Bug 156249

Summary:	Wish: Delete shows size/contents
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	Dotan Cohen <kde-2011.08>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	finex
Priority:	NOR
Version:	16.12.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Dotan Cohen 2008-01-20 17:49:34 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 3.5.8)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

When deleting/sending to trash folders or files, I'd like to be sure that I'm not deleting important info. Therefore, I'd like to see this info displayed when deleting/sending to trash:
1) For Folders: Number of subfolders and files
2) For Files: File size

Comment 1 FiNeX 2008-06-06 12:26:23 UTC

shouldn't this wish be moved to a more appropriate product like dolphin or kdelibs?

Comment 2 Dotan Cohen 2008-06-06 14:16:51 UTC

I've moved it to Dolphin. Thanks.

Comment 3 Peter Penz 2008-06-06 15:05:22 UTC

Honestly speaking I'm not sure how to proceed with this wish ;-) When deleting files and folders Dolphin and Konqueror asks "Are you sure that these files should be deleted?" [1] and shows a list of all folders and files.

The number of folders and the file size are - in my opinion - no indicator about importancy (a small file can be very important too).

Did I missunderstand your request?

[1] I'm not sure about the used wording, I'm not at home currently and cannot test it

Comment 4 Dotan Cohen 2008-06-06 19:15:40 UTC

The situation is that often I find myself cleaning up several similarly-named directories. The name is often not enough to be sure that what I've clicked on is in fact what I want to delete.

Also, I could image that it would save some fast-clicking cowboy a problem if he sees that he's about to delete 25 GB of MP3's instead of that 100kb folder the "Management Proposal, Third Version" zip file created.

I agree that a small folder can be important too, however, my proposal is not based on ranking the importance of the content being deleted. Rather, the file / folder name is often not enough to be sure that what you clicked on is in fact what you meant to click on.

Comment 5 Jeroen van Meeuwen (Kolab Systems) 2012-08-24 16:21:28 UTC

Resetting assignee to default as per bug #305719

Comment 6 Justin Zobel 2021-03-09 02:19:05 UTC

Thank you for the bug report.

As this report hasn't seen any changes in 5 years or more, we ask if you can please confirm that the issue still persists.

If this bug is no longer persisting or relevant please change the status to resolved.