Cannot find parent item file:///home in the tree. Internal error.

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stodge

Beginner

Posts: 35

Tuesday, July 11th 2006, 1:34am

Cannot find parent item file:///home in the tree. Internal error.

When I open Konqueror to browse my local filesystem I always get this error:

Cannot find parent item file:///home in the tree. Internal error.

I didn't used to get it and a recent update broke it - any ideas what it is or how to fix it?

I'm using Kubuntu - I already posted on the Kubuntu forums but noone has responded. Presumably this isn't a common occurence.

Thanks

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stodge

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Posts: 35

Thursday, July 13th 2006, 4:52pm

Guess you're all stumped!

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birdbrain

Beginner

Posts: 4

Saturday, July 15th 2006, 3:13pm

RE: Cannot find parent item file:///home in the tree. Internal error.

I'm having the exact same problem. Did you happen to fix it yet? If so, how?

KDE 3.5.2
Kubuntu Dapper 2.6.15-25-386

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jucato

Trainee

Posts: 155

Location: Philippines

Saturday, July 15th 2006, 3:39pm

I'm not absolutely sure, but I vaguely remember having encountered a similar problem, which disappeared when I upgraded KDE to 3.5.3. You could probably try upgrade and see if that would solve it.

Sorry I didn't seem to see your post over at KubuntuForums.Net.

OS: Kubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake) | KDE 3.5.3
Computer Specs: AMD Sempron 2200 1.5Ghz | VIA KM266 Pro 8235 chipset | nVidia GeForce MX 4000 128MB DDR-RAM 32-bit AGP 8x

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birdbrain

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Saturday, July 15th 2006, 5:06pm

Thanks. Now I am a confused noob. I just did a full upgrade using adept this morning. Still the same error "Cannot find parent item file:///home in the tree. Internal error." Adept says KDE is not installed in my Kubuntu dapper, however I am using the KDE desktop. If I install it will it update my 3.5.2 to version 3.5.3?

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jucato

Trainee

Posts: 155

Location: Philippines

Sunday, July 16th 2006, 12:25am

You could follow the instructions here:

http://kubuntu.org/announcements/kde-353.php

OS: Kubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake) | KDE 3.5.3
Computer Specs: AMD Sempron 2200 1.5Ghz | VIA KM266 Pro 8235 chipset | nVidia GeForce MX 4000 128MB DDR-RAM 32-bit AGP 8x

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birdbrain

Beginner

Posts: 4

Sunday, July 16th 2006, 6:09pm

Thanks for the link. Update was successful but still get the same error in Konqueror when opening any folder by clicking on a shortcut. If I open Konqueror first with the K-menu I can browse through my files/ folders within and do not get the error. It seems like any icon that calls on Konqueror to open it gives me the error message: "Cannot find parent item file:///home in the tree. Internal error."

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key

Beginner

Posts: 4

Location: Chicago / Amsterdam

Sunday, August 20th 2006, 10:53am

Hey birdbrain,

I had the same problem - here is a fix (if you haven't found it already).

Open the konqueror file browser and make sure the panel on the left side is extended (you can do this by pressing F9). Click the box for your home directory or whatever you prefer and save the profile under Settings -> Save view profile 'file management'. Then a save dialog will come up - hit save. The error message should be gone next time you start konqueror.

key

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birdbrain

Beginner

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Sunday, August 20th 2006, 7:38pm

THANKS! Worked great! I owe you a 6-pak.

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key

Beginner

Posts: 4

Location: Chicago / Amsterdam

Wednesday, August 23rd 2006, 10:02am

no problem, happy to help.
- next time you're in A'dam.

This error seems to occur after use of removable media. If I open my pen drive or USB hard disk, browse some files, then close the window (without returning to my home dir) I get this error. Strange - maybe it's a bug.

key

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