*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 500863 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/500863
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: gvfs (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/627048
Title:
gvfs WebDAV: Nautilus does not use the COPY/MOVE methods
Status in GVFS:
Unknown
Status in “gvfs” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Binary package hint: gvfs
WebDAV offers an extended set of HTTP methods, among them COPY and
MOVE, which allow a user to trigger a server-side move of files or
file-like objects and collections.
When a user works on a WebDAV enabled resource via Nautilus/gvfs and
issues a copy or move of files and/or folder, Nautilus instead of
using the COPY/MOVE methods does GETs and PUTs.
Exemplary for a simple file copy
-User triggers file copy
-Nautilus downloads the file via GET
-Nautilus uploads the file via PUT
-File is copied
This behavior is undesirable as files and/or collections might be huge
in terms of data. Probably Gigabytes which are then transferred over
the network down- and upstream instead of a sub-second operation when
done server-side. Further, with this behavior a server is not able to
decide whether metadata such as timestamps, permission etc. (on files)
should be preserved or not but is tricked into destroying these
attributes.
A nice side-effect of this is that Nautilus is able to show a "sort-
of" progress bar.
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