John Doe created NETBEANS-6161:
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Summary: "Import project" function has confusing warnings and
exerts dangerous behavior
Key: NETBEANS-6161
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NETBEANS-6161
Project: NetBeans
Issue Type: Bug
Affects Versions: 12.4
Environment: OS: {{Linux 5.14.0-3-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.14.12-1
(2021-10-14) x86_64 GNU/Linux}}
Distro: Debian unstable
Reporter: John Doe
The function _Import Project_ has some problems that I would like to address:
h2. Confusing warnings
The import dialog isn't clear about target folder, that means, whether the
project in the ZIP file will be extracted to the target folder or that folder
will become folder of the project. The field is not editable and even when an
empty folder is selected, it stills prompt the user to _replace_ the selected
folder or not. This leads to the problem below…
h2. NetBeans nuking an entire folder *and* a then opened project
I faced a problem just yesterday: When I imported a project into an existing
folder, NB not only nuked that folder *but also a currently opened project*.
The project just vanished into thin air even on the hard disk and there was no
way to get it back. I didn't even click on anything, it just vanished after
closing the _Import project_ dialog.
I suggest that the warning should make it clear that the target folder will be
_*deleted*_, not _replaced_ if it already exists. Even better, the function
should unpack the ZIP file into a subfolder with name the same as project name.
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