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Bug 554395 - nautilus says out of space on multiple files copy. but may actually want to skip/replace some files
nautilus says out of space on multiple files copy. but may actually want to s...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 324361
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: Cut Copy Paste Undo
2.22.x
Other All
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2008-09-30 06:41 UTC by andrew wallace
Modified: 2008-09-30 07:46 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.23/2.24



Description andrew wallace 2008-09-30 06:41:39 UTC
Please describe the problem:
Example
 Disk has 100 mb of space left. current folder has file called A of size 200mb.
 Want to copy into that directory a file A of size 200mb and a file called B of 10mb. (so enough space for B and A to exist on the disk)
Outcome:
 See error message:
 Error while copying to "folder"
 There is not enough space on the destination. Try to remove files to make space.
 Show more details
 There is 100 MB available, but 210 MB is required.
 Cancel Retry
Expected Outcome
 See error message:
 Error while copying to "folder"
 There is not enough space on the destination. Try to remove files to make space or chose individual files to copy.
 Show more details
 There is 100 MB available, but 210 MB is required.
 Cancel | Ignore 

Then dialog should appear like when you copy multiple files if you are are not running out of disk space, ie replace/skip options
Then you would have the option to skip or replace file A when that file is copied, and to put file B in. ANd with disk space to spare
 Obviously in this case i could have done it individually by inspection, but when there are multiple levels of folder all containing different files, and you want to copy a new folder over the top, skipping each of the files already there, it becomes very difficult. Or you would have to delete the folder on the destination and copy from scratch (which would be slow, and in some cases still not what you wanted, if you had different version of the files in both places)
Basically when there is an error on copying multiple files because of disk space, it should go through them one by one. It should just try to copy (after clicking ignore) instead of blocking you with an error message that is unneeded

I encountered this when copying a folder with 1700+ mp3 files at 58GBs I suspect this problem is common for music loves with mp3 players.

Steps to reproduce:
1. get a drive with enough space to store 1 but not 2 copys of a folder.
2. copy to drive.
3. add a file to orignal folder that makes folder larger than free space on drive but smaller than drive total.
4. try and copy again. It won't let you.


Actual results:
You get a dialog saying not enough space. No Ignore option present.

Expected results:
It gives you a choice to Cancel the transfer or Ignore the warning. Then overwrite or skip duplicate files as it copies.

Does this happen every time?
yes

Other information:
Comment 1 Cosimo Cecchi 2008-09-30 07:46:05 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 324361 ***