Bug 458327

Summary:	No indication that destination must exist for backup to proceed
Product:	[Applications] kup	Reporter:	Kai Uwe Broulik <kde>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Simon Persson <simon.persson>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	public
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:	https://invent.kde.org/system/kup/commit/13b10dad891d281e2a0c6aac7c15211bb8dbd692	Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Kai Uwe Broulik 2022-08-26 07:09:43 UTC

SUMMARY
In the kup KCM I entered a manual path for my backup /home/kaiuwe/Backups/kup.

However, the "kup" folder did not exist, so the plasmoid would just sit there with "Backup destination not available". Once I created the folder, it prompted me whether I would start a backup now.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Go to "Backups" in System Settings
2. Schedule backup or edit one
3. Go to "Destination" tab
4. Choose "Filesystem path"
5. Manually enter a destination that does not exist into the text field, not use the directory picker dialog

OBSERVED RESULT
It shows a hint that this directory does not exist, prevents me from choosing this location (destination could be automounted, so maybe not a good ideA) or it offers to create it.

EXPECTED RESULT
It happily accepts the path but then never backs up anything until I manually create the directory

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: git master as of 2022-08-24

Comment 1 Simon Persson 2022-08-28 04:44:53 UTC

Thanks for reporting! It was indeed created with mounted folders in mind, so a destination folder not existing would be normal at most times. But like you say, the configuration module might be good time to insist that it should exist. It could offer to create the folder, maybe in a warning message.

Comment 2 al F 2022-12-13 16:40:30 UTC

This looks like a relative to https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453919

Comment 3 Simon Persson 2023-02-24 00:29:20 UTC

Git commit 13b10dad891d281e2a0c6aac7c15211bb8dbd692 by Simon Persson.
Committed on 24/02/2023 at 00:28.
Pushed by persson into branch 'master'.

Add warnings to user about problems with filesystem destination
Related: bug 445391

M  +50   -1    kcm/backupplanwidget.cpp
M  +3    -0    kcm/backupplanwidget.h

https://invent.kde.org/system/kup/commit/13b10dad891d281e2a0c6aac7c15211bb8dbd692