Cannot star files in nautilus in symlink folders

Asked by Paul R

This appears to be a bug, but i'm not sure.

In 21.04 if I create a symlink of a folder in Nautilus (right click, create link) Then when browsing that symlink folder, the files inside cannot be starred. Only when navigating via the original folder can you click the star icon.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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What file system is the folder that you have symlinked to, please?

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Paul R (riquez) said (last edit ):
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ext4
I have 2 drives: nvme0n1p2 ext4 250gb with ubuntu 21.04 & SSD sda1 ext4 480GB mounted at /home

The symlinks I create are within standard user folders such as ~/Pictures on sda1

df -Th
Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
tmpfs tmpfs 2.0G 2.1M 2.0G 1% /run
/dev/nvme0n1p2 ext4 234G 40G 182G 18% /
tmpfs tmpfs 9.8G 58M 9.7G 1% /dev/shm
tmpfs tmpfs 5.0M 4.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock
tmpfs tmpfs 4.0M 0 4.0M 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/sda1 ext4 458G 199G 236G 46% /home
/dev/nvme0n1p1 vfat 511M 5.3M 506M 2% /boot/efi
tmpfs tmpfs 2.0G 144K 2.0G 1% /run/user/1000

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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So, is the symlink from a folder within /home to a link within the same file system?

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Paul R (riquez) said (last edit ):
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yes.

For example if I go to ~/home/Documents & make a new folder "test1" & drop some files in.
Then I right click my new "test1" folder & "create Link" I get a folder called "Link to test1"

If I open "Link to test1" I cannot star files - either by clicking the star or right clicking - nothing happens.
I also cannot star the "Link to test1" symlink either.

But If I go to the original folder "test1" it works fine, I can star the folder or the files within.

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Paul R (riquez) said (last edit ):
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I'm sorry, this is a little more nuanced than I had realised.

I have tested more & it seems that I cannot STAR *any* new files I create (folders, symlinks or text files) until AFTER I reboot.

After reboot I can STAR existing files & folders & even symlink folders. But, I cannot STAR files within Symlink folders.

Logging out/in isn't good enough, I have to reboot completely to be able to STAR new files or folders.

If I STAR a file in an normal folder, it does not show as Starred when I open a symlink to that folder.

Very odd. I created a new user account & that user has the same problem.

Additionally: I notice that Starring/Un-Starring images (jpg, png) causes the thumbnail to be regenerated. It does not regenerate for a PDF.

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