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Bug 595148 - Nautilus cannot copy a remote directory
Nautilus cannot copy a remote directory
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: gvfs
Classification: Core
Component: smb backend
1.4.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gvfs-maint
gvfs-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-09-14 10:19 UTC by Sanne Wouda
Modified: 2013-12-01 04:09 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.27/2.28


Description Sanne Wouda 2009-09-14 10:19:21 UTC 
I reported this bug on the Ubuntu bug tracker, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/428902 , with version gvfs=1.3.6-0ubuntu1 and nautilus=2.27.92-0ubuntu1.  An ubuntu developer suggested to report this bug upstream against gvfs.

When I try to copy a directory from an smb:// share to a local directory, nautilus gives me an error message and only creates a file with the name of the remote directory in the local directory. This is when using drag and drop in nautilus.

The error message says:

Error while copying "remote_dir".
There was an error copying the file into /home/sanne/local_dir.
More details >
No such file or directory

Things that /do/ work:
Copying a file from a remote smb:// share to a local directory.
Copying a directory from a remote smb:// share to another directory on the same share.
Copying a directory from a remote smb:// share to a local directory from within a terminal by using a `cp ~/.gvfs/remote_share/remote_dir ~`.

I'd be happy to provide any additional information.

Thanks for your attention.
Comment 1 Sanne Wouda 2009-11-15 02:06:57 UTC 
I'm still seeing this bug while using gvfs-1.4.x.

Is there anyone who can confirm?
Comment 2 Bruce van der Kooij 2011-08-25 15:52:03 UTC 
I can confirm the existence of this issue.

I'd also like to note that when I try to go to a mounted share in  `~/.gvfs` in Nautilus it displays the `smb://` URI instead. I also haven't been able to figure out where in the codebase this stuff is handled.
Comment 3 Ross Lagerwall 2013-11-03 14:58:53 UTC 
Is this still an issue?

Since gvfs doesn't handle recursive copy AFAIK, this may have been a nautilus issue.
Comment 4 Sanne Wouda 2013-11-29 14:16:32 UTC 
(Un)fortunately, I don't have access to a setup to test this bug.  I haven't needed smb:// mounts in a long time.  So, not an issue for me, at least :)
Comment 5 Ross Lagerwall 2013-12-01 04:09:51 UTC 
Thanks. Closing as obsolete. If this problem still exists, please reopen or open a new bug.