Bug 508952 - Dolphin not showing option to copy/move/link files and folders directly to the desktop
Summary: Dolphin not showing option to copy/move/link files and folders directly to th...
Status: RESOLVED MOVED
Alias: None
Product: dolphin
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 25.08.0
Platform: Gentoo Packages Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Dolphin Bug Assignee
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Reported: 2025-08-30 22:03 UTC by Lee
Modified: 2025-08-31 18:37 UTC (History)
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Description Lee 2025-08-30 22:03:45 UTC
SUMMARY
Attempting to drag files and folders to the desktop doesn't show the option to move/copy/link when dragging them directly to the desktop. This does work for folders directly in dolphin, but not for the desktop itself. You can also hold "shift" while over the desktop to forcefully move it.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open dolphin
2. Find a file or folder you would like to move to the desktop
3. Drag it away from dolphin and drop it onto the desktop

OBSERVED RESULT
The file/folder has a "+" sign next to it, but dropping it does nothing.

EXPECTED RESULT
Dropping it should have given an option to move, copy, and link (among a few other options) to the desktop.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Gentoo Linux 2.17
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.6
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.16.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Kernel Version: 6.12.41-gentoo-dist (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 4 × Intel® Core™ i5-7300U CPU @ 2.60GHz
Memory: 31.2 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Intel® HD Graphics 620

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Apologies if this report seems sloppy, this is my first time making a report.
Comment 1 Lee 2025-08-31 02:51:54 UTC
It also may be of note that it might be a plasma workspace/plasmashell issue as well. I tried dragging some apps to the desktop and had similar issues to this.