zhanghai / zhanghai/MaterialFiles

Ability to merge folders instead of creating a copy

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Kotlin
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Description

I was moving files from a USB drive to an SD card. Because my phone battery was drained meanwhile. I had to cancel completing the copying, charge, and then continue.
However, now when I tried to copy the remainder, it created a new folder with the prefix "_ (1)_". Instead of merging the two folders.

Expected would be that I could somehow select whether to automatically rename duplicate folders (current behaviour), or combine them.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Android file-copy flow responsible for duplicate-folder naming, then trace how an interrupted copy is resumed. Done means users can choose between automatically renaming duplicate folders and merging folder contents when copying into an existing folder.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
62/100

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