Bug 419491

Summary:	Dolphin preferences thinks Trash folder is my root folder
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	bark mallard <markjballard>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	grave	CC:	kfm-devel, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version:	17.12.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	attachment-17552-0.html

Description bark mallard 2020-04-01 11:47:06 UTC

SUMMARY

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. install Dolphin from apt repository on Ubuntu
2. open Dolpin config
3. select Wastebin

OBSERVED RESULT

Dolphin lists two paths under 'Wastebin':

"""

/
/media/username/datadir

"""

The second of these is a directory of data connected by an external drive.

I cannot edit these paths, nor remove them, nor add to them.

Ultimately, it means cannot use Dolphin at all. I can't risk proceeding if it thinks my root and data folders are its trash dir.

EXPECTED RESULT

It should list my trash folder: ~/.local/share/Trash

It should also give me the option to add, remove and edit entries.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS
xfce4/bionic,bionic,now 4.12.4
libqt4-dbus/bionic,now 4:4.8.7+dfsg-7ubuntu1 amd64
libqt5core5a/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5 amd64

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Running xfce.

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2020-04-01 15:39:16 UTC

This is a very old version of Dolphin. I suspect that it has been fixed in the two years since 17.12 was released.

Can you attach a screenshot showing the issue? Also could you try upgrading to a more recent version and seeing if it still happens there?

Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2020-04-16 04:33:10 UTC

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Comment 3 bark mallard 2020-04-16 09:03:19 UTC

Created attachment 127591 [details]
attachment-17552-0.html

Indeed, it is, and it was.

I fixed the problem by installing kubuntu backports ppa:
https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-ppa/+archive/ubuntu/backports

It upgraded Dolphin to dolphin:amd64 (4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1). Dolphin handled
the trash properly. But the backport, it seems, broke my system. Hence my
late reply after you lent your attention to the problem. I couldn't fix it,
had take emergency measures to restore my data and reinstall my system. I
haven't reinstalled Dolphin since. I had been trying it to see what it
could do in conjunction with Dolphin. I may have missed something in the
brief time it was working. But it seemed not nearly as capable as kfind,
used alongside Thunar.

Comment 4 Christoph Feck 2020-04-21 08:08:09 UTC

Thanks for the update; changing status.

Comment 5 bark mallard 2020-04-21 08:46:31 UTC

Baloo. I had been trying to see what Dolphin would do in conjunction with Baloo. Not, as I said above (can't see where to edit the comment), trying to see what Dolphin would do in conjunction with Dolphin.

Anyways, thanks for coming to my aid.