Thunar assigns date stamp of deleted file when previous (e.g. original) copy of file copied or moved into directory
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Thunar File Manager |
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thunar (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
video demonstrating the bug: http://
While changing directory structures and trying to reduce the number of duplicate files on an external usb drive - dragging, dropping and deleting files manually with Thunar - I noticed the above (title/one line summary) in the following situation:
(e.g.) I have 2 identical files 'filename.ext' in two folders:
'folder-to-delete/' contains the original file with the original date stamp,
'folder-to-keep/' has the same file but a different (later) date stamp as it was copied previously (with this problem).
If I delete the file 'folder-
However, if I drag or drop the file into an empty folder which has not previously contained a version of it, the original date stamp is retained (as I require/expect).
If I first move (by drag and drop) the unwanted file 'folder-
The problem is independent of whether I empty trash after deleting.
A quick test with Nautilus also in a Xubuntu session on the same system: no. Nautilus works as I would expect: copying, moving and replacing all retain the date stamp whether the unwanted file was previously deleted or moved or not (i.e. replaced).
NB Info above previously posted as a question:
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ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: thunar 1.6.3-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-13-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Nov 19 09:49:22 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-04 (379 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64+mac (20121017.3)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: thunar
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-24 (25 days ago)
Changed in thunar: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
tags: | added: trusty |
Changed in thunar: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in thunar: | |
importance: | Medium → Unknown |
status: | Invalid → Unknown |
Changed in thunar: | |
importance: | Unknown → High |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in thunar: | |
importance: | High → Low |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
Changed in thunar: | |
status: | In Progress → Confirmed |
Changed in thunar: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
I can't reproduce this with thunar, 13.10, and a ext4 filesystem.
Perhaps this is related to the USB drive being a FAT filesystem? Could you try to reproduce this on your homedir?