Nemo: Smart replace options for file conflicts
When there is a file conflict, have an option to use the file of the largest size and if they are the same size, skip it. Call it smart replace.
There could also be more options for users to customize how smart replace works. For example: use the file that has the most recent modification date and if that's the same, use the file of the largest size.
Enkouyami
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@JosephMcc, can we mark this issue as a feature request?
Vahan86
on 27 Nov 2016
I don't really get the point of this. A dialog pops up asking you which one you want to use.
JosephMcc
on 27 Nov 2016
The point of this is so users won't have to click through hundreds of dialog pop-ups if there are hundreds of files with the same name.
Enkouyami
on 27 Nov 2016
Not looking at it right now but I'm pretty sure there is an option to "Replace all".
JosephMcc
on 27 Nov 2016
@JosephMcc if you've read my original post, especially the examples, you would notice that what I'm suggesting is different than the current implementation of "replace all."
Enkouyami
on 28 Nov 2016
I understand. I'm just not sure I personally want something that's automatic. There will always be edge cases where it will give the wrong end result. Not something you want when dealing with peoples files. On top of that it doesn't seem like it provides some big improvement to workflow.
JosephMcc
on 28 Nov 2016
Many thanks for contributing to Nemo. Your suggestion was reviewed.
For more information on our workflow and feature requests, read https://linuxmint-troubleshooting-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/faq.html.
JosephMcc
on 5 Mar 2018
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@JosephMcc if you've read my original post, especially the examples, you would notice that what I'm suggesting is different than the current implementation of "replace all."