https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=506133
Bug ID: 506133
Summary: Attachment saved to disk disappears after closing
KMail
Classification: Applications
Product: kmail2
Version First unspecified
Reported In:
Platform: Debian unstable
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: commands and actions
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
I recently encountered a relatively rare phenomenon: After saving an attachment
to my specified folder, I attempted to open it with Okular and there was no
problem. However after a few minutes (probably when I had just closed KMail),
the file was gone without any trace. It was not in Trash. I also tried doing a
/home-wide search and it was still nowhere to be found.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Save the attachment to a custom folder.
2. Open it (not sure if this is relevant).
3. Close KMail.
OBSERVED RESULT
The file is gone. It is not trashed, but deleted from disk.
EXPECTED RESULT
The file should have been there, precisely where it has just been saved.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Debian 13
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Although I have not digged deep into source code of KMail, I have observed that
KMail keeps a temporary copy of the attachments. My theory is that when saving
the attachment to disk, the final files might be copied from those temporary
ones. Due to some reasons however, the reference to temporary files also got
"redirected" to final saved files, thus causing them to be destroyed when KMail
is closed.
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