Re: GWorkspace: icons shown on the Desktop even without any plugged device

Hi Patrick

On 2025-10-15 11:24:54 +0000 Patrick Cardona <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> 
> When an icon disk is really associated with a plugged and mounted 
> disk, yes, 
> the icon disappear after DND on the Recycler.
> 
> But if it is a "ghost" icon (the disk is not really plugged nor 
> mounted) the 
> DND fails (icon forbidden on the Recycler). The only way to remove 
> fake icons 
> is then to log out and log in again.


I tested and retested and couldn't reproduce this.

I want to understand if these "ghost disks" exst or not and what 
happens. The system things they are mounted perhaps.
Do you have an automounter or similar?

First, without "checking". In the ghost disk status.

Open a Terminal or shell.

Check the content of /etc/mtab. Does it show /mnt/CRUCIAL ?
If you do ls /mnt/CRUCIAL ? does it show contents or not? if you 
execute it twice and wait a couple of seconds in between?
If it shows at the second time, recheck mtab

Use the file browser to go to /mnt/CRUCIAL

Does it show empty or content?


If you mount the disk by "check disks" does it show then min mtab? Or 
does it show in a different way than before it is was there before?
And if you unmount it and disappears, what does mtab then show?

Cheers,

Riccardo

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