https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=480165
Bug ID: 480165
Summary: When copying a folder to ExFAT with a name that has
unsupported characters, Dolphin suggests to rename it
but then fails to copy the contents
Classification: Applications
Product: dolphin
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: dolphin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: albertv...@gmail.com
CC: kfm-de...@kde.org
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 165129
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=165129&action=edit
Error dialog
SUMMARY
ExFAT doesn't allow file names with characters like question marks, colons,
etc. When copying a file folder that has such a character in its name, Dolphin
is smart enough to suggest renaming it on the fly. However, the contents of the
folder then fail to be copied to the renamed location.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
You need a disk formatted with a proper filesystem like ext4 and a flashdrive
formatted with exfat.
1. Create a folder in your ext4 disk with a name that contains question marks
eg: "hello??". Create one file inside the folder.
2. Copy the folder to the exFAT disk. Dolphin suggests to rename it to replace
the question marks, which are not valid in exfat, in the previous example to
"hello__".
OBSERVED RESULT
3. Dolphin fails to copy the contents of the directory, with the attached
error. (BONUS BUG: the filename is cropped even if I resize the window, so I
can't never fully read the file path).
EXPECTED RESULT
Once the folder is renamed, the contents should be copied successfully from the
unrenamed to the renamed.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: master
KDE Plasma Version: master
KDE Frameworks Version: master
Qt Version: master
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