esistente "Error creating the symbolic link. File already exist" The of course does not exist yet. How to reproduce: 1) compress in rar whatever folder (es: X) 2) double click on X.rar 3) double on on X directory 4) Click on add file An error message will show up. Annoying workaround: Double click on X.rar and add the file directly there, then cut and copy inside X folder. ** Changed in: file-roller (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/666238 Title: File-roller An error occured during the addition of files to the archive To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/+bug/666238/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs