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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Copying & Moving blues
From:       Michael Peligro <mikepeligro () philwebinc ! com>
Date:       2002-07-07 17:24:10
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I have this one complaint about copying and moving in a Konqueror. This 
problem happens with Windows too.

I need to copy/move a SINGLE directory (with subfolders and files) from 
source A to target B. Sometimes when I'm in a rush, I tend to 
copy/move right away WITHOUT CHECKING if target B has sufficient 
space to hold the files from source A. 

What Konqueror does is copy/move the files FIRST from source A, then 
INFORM me LATER with a dialog box that there is no more space left on 
target B. 

After dismissing the insufficient space dialog box, target B has the 
subfolders/files that were copied/moved first. Source A also has the 
remaining subfolders/files that were left out.

This leaves me with TWO SEPARATE directories on source A and target 
B, from the original SINGLE directory that I had in source A. 

Note that this will also happen if the copying/moving was interrupted by 
a power failure, computer breakdown, etc...

It would be better if:

1. Konqueror TELLS me FIRST with a dialog box that there is insufficient 
space in target B BEFORE copying the files. Having been informed as 
such, I could free more space on target B, then copy/move the directory 
again.


Going back to the two orphan directories in source A and target B...

How can I RECONCILE the two directories into a SINGLE directory AGAIN 
on target B? 

I can do this manually.

Suppose there are 20+ or more subfolders in the original directory? I'll 
waste a great deal of time manually reconciling the subfolders in source 
A and target B.

Konqueror has this dialog box with Overwrite and Autoskip options, but I 
doubt whether it can correctly recreate the original directory structure in 
source A.


I suggest that:

1. Konqueror TAKES NOTE (writes to a temp file or something) of the 
directory structure BEFORE COPYING, 

2. IF the moving/copying process is INTERRUPTED by a power outage, a 
computer breakdown, or an insufficient disk space error, Konqueror 
REMEMBERS the directories/files that were transferred to target B and 
those that were left on source A.

3. After I log-in again (or after I free-up space on target B), Konqueror 
will PROMPT me to RESUME the interrupted copying/moving AND 
correctly BUILDS UP the SINGLE DIRECTORY again in target B.

I hope I put the problem across correctly.

Michael


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