[Solved] Thunar takes 30 seconds to start the first time

ComputerBob · 2011-05-15 23:59:09

I just upgraded my main Debian Wheezy PC from Xfce 4.6 to 4.8 this morning.

Since then, I've noticed a very annoying issue with Thunar.

The first time I run Thunar after a new boot, it takes 30 seconds to appear.

And then, about 10 seconds later, a second instance of Thunar appears.

If I close Thunar and then open it again, it opens instantly, every single time -- during that same session.

But as soon as I shut down and then restart my PC, the first time I run Thunar, the slowness and double-starting happens again.

I've seen sporadic posts about this same problem in other forums, so, on the advice in one of them, I deleted ~/.config/Thunar. On my next boot, my system re-created that folder, but the long delay and double-starting happened again.

Solutions:

1) Edit /usr/share/gvfs/mounts/network.mount and change AutoMount=true to AutoMount=false
2) Upgrade to Thunar 1.6.0 which fixes the issue.

I (ComputerBob) did not mark this thread as "solved." One of the mods added the boldface text above and marked this thread "solved," even though it is still not solved for me, two years later. Please see the following message for details: http://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?pid=29727#p29727

Last edited by ComputerBob (2013-07-24 03:08:11)

Anzhr · 2011-05-16 00:49:38

I'm using 4.8 on Wheezy as well and Thunar is blazing fast, especially opening smb shares.

ComputerBob · 2011-05-16 01:05:37

I'm happy for you.

Nick · 2011-05-16 06:29:52

https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7373

ComputerBob · 2011-05-16 11:31:55

Nick, was the problem caused because I UPGRADED Xfce 4.6 to 4.8, instead of installing 4.8 from scratch? Google searches seem to indicate that it affects very few users.

So, since I'm not a programmer, I'll have to either wait for a dev to figure out a fix for one or more packages before this problem will go away or reinstall Xfce 4.8 from scratch, and hope that the problem won't come back in the reinstall?

Nick · 2011-05-16 14:16:20

Depends per-system why gvfs takes so long. I have this too only my pc, but haven't figured out where it takes so long. Doesn't depend on how you installed Xfce.

ComputerBob · 2011-05-16 14:58:58

I'm at work right now, but later, when I get home, I was planning to take a suggestion that I got in the Debian forums -- start Thunar from a root terminal. If the problem doesn't appear, then it must be caused by something that's in my user's /home folder.

BTW, I'm sorry, but it makes me feel better to know that the problem affects you, too. wink

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MagnusBerg · 2011-05-16 16:38:42

I had the same problem - 30 seconds to start Thunar - on Debian Sid some time ago.
After that I uninstalled the 'gvfs-backends' Thunar start in 2-3 seconds. But if you need the gvfs-backends this solution is to no help for your.

ComputerBob · 2011-05-16 16:57:40

New information: I just rebooted my system, opened a terminal, and started Thunar as root.

No delay. No duplicate Thunars.

Then I shut down Thunar, exited the terminal and started Thunar as user.

30-second delay. And ten seconds later, a second Thunar opened.

It sure looks to me like t it's got to be caused by something that's in my normal user's profile.

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Nice&Gently · 2011-05-25 08:10:49

I'm using fedora 15 with xfce and i have exatcly the same isue.
Starting thunar the first time as a normal user takes some time (15 sec), and starting thunar from a root terminal works perfect.

Edit:
Uninstalling gvfs-smb-1.8.1-2.fc15.x86_64.rpm, because i don't needed really samba-support, fixed the isue for me.
Thunar starts real quick now.

Last edited by Nice&Gently (2011-05-25 08:50:36)

ComputerBob · 2011-05-26 00:20:18

Nice&Gently wrote:

I'm using fedora 15 with xfce and i have exatcly the same isue.
Starting thunar the first time as a normal user takes some time (15 sec), and starting thunar from a root terminal works perfect.
Edit:
Uninstalling gvfs-smb-1.8.1-2.fc15.x86_64.rpm, because i don't needed really samba-support, fixed the isue for me.
Thunar starts real quick now.

I'm using Debian Wheezy, which doesn't have a gvfs-smb package, but it does have a few other gvfs and samba (and smb) files installed, even though I don't use samba.

Nick · 2011-05-26 05:39:45

The network delay has been resolved in git: http://git.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/commit/ … bddc946c27

ComputerBob · 2011-05-26 12:23:26

Well that's great news! wink

egsome · 2011-11-01 01:24:27

I really suffer from that problem, Anyway to fix it ?, Or must wait for the update ?

jannis · 2011-11-02 22:59:20

The fix I applied was reverted as it caused other problems. Unfortunately, fixing this properly requires major changes under the hood. It'll thus only be resolved in one of the upcoming development releases.

mike555 · 2011-11-14 21:26:41

I had that problem and fixed it by ;

, I opened Thunar, clicked File > Properties>Permissions> then set my group to have read&write permissions .......

lifeinthegrey · 2012-01-17 19:31:54

I had a similar problem, but after installing preload (apt-get install preload), thunar starts up quickly as it should.

Edit: totally wasn't the savior, turns out that only helped when I wasn't on my network with NFS ... once back on the home network, it returned. I did find a solution on the archlinux forums which helped:

sudo mousepad (or leafpad, or gedit, or whatever) /usr/shares/gvfs/mounts/network.mount, and set AutoMount=false

The problem is the way that Thunar initially gets the network files, and by preventing AutoMount from occurring on first load, it never tries to. The thing is, when you try to access your Network through Thunar AFTER you open it up (by clicking on Network), that same 30-second delay occurs ... but at least now it doesn't do it every time you load. It also obviously does not affect fstab, so your existing fstab mounts will work on boot as per usual.

This totally actually does work.

Last edited by lifeinthegrey (2012-01-17 21:59:53)

wzyboy · 2012-01-21 02:00:22

lifeinthegrey wrote:

sudo mousepad (or leafpad, or gedit, or whatever) /usr/shares/gvfs/mounts/network.mount, and set AutoMount=false
The problem is the way that Thunar initially gets the network files, and by preventing AutoMount from occurring on first load, it never tries to. The thing is, when you try to access your Network through Thunar AFTER you open it up (by clicking on Network), that same 30-second delay occurs ... but at least now it doesn't do it every time you load. It also obviously does not affect fstab, so your existing fstab mounts will work on boot as per usual.
This totally actually does work.

Thanks a lot!

I have exactly the same issue with you on my newly-installed Xubuntu 11.10. I tried start thunar as daemon on session start and remove some samba-related packages. None of those methods works. After set AutoMount=false, Thunar launches super fast after a cold reboot! Now the "Network" shortcut will be "crossed" (unreachable) on the first time Thunar launches, but will work normally after clicking it and wait for some time. Who minds? :-)

Thanks again!

ComputerBob · 2012-01-21 16:53:43

wzyboy wrote:

Now the "Network" shortcut will be "crossed" (unreachable) on the first time Thunar launches, but will work normally after clicking it and wait for some time. Who minds? :-)

I mind. wink

lifeinthegrey · 2012-01-21 16:56:11

ComputerBob wrote:

wzyboy wrote:
Now the "Network" shortcut will be "crossed" (unreachable) on the first time Thunar launches, but will work normally after clicking it and wait for some time. Who minds? :-)
I mind.

Haha noted. If you use network shares that way a LOT, then yeah ... you still need to wait the 30 seconds. But at the very least, it does solve the "second instance" issue you referred to (I had it to).

kholis · 2012-01-24 09:39:35

lifeinthegrey wrote:

sudo mousepad (or leafpad, or gedit, or whatever) /usr/shares/gvfs/mounts/network.mount, and set AutoMount=false

Thanks. It works for me too smile

vinay427 · 2012-07-25 13:32:35

lifeinthegrey wrote:

I had a similar problem, but after installing preload (apt-get install preload), thunar starts up quickly as it should.
Edit: totally wasn't the savior, turns out that only helped when I wasn't on my network with NFS ... once back on the home network, it returned. I did find a solution on the archlinux forums which helped:
sudo mousepad (or leafpad, or gedit, or whatever) /usr/shares/gvfs/mounts/network.mount, and set AutoMount=false
The problem is the way that Thunar initially gets the network files, and by preventing AutoMount from occurring on first load, it never tries to. The thing is, when you try to access your Network through Thunar AFTER you open it up (by clicking on Network), that same 30-second delay occurs ... but at least now it doesn't do it every time you load. It also obviously does not affect fstab, so your existing fstab mounts will work on boot as per usual.
This totally actually does work.

At least for me, the path to network.mount was /usr/share/gvfs/mounts/network.d, as opposed to "shares." I'm on kernel 3.5.0 on Arch, which might explain the difference.

marcs · 2012-09-02 17:35:21

Quick fix for lifeinthegrey's post: yes, indeed, network.mount file edit solves the problem, but this is the right location:
<code>/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/network.mount</code>

lifeinthegrey · 2012-10-01 15:04:37

Sorry, should have mentioned that I was using Debian.

wisemagic · 2012-12-07 04:27:13

I had the same problem on LinuxMint Debian. I finally installed PCManFM, made it the default file manager and never looked back.

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