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Ubuntu renames files while exporting from google drive connected to "files"? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Ubuntu just started renaming files while exporting (sending over mail, KDE Connect, Whatsapp web). The folder is my google drive, connected to my google drive. Sometimes it looses its file ending/type as well. The file is called something like: "1Kfhgsji2rjfIS-fi3oo598nf8ajlfoi.pdf"

I guess its a weird bug, it persist even after a restart. Thanks, maybe you have a solution

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I should have sudo rights. I'm the only user on the pc and I can execute commands as sudo. The sticky bit seems not to be set. According to the quick Google search it is a "t" behind the rwx permissions when doing ls -l

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You might be the only user, but there are processes running on your machine that are not you. Most system processes try to run with the least permissions possible to mitigate security risks.

It feels like it's this kind of problem, but it could also be something to do with file locking. Eg the transfer process wants to rename the file but it can't because another process has it open.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Can I check what processes are using a file?