Nautilus

Merge should skip identical files only

Bug #569353 reported by dronus
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Nautilus
New
Wishlist
nautilus (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: nautilus

I usually use "merge all", then "skip all" to update/backup/resyncronize a copy of a folder.

However, if for example a previous copy was interrupted, a partially done file is left. After doing merge with skip, this file don't gets overwritten, so the two directorys stay out of sync.

So the only way to do a secure backup is to "replace all", or even better then delete & recopy the folder to remove source deleted files also. This either means copy all files again.

I think a "skip all unchanged files" mode, or even "synchronize" mode (that deletes destination files) would be very useful. But there are too much choices right now... what to do?

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your bug report. The issue is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug the to the people writting the software (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME)

Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Thank you for your bug report. This bug has been reported to the developers of the software. You can track it and make comments at:
 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=616880

Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
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Changed in nautilus:
status: Unknown → New
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Marjo F. Mercado (marjo-mercado) wrote :

I, too, would like to have this feature. It is a very convenient way of syncing two generalized source and target locations for copy and backup purposes.
Also, a more useful warning message would be something like ""An older item named "name_of_file" already exists in this location. Do you want to replace it with the newer one you're moving?" This gives the user more information regarding the source and target locations and can make a more informed decision whether to stop the operation or continue with the replacement.

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Changed in nautilus:
importance: Unknown → Wishlist
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