Bug 275112 - Overwrite-dialog does not display file properties of remote files
Summary: Overwrite-dialog does not display file properties of remote files
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: kio
Classification: Unmaintained
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Debian unstable Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: David Faure
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Reported: 2011-06-07 12:40 UTC by Carsten Pfeiffer
Modified: 2018-05-03 21:48 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

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Description Carsten Pfeiffer 2011-06-07 12:40:25 UTC
Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.6.3) 
OS:                Linux

When using Konqueror or Dolphin to overwrite a file, you get a helpful dialog helping you to decide whether you really want to overwrite that existing file. It does so by show a little preview (e.g. if it is an image) and the file properties, like file size, modification time, etc.

The file properties, especially the modification time are typically the most important hint for the decision, but unfortunately it is only shown for local files.

If you try to overwrite a remote file, or if your source is a remote file (e.g. smb, sftp, ...) then file properties will not be shown. I'm quite sure that this has worked in previous KDE versions (4.5).

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
- Use Konqueror or Dolphin to copy a file from a local folder to a remote folder (sftp, smb for example)
- Copy the file again to the remote folder so that you get the Overwrite-dialog


Actual Results:  
You may need to resize the dialog to see file properties at all, but you won't see file properties for the remote file.

Expected Results:  
You see file properties for both the local and the remote version of the file
Comment 1 Benni Hill 2013-04-08 11:03:14 UTC
I can confirm this (using KDE 4.10.2).
Comment 2 Florian Hubold 2013-08-25 19:13:19 UTC
This happens here even with local files using KDE 4.10.2 ... :/
Comment 3 Moray Guise 2013-08-26 17:08:11 UTC
I also find this, even with local files, with KDE 4.10.2.
Comment 4 Alain Laporte 2014-04-23 23:42:55 UTC
Same issue on KDE 4.13.0 with local files.
Comment 5 Marcelo Sales 2016-07-17 15:31:14 UTC
File properties are still not being displayed when overwriting files, even local files. Running KDE 4.14.13.
Comment 6 Nate Graham 2018-05-03 20:11:40 UTC
No longer relevant, since this dialog no longer shows metadata.
Comment 7 Marcelo Sales 2018-05-03 21:44:39 UTC
In my opinion, this bug is still relevant. Metadata of source and destination files should always be shown when overwriting a file, the user rely on this information to decide what to do. I think this should still be fixed. If you don't, then close the bug as WONTFIX, not as INVALID.
Comment 8 Nate Graham 2018-05-03 21:48:20 UTC
Fair enough. My sense is that removing the metadata display was a deliberate design decision, to moving to WONTFIX.