Bug 394152

Summary:	Prompt user a mounted folder cannot be deleted
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	Brennan Kinney <polarathene-signup>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	aristsakas, elvis.angelaccio, justin.zobel, polarathene-signup
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	18.04.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Manjaro
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Brennan Kinney 2018-05-12 03:14:49 UTC

Had a USB drive plugged in, ended up in Dolphin at `/run/media/username/mount_name`. I wanted to shift+delete the contents, and had the folder selected(thinking for some reason this was a folder on the mounted drive, not the folder representing the mounted drive), I was confused why nothing happened. Then tried a regular delete no prompt, right click context menu, I could make a new file/folder(this confusion was due to right click selecting the mounted folder, it would create a new file/folder inside it..), but no delete, root actions menu had delete but I chose not to use it(I wanted to delete without moving to trash). Then I noticed the location I was at and realized why I was having a problem.

It'd be nice UX if Dolphin would instead notify the user of error/inability to delete and why. Could delete/shift+delete instead of mapping to nothing, map to bringing up an error dialog?

Comment 1 aristsakas 2026-02-10 11:06:46 UTC

Thank you for the bug report. Unfortunately we were not able to get to it yet. Can we ask you to please check if this is still an issue with Dolphin 25.12.2.

Comment 2 Justin Zobel 2026-02-12 01:48:08 UTC

Again, this is not an appropriate response for wishlist items. It is simple to install and check if the application has this feature.