** Description changed:
- When trying to drag a folder from an FTP server to a local folder, one
+ When trying to copy a folder from an FTP server to a local folder, one
gets an error message like "There was an error copying the file into
- /home/user/destination_folder/".
+ /home/user/destination_folder/". This has been reported by multiple
+ users on the ubuntu-nl mailinglist.
I am attaching a screenshot of the message.
- This has been reported by two people on the ubuntu-nl mailinglist and I
- can reproduce it. It happens on both Hardy and Intrepid.
+ - It happens irrespective of whether the folder is empty or contains other
files or folders.
+ - It happens both when dragging and when copying using the context menus or
the nautilus menu.
+ - It happens on both Hardy and Intrepid.
- The nautilus interface suggests dragging folders should work, just like
- dragging files.
+ The nautilus interface suggests copying folders should work, just like
+ copying files.
Steps to reproduce:
- - open a nautilus window (Places -> Desktop)
- - create a new folder named 'test'
- - connect to an FTP server (File -> Connect to server...)
- - Service type: public FTP (FTP with a login also has this issue)
- - Server: ftp.xs4all.nl (or any other ftp server)
- - click 'Connect'
- - drag a remote folder to the Desktop/test/ folder
- - observe the error message (see attachment)
- - observe nothing is being copied
+ 1. open a nautilus window (Places -> Desktop)
+ 2. create a new folder named 'test'
+ 3. connect to an FTP server (File -> Connect to server...)
+ - Service type: public FTP (FTP with a login has the same issue)
+ - Server: ftp.xs4all.nl (or any other ftp server)
+ 4. click 'Connect'
+ 5. in the nautilus window drag a remote folder to the Desktop/test/ folder
+ 6. observe that:
+ - error message pops up ("There was an error copying the file into..."
or see attachment)
+ - nothing is being copied
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can not copy folders from FTP server
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/250585
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