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[Bug 95854] Re: Folder is overwritten with a file with the same name

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From: TBeholder <95854@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 12:42:00 -0000
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The difference with a text file is that it shows with a proper icon
rather than the same "folder" icon, and nautilus specifically asks to
overwrite rather than merge. But on symlinks nautilus asks "Merge
folder?" and then actually overwrites.

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Title:
  Folder is overwritten with a file with the same name

Status in Nautilus:
  Confirmed
Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: nautilus

  SUMMARY

  If you copy a file with the same name ("Photos", no extension) to a
  folder which contains a folder ("~") with the same name ("Photos"),
  the folder "Photos" will be overwritten completely

  This is how I lost all my photos  (guys, DO backup!)

  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Mar 25 11:49:14 2007
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
  Uname: Linux acer 2.6.20-12-generic #2 SMP Wed Mar 21 20:55:46 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

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