linuxmint / linuxmint/warpinator
Indicate "Files may be overwritten" in transfer notification if applicable
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Description
Uploading a new file with the same name (e.g. from the mobile client) as an older one results in the old file being overwritten on the PC.
This happens, for example, when I generate an invoice file from my banking app. The file is always generated with the same name and the share popup shows immediately. I select Warpinator, then I select my laptop, and when the transfer happens, there is no warning, no popup, the file just gets sent and the old one is lost forever.
Edit: the file approval popup does pop up as usual, it just doesn't mention anything about duplication or overwriting.
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Research direction
Start by tracing the file approval popup and the transfer handling for a destination where a file with the same name already exists. Reproduce the mobile-client invoice scenario and verify that the approval prompt indicates when the existing file may be overwritten, while preserving the normal approval flow.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100