This is a really old bug and the versions of Ubuntu it references are out of support now. Can you verify whether this is still a problem on Xenial (16.04) or Artful (17.10) and reset the bug to "confirmed" if you can recreate the issue.
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/708546 Title: USB keys freeze the computer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/708546/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs