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Bug 143761 - Dangerous folder-moving behaviour
Dangerous folder-moving behaviour
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 48085
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: File and Folder Operations
2.6.x
Other Linux
: Normal critical
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2004-06-05 11:45 UTC by Stefan Schwandter
Modified: 2004-12-22 21:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.5/2.6


Description Stefan Schwandter 2004-06-05 11:45:47 UTC 
(I've tried this in Spatial mode)

Let's assume you have one folder named "A" containing a folder named "X" and one
folder named "B", also containing a folder named "X", but the latter "X" has
different content from the former "X".

If you move folder "X" from folder "B" into folder "A", nautilus asks if you
want to overwrite "X" (in "A"). If you choose yes, then "X" in "A" really is
overwritten, meaning that the _original content is wiped out_!

If you try the same in Windows Explorer, you'll see, that the old content is
_kept_ and the new is _added_, which I consider a much more sane behaviour.

I can't really remember, but I think, nautilus 2.4 also got that right.
Comment 1 Martin Wehner 2004-06-05 12:46:24 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into
our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 48085 ***