Bug 250129

Summary:	Move file and leave symlink at origin
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	Kai Uwe Broulik <KaiUweBroulik2>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	cpar81, kde
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	16.12.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Kai Uwe Broulik 2010-09-04 04:02:35 UTC

Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.5.0) 
OS:                Linux

It would be nice to be able to move a file to a destination but leave a symlink to the file in its original origin.

Reproducible: Didn't try

Comment 1 Peter Penz 2010-09-04 15:29:37 UTC

So you want to add another entry (beside the "Move Here", "Copy Here", "Link Here" and "Cancel") to the context-menu that appears after dragging an item? Personally I doubt that there is a usecase that is used often enough by the majority of target users to justify such an entry. So currently I'm reluctant to add such an entry (it just requires a second drag to achieve the same) - but probably I misunderstood your request?

Comment 2 Kai Uwe Broulik 2010-09-04 15:41:40 UTC

You understood correctly.
Maybe pressing a modifier key while dragging, or dragging with right-click could make a more advanced pop up menu appear which could also contain "Move and keep symlink" (or so) and that "Copy source" to resolve a symlink. See Bug 124898

Comment 3 Peter Penz 2010-09-04 15:55:17 UTC

Showing an advanced menu with a modifier key and/or right-click would be OK from my point of view.

Comment 4 Kai Uwe Broulik 2010-09-04 15:57:10 UTC

In Windows mostly Shift provides an advanced menu (e.g. for the right click menu of files and so on) but this is (un)fortunately already taken bei "move", so right-click dragging would be really nice.

Comment 5 Jeroen van Meeuwen (Kolab Systems) 2012-08-24 16:22:31 UTC

Resetting assignee to default as per bug #305719

Comment 6 Justin Zobel 2021-03-09 02:18:23 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.

Comment 7 aristsakas 2025-12-27 00:36:21 UTC

*** Bug 504438 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***