Ubuntu
evolution package

save attachments overwrites existing files without asking

Bug #74860 reported by idokibovito
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Evolution
Fix Released
Medium
evolution (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Clicking on "save" at the top of the email opens the save dialog. Then the user will choose a folder to save the file into. The attachment will be saved and any existing files will be overwritten without telling the user so.

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idokibovito (idokibovito) wrote :

additional info:

this only happens when you click the top "save" or "save all" button. If you save the files 1 by 1, then the warning appears alright.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thanks for your bug report. This bug has been reported to the developers of the software. You can track it and make comments here: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=403579

Changed in evolution:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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Changed in evolution:
status: Unknown → Unconfirmed
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Duncan Lithgow (duncan-lithgow) wrote :

I can't reproduce this in Evolution 2.9.92 in Ubuntu Feisty

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idokibovito (idokibovito) wrote :

Now it only happens when you do "Save all" on feisty, save seems to catch the case when the file exists.

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idokibovito (idokibovito) wrote :

Oh that was the original case aswell :) Kinda forgot what I wrote last year, sorry :)

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stefangachter (stefan-gachter) wrote :

I have the same bug with Evolution 2.10.1 and Ubuntu 7.04.

If I click on the "save" button, an existing file of the same name is overwritten without any warning.

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stefangachter (stefan-gachter) wrote :

Best would be to have the same "Save as ..." menu as for the drop down menu at the bottom of the email window.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

do you still get the issue in hardy or intrepid?

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status: Confirmed → Triaged
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idokibovito (idokibovito) wrote :

On Hardy:
The user has to confirm or cancel the action now, which is good.
Must do so one-by-one on every file, if you use the "save all" button, which is questionable but a that is different issue.

The real problem I had is fixed now so this particular bug can be closed I think.

Thanks Seb!

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

closing the bug

Changed in evolution:
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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status: New → Fix Released
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importance: Unknown → Medium
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