[SOLVED] Problems with File Manager

trevsjordan · 2018-01-09 21:19:05

Hi,

A few problems with my Arch OS have popped up within the last couple of days and I am at a complete loss as to what is causing them! The problems are:

1) Can't connect to the trash - Whenever I try to connect to the trash through my Desktop Icon or File Manager itself, I am met with an Error message stating "Failed to connect to the Trash. Operation not supported."

2) Filesystem root - Another directory called "Filesystem root" has popped up and is an exact copy of my "File System" directory.

3) Can't connect to External Drives - I am unable to connect to either of my drives through my File Manager, however, I am able to view and edit them with GParted.

A few additional notes. My DE is XFCE and File Manager is Thunar. I have tried downloading another File Manager (specifically, PCManFM) and updating my software and am still unable to find my external drives or connect to the trash.

Any help would be great!

Thanks,
Trevor

Last edited by trevsjordan (2018-01-10 00:56:59)

jasonwryan · 2018-01-09 21:23:08

1. What does "connect to the trash" mean?
2. So? Look at Thunar's changelog.
3. What filesystems? Can you mount them manually? What normally automounts them?

4. Read this: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … ow_to_post

drcouzelis · 2018-01-09 21:26:03

How are you starting XFCE? Are you using "startxfce4"?

seth · 2018-01-09 21:51:52

If the session is ok ("loginctl session-status", likely what drcouzelis is after) check

pacman -Qs gvfs
pacman -Qs thunar

As for the cause, check your pacman log.

jason wrote:

What does "connect to the trash" mean?

I'm afraid but probably only the thunar devs will know ;-)
I assume it's directly lifted from some gvfs function name.

trevsjordan · 2018-01-10 00:56:32

Sorry for posting about multiple problems at once! I only did because they seemed to be related.

I was using startxfce4, so that wasn't the problem. I actually didn't have the gvfs package so I downloaded that and ran

pacman -Qs gvfs
pacman -Qs thunar

After a quick reboot, everything is back to normal. Not exactly sure what was causing the problem, though.

Marking as solved, thank you for the help.

seth · 2018-01-10 07:44:33

Not exactly sure what was causing the problem

I actually didn't have the gvfs package so I downloaded that

After a quick reboot, everything is back to normal.

Think about it ;-)

Arch Linux

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[SOLVED] Problems with File Manager

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