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When I try to open folders (Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures and Videos) using right click on Files icon on the left bar the Files crashes.

I noticed that this only happens when I already have Files opened. How can I fix this? I was using it quite a lot on 20.04...

Mastný Chleba
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  • this looks like the same as the question [here](https://askubuntu.com/questions/1344175/nautilus-crashes-when-trying-to-open-another-window-by-right-clicking-the-nautil), and is a result of a Wayland bug. Switch to Xorg if you need this functionality. – Esther May 24 '22 at 15:34
  • Have you tried the solution shown in https://askubuntu.com/questions/1406294/nautilus-keeps-crashing-in-22-04 ? – xav Jul 20 '22 at 16:41

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This issue is a known bug that only occurs on Wayland. The workaround is to use Xorg:

  1. Log out
  2. On the bottom-right of the login screen, there should be a cog wheel icon. Click it, and select "Ubuntu on Xorg"
  3. Log in. You will now be using Xorg as your display manager.
Esther
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  • +1; I can't find the cog wheel on Ubuntu Desktop 22.04. But you can switch to Xorg with [this method](https://askubuntu.com/questions/1406844/ubuntu-22-04-fresh-installation-firefox-will-no-load/1406857#1406857) from another thread at AskUbuntu. – sudodus May 24 '22 at 18:03
  • when you move the cursor to the bottom right corner, it(cog wheel) shows u[ – lobjc Jun 26 '22 at 11:11
  • I've the same problem also on Ubuntu 22.10. Plus, nautilus also crashes when I search for a file, open a folder by double-clicking it and then use the "Back" button (either on the titlebar or the hardware button on the mouse). Both issues are present also in an Xorg session :( Nor does clearing the tracker3 cache help. – Philipp Burch Nov 12 '22 at 14:05
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If you don't want to use X11, restarting Nautilus by running nautilus -q fixes the issue for me.

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