(*** This bug was imported into bugs.kde.org ***) Package: konqueror Version: KDE 2.1.0 Severity: normal Installed from: SuSE RPMs Compiler: Not Specified OS: Linux OS/Compiler notes: SuSE 6.4 I opened two "windows" within konqueror to copy files from one directory to another. By mistake I did not choose _different_ directories but I copied the same files from one directory to the _same_ directory. (This sounds silly but it was _by mistake_ and: hey! it can happen can't it?). Konqueror asked if it should replace all the files and still I did not notice and answered "yes". Instead of replacing the files konqueror deleted ALL existing files in the directory (i.e. the filenames exist but they are EMPTY). I may know the technical reason for this behaviour (konqueror deletes the existing file and then there is nothing left to duplicate ...). BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY SEROIUS BUG TO ME. Konqueror should notice that it won't be able to do what I ask it to do esp. when it means that all my files are lost. (Submitted via bugs.kde.org)
On Tuesday 03 April 2001 09:22 sinnfrei@gmx.net wrote: > Package: konqueror > Version: KDE 2.1.0 > Severity: normal > Installed from: SuSE RPMs > Compiler: Not Specified > OS: Linux > OS/Compiler notes: SuSE 6.4 > > I opened two "windows" within konqueror to copy files from one directory to another. By mistake I did not choose _different_ directories but I copied the same files from one directory to the _same_ directory. (This sounds silly but it was _by mistake_ and: hey! it can happen can't it?). Konqueror asked if it should replace all the files and still I did not notice and answered "yes". Instead of replacing the files konqueror deleted ALL existing files in the directory (i.e. the filenames exist but they > are EMPTY). I may know the technical reason for this behaviour (konqueror deletes the existing file and then there is nothing left to duplicate ...). > > BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY SEROIUS BUG TO ME. Konqueror should notice that it won't be able to do what I ask it to do esp. when it means that all my files are lost. Oh boy. Never realized that this could happen nor what would happen. Ok I added a check and an error message (in both branches of CVS). Thanks much for the report - and apologies for the data loss :( -- David FAURE david@mandrakesoft.com faure@kde.org http://perso.mandrakesoft.com/~david/ http://www.konqueror.org/ KDE Making The Future of Computing Available Today