It sounds like there may be a disk or network problem. Please run: lspci -k > lspci.txt journalctl -b0 > journal.txt
and attach the resulting text files here. ** Package changed: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) => ubuntu ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2102675 Title: Extremely slow file operations, moving, copying. making directories, etc Status in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Since upgrading to 24.04.2 LTS release 24.04, I have noticed worsening performance for file I/O. No hardware defects are reported. No crazy system messages. Rsync is much slower than before, to the point of not being useful at all. Same for cp, mv, and graphical operations using Nautilus. htop shows that CPU and memory are barely being used ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: gnome-shell 46.0-0ubuntu6~24.04.6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-50.51-generic 6.8.12 Uname: Linux 6.8.0-50-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Mar 14 13:23:54 2025 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-10-14 (882 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220809.1) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) SHELL=/bin/bash TERM=xterm-256color XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 46.2-1ubuntu0.24.04.6 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to noble on 2024-12-12 (92 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/2102675/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp