> > On Jul 11, 2025, Andrew Makhorin wrote: > > I encountered a serious bug on moving files from one folder to another > > with standard "Files" application in Gnome. Namely, when the number of > > files in the distination folder is about 4,500, the "Files" application > > deadly hangs, and only restaring the system helps. The files are mainly > > pdf documents, the total amount is about 10 Gb. > > How long did you leave it before rebooting?
The bug appears spontaneously, sometimes in 30 minutes, sometimes in 5 mins. I'm not sure 100%, however, I think the bug is somehow related to displaying the destination folder contents during moving the files. > What type of drives are the source / target? Spinning Rust? SSD? NVMe? Both source and destination folders are on the same 500 Gb SSD, ext4 FS. > How are they connected? SATA? USB? SATA.
