nextcloud / nextcloud/server

Files : be able to rename favorite folders in the left column, as can be done in the OS's file explorers

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0. Needs triage enhancement feature: files
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Description

I have quite a few favorites in “Files,” but some are at the end of the tree structure and their names are often not very descriptive. In some cases, I may have two different folders with the same name (or almost the same name) and I can't tell them apart.

When a folder (I'm not talking about files added to favorites, because that's generally less of a problem and less common) is added to favorites, a label is created in the database (using the current folder name by default) that can then be modified independently of the folder name.

Basically, I would like to do the same thing in Nextcloud that I can do, for example, with the Nemo file manager in Linux Mint.

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No files, tests, or entry points are named. Trace how the Files app stores favorite folders and renders their labels in the left column, then determine how an independently editable label should be persisted; done means a favorite folder can be renamed without changing the underlying folder name and the label remains correct after reload.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
database, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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