Bug 488089

Summary: Add an option to copy the symlink target when attempting to copy a symlink to a filesystem that doesn't support symlinks
Product: [Applications] dolphin Reporter: Antti Savolainen <antti.savo>
Component: generalAssignee: Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: aristsakas, dolphin-bugs-null
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 24.05.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Antti Savolainen 2024-06-05 19:25:47 UTC 
SUMMARY
Demonstrative video: https://youtu.be/juPaQr_fUZw
When attempting to copy symlinks to something like FAT, you will be unable to do so. If I try to copy the files in masses this poses a problem as I would need to hunt down the symlink from the mass of files. To this I propose that when copying a symlink the dialogue prompts the user to allow to copy the target file instead of the symlink. This should probably not apply to moving the file as the target file might have already been moved or it might take away the target that's to be moved later in the queue.

From what I see, this dialogue was made with bug 136746

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Copy a symlink to a FAT filesystem

OBSERVED RESULT
The dialogue prompts the user to either skip or cancel

EXPECTED RESULT
The dialogue should allow the user to also copy the symlink target in place of the symlink

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.90
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.2.0
Qt Version: 6.7.1
Comment 1 aristsakas 2026-01-01 15:19:27 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 450211 ***
Comment 2 Antti Savolainen 2026-01-01 15:30:28 UTC 
Lol the titles are almost identical, but I just didn't bother to search for it since it was an random thought for a feature request.