GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 607711
Dragging a file from trash to a remote folder should not delete it from the local computer
Last modified: 2021-06-18 15:13:10 UTC
When dragging a file from the trashcan to a remote folder, the file is moved to the remote folder and deleted from the trash. Drag and drop to a remote folder always copies the file rather the move it so that a copy is kept on the local machine. Dragging from the trash should be consistent with this behaviour and should leave a copy on the local machine too. Steps to reproduce: 1. Move a file to trash 2. Open the trash and move the file to a remote folder on a server (e.g. SFTP folder) Actual behaviour The file is moved to the remote folder and deleted from the trash. Expected behaviour The file should be copied to the remote folder but the original left in the trash. All files dragged and dropped from a local machine to a remote folder are copied rather than moved so the trash should be no exception. See the original Ubuntu Launchpad bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/482214
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