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Idea #5354: Nautilus should offer "rename" when pasting

bug This entry was marked as not being an idea the 25 September 11. If this is a bug report, please use the Ubuntu bug tracker.
Written by buggyman the 21 Mar 08 at 23:31. Category: System. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: Not an idea
Rationale
When I paste a file (e.g file.pdf) into a folder containing a file with the same name nautilus pops up this:

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A file named "file.pdf" already exists. Do you want to replace it?

The file already exists in "temp2". Replacing it will overwrite its contents.

Options are only "skip" and "replace"

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not very useful: there should be an option "rename" which renames the pasted file to file_1.pdf or file_DATE.pdf or something like that.


also: it does not say the sizes of the files and the date modified which makes it hard to say which file is newer.

Bye, cya


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Written by buggyman the 21 Mar 08 at 23:31.
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DJ_Peng wrote on the 22 Mar 08 at 03:38
The opportunity to rename on paste is needed, but even more needed is more info when there's a conflict, especially dates and file sizes. I've often felt I'm flying blind when copying files raises a conflict.

neon wrote on the 22 Mar 08 at 05:18
I think it was Limewire (scary o.o) that had the feature I loved. When you downloaded a file with the same name, it was Skip, Replace, or Append#, which was helpful on so many occasions. :D

Psycho_zs wrote on the 22 Mar 08 at 11:07
and also "replace if newer", "replace all if newer" !!!
+1

adityakavoor wrote on the 22 Mar 08 at 11:34
awesome idea .. +1

deadowl wrote on the 24 Mar 08 at 02:57
You know, I actually wrote a really long message to the GNOME Usability mailing list about this. Nobody really seemed to listen to me there, but here's a link if you're interested:

http://mail.gnome.org/archives/usability/2007-May/msg00074.html

P.S. I don't mind if anyone here revives that thread at all.

deadowl wrote on the 24 Mar 08 at 21:14
I will add, issues that arise in this area:

Case-by-Case:
-comparing two files
-renaming possibly both files
-overwriting one file
-leaving the conflicted file at its source

Generalization:
-renaming files consistently (appending, prefixing, etc.)
-overwriting all files
-leaving all conflicted files at their sources

I also think the choose options as you go thing is dumb. It would be easier if you were compiled a list of source/dest files that conflict each other at the end of moving everything else, and given the opportunity to compare, rename, overwrite or leave a file at it's source.

kenden wrote on the 28 Mar 08 at 09:41
That's another old one.
I added the link to the bug in launchpad and here is the bug in bugzilla:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47893

jmc_al wrote on the 12 Jun 08 at 22:00
Great Idea.

Not only in Nautilus (Ubuntu), in Thunar(Xubuntu) will be useful.


r0g wrote on the 12 Sep 08 at 02:33
+1 , yes

and

also "replace if newer", "replace all if newer" !!!

GOD YES! It would be about bloody time someone did this!

+100!

cheesehead (Brainstorm admin) wrote on the 25 Sep 11 at 01:54
If this is still an issue, then please file a bug report.


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