Version: (using KDE KDE 3.5.6) Installed from: Ubuntu Packages Use case: Folder tree #1: a/ --b/ ----b_1.txt ----b_2.txt Folder tree #2 a/ --b/ ----b_1.txt ----b_3.txt --c/ ----c_1.txt If I attempt to copy folder tree #2 to the same location as #1, konqueror will tell me that "'a' already exists - do I want to overwrite, overwrite all, skip, auto skip, etc". The skip options will NOT recurse into the a directory; that is, b_3.txt and c will not be copied. The overwrite options are overloaded, i.e. they do 2 things: a) copy the files that don't exist under a, e.g. b_3.txt, c, c_1.txt b) overwrite any common files What's really needed is a third option, "merge", that does a) but not b). Originally filed here: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebase/+bug/98656
This merge folders represents the default behaviour on the windows platform untill vista whichs asks the user to either override or merge. So this feature is useful as many users will expect it.
It also gives you that option in nautilus. It is very useful to be able to merge instead of simply overwriting folder contents.
The "write in to" feature seems to accomplish this in KDE 4.2+ It merges the example folder trees quite nicely.