Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: nautilus
Example
Disk has 100 mb of space left. current folder has file called A of size 200mb.
Want to copy into that directory a file A of size 200mb and a file called B of
10mb. (so enough space for B and A to exist on the disk)
Outcome:
See error message:
Error while copying to "folder"
There is not enough space on the destination. Try to remove files to make space.
Show more details
There is 100 MB available, but 210 MB is required.
Cancel Retry
Expected Outcome
See error message:
Error while copying to "folder"
There is not enough space on the destination. Try to remove files to make space
or chose individual files to copy.
Show more details
There is 100 MB available, but 210 MB is required.
Cancel | Retry | Ignore warning; copy files individually
Then dialog should appear like when you copy multiple files if you are
are not running out of disk space, ie replace/skip options
Then you would have the option to skip or replace file A when that file is
copied, and to put file B in. ANd with disk space to spare
Obviously in this case i could have done it individually by inspection, but
when there are multiple levels of folder all containing different files, and
you want to copy a new folder over the top, skipping each of the files already
there, it becomes very difficult. Or you would have to delete the folder on the
destination and copy from scratch (which would be slow, and in some cases still
not what you wanted, if you had different version of the files in both places)
Basically when there is an error on copying multiple files because of
disk space, it should go through them one by one. It should just try to
copy (after clicking ignore) instead of blocking you with an error
message that is unneeded
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04
nautilus:
Installed: 1:2.22.3-0ubuntu2
Candidate: 1:2.22.3-0ubuntu2
Version table:
*** 1:2.22.3-0ubuntu2 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1:2.22.2-0ubuntu4 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
gvfs:
Installed: 0.2.4-0ubuntu2
Candidate: 0.2.4-0ubuntu2
Version table:
*** 0.2.4-0ubuntu2 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
0.2.4-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
0.2.3-0ubuntu4 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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nautilus says out of space on multiple files copy. but may actually want to
skip/replace some files
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246130
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