On Fri, Jul 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM Andrew Makhorin <m...@gnu.org> wrote: > > > Sorry, I meant how long do you let the system keep chugging along after > > it appears to hang? > > > > The system itself remains working. The "Files" window gets dark and doesnt > response, and it's impossible to close it. > > > When moving files on the same disk impression is, at least with dragging in > > the desktop file manager, it seems instant. Whereas to another disk seems > > to make new files. I guess that when on the same disk the OS changes only > > something about the file description? > > Sure. However in this case the destination folder contents is also displayed > in a window, and it is updated every time new files arrive. I think the bug > is related just to displaying the folder contents.
Is the filesystem a NFS mount? If so, it may be the unlink bug in the kernel. I also see talk of a similar problem on Azure. A good analysis of the unlink bug from userland is at <https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/10960>. Jeff
