Nemo: Nemo 4.4.2 The location is not a folder using SMB

[mbluett88]

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• Nemo version (4.4.2)
• Is issue with desktop or windowed nemo? Windowed Nemo
• Distribution - (Mint 19.3 Cinnamon)
• Nvidia GT220M - Generic driver
• 64 bit
  ```

I am using Nemo 4.4.2. It very periodically gives an error of "The location is not a folder" when in actual fact it is a folder that I have mounted many times in the past. This is when using SMB.
Another interesting thing is that right-clicking on that folder and clicking on Properties shows Type, Size, Volume, Accessed, Modified, Created are all set to "unknown". Locations shows correctly.
It also says Permissions could not be determined.

Restarting Nemo does not help.

Logging out and logging back into my account resolves the problem.

Steps to reproduce Occurs randomly.

Expected behaviour Should open the folder

[schorschii]

I'm also experiencing this issue. I can reproduce it like this:

1. Mount an SMB share
2. Create a bookmark
3. Unmount the share
4. Click on the bookmark -> now the error appears: "The location is not a folder"

But restarting nemo temporarily fixes the problem. You have to do it on the command line: killall nemo. After that, you can click on the bookmark and the share will mount as expected.

Maybe it is connected with a slightly different SMB issue I reported some weeks ago.

[mbluett88]

Your conditions are different from mine. You are using a Bookmark and I am not.

If you click on the Bookmark it is not surprising it shows that error because the bookmark is a file not a folder.

[schorschii]

As I wrote in my first answer, it is working once after login and once again after killing Nemo.
The correct behavior is that Nemo (re)connects to the share when clicking on the bookmark.
This means that it is indeed a bug when this message appears when clicking on the bookmark.

[arnaud16571542]

• Nemo version (4.6.5)
• Is issue with desktop or windowed nemo? Windowed Nemo
• Distribution - (Linux Mint 20 Ulyana Cinnamon)
• 64 bit

Same problem using ftp url. Once unmounted, using the bookmark does n't work "The location is not a folder".
At first, I thought it was a bookmark problem. However i can't access anymore to my remote FTP through Nemo. I got the same message "The Location is not a folder".

As suggested, I tried the "killall nemo" command : the bookmark worked again, but just 1 time. (after, i have to use the 'killall nemo' command to make nemo working again)

So, i tried this:

• I deleted my bookmark.
• I enter my ftp URL in the nemo browser (url like ftp://[email protected]/) : my ftp is mounted
• I can browse my remote ftp using nemo
• I unmount my ftp (File/Unmount)
• I enter my ftp URL in the nemo browser => I got the error : "The location is not a folder". My FTP is not mounted.

So, I don't think it is bookmark problem. but something else.

[arnaud16571542]

Your conditions are different from mine. You are using a Bookmark and I am not.

If you click on the Bookmark it is not surprising it shows that error because the bookmark is a file not a folder.

When using Linux Mint 18, the remote folder was automatically mounted when using bookmark
With the same use case using Linux Mint 20, I got this error. Seem to be a regression.