virt-manager freezing up when clicking Browse in any window
The title explains what the problem is. You might've also noticed that it spikes a CPU core's utilization to 100%. Furthermore everything works if you enter a file location manually in the corresponding input field, it's just that darn button.
This issue is caused by some sort of problem with the storage pools[1] when it tries to load them. I was able to fix it by pretty much deleting that folder, but you really should just rename it:
sudo mv /etc/libvirt/storage /etc/libvirt/storage-broken
libvirt automagically regenerates the original folder, so you might need to restart it:
sudo systemctl restart libvirtd
[1] | The storage pool is just a folder with files that store what locations can be used by virtual machines (more info here). In the case of virt-manager, pretty much every time you select any folder or file, a folder entry gets added there. ^ |
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