Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS: Paste Function Greyed Out = Dropbox Fail
by kajensen from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5RGZF)
Hello All,
Running Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS:
Background to current problem (which may or may not relate):
Desktop objects sometimes disappear; re-appear on re-boot.
My question is: Is there a solution other than OS re-install?
Details of problem:
All folder/file permissions in properties are read/write.
(1) IF I create a Test folder:
(2) I CAN cp that folder to desktop.
(3) I CANNOT cut/copy any file/folder to any location because "paste" is greyed out.
(4) I CAN drag/drop a file/folder to another folder but I CANNOT drag/drop that object out of the folder, nor paste. That object remains "in jail" in that folder.
(5) Dropbox fails because I CANNOT cut/copy/drag and drop any object into it. To check that this was not a Dropbox issue, I purged Dropbox from terminal, re-installed and, ditto, same problem. Needless to say, when I ran Ubuntu MATE from a virtual machine, none of the above problems occurred, including with Dropbox.
So it seems I have a corrupted OS. The question is, What is corrupted and can it be repaired?
I'd be grateful for any solution other than wiping and starting over. I have a Brother monolaser multi-function printer which is very difficult to install, a driver for every function via CLI, so I'm really trying to avoid a re-install.
Many thanks for any suggestions.
P.S. I am NOT querying about a Dropbox problem but an OS problem which happens to be fatal to Dropbox functionality.
Running Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS:
Background to current problem (which may or may not relate):
Desktop objects sometimes disappear; re-appear on re-boot.
My question is: Is there a solution other than OS re-install?
Details of problem:
All folder/file permissions in properties are read/write.
(1) IF I create a Test folder:
(2) I CAN cp that folder to desktop.
(3) I CANNOT cut/copy any file/folder to any location because "paste" is greyed out.
(4) I CAN drag/drop a file/folder to another folder but I CANNOT drag/drop that object out of the folder, nor paste. That object remains "in jail" in that folder.
(5) Dropbox fails because I CANNOT cut/copy/drag and drop any object into it. To check that this was not a Dropbox issue, I purged Dropbox from terminal, re-installed and, ditto, same problem. Needless to say, when I ran Ubuntu MATE from a virtual machine, none of the above problems occurred, including with Dropbox.
So it seems I have a corrupted OS. The question is, What is corrupted and can it be repaired?
I'd be grateful for any solution other than wiping and starting over. I have a Brother monolaser multi-function printer which is very difficult to install, a driver for every function via CLI, so I'm really trying to avoid a re-install.
Many thanks for any suggestions.
P.S. I am NOT querying about a Dropbox problem but an OS problem which happens to be fatal to Dropbox functionality.