Bug 514392 - Copy of files fails when a subfolder of a copy source has an ampersand
Summary: Copy of files fails when a subfolder of a copy source has an ampersand
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: dolphin
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 25.12.0
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Dolphin Bug Assignee
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Reported: 2026-01-09 23:02 UTC by Wren Turkal
Modified: 2026-01-09 23:02 UTC (History)
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Description Wren Turkal 2026-01-09 23:02:03 UTC 
SUMMARY
Mass copy from one dolphin window to another when subfolder contains ampersand. I haven't tried any other special characters, so maybe more than an ampersand can cause this.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open dolphin
2. Open folder to copy files from
3. Select a folder that has a subfolder with an ampersand (e.g. "p&l")
4. Drag it to another dolphin window


OBSERVED RESULT
When the copy gets to the folder with an ampersand the copy fails with message in the destination dolphin:
Could not make folder /home/wt/.../p&l


EXPECTED RESULT
The copy works.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Fedora Linux 43
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.21.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.17.12-300.fc43.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 16 × Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 285H
Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (30.8 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: Intel® Graphics


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Selecting and copying the folder with the ampersand directly works. It's only when it's a subfolder that I have seen the failure.