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    trouble moving files around in dolphin

    I got 12.10 installed after the second try the other weekend. The first attempt left me unable to login to my old profile. So I moved all my files off to another hdd and installed. Then able to login I set a copy task to work to move all my files back over into my new home and went off to do other things. When I got back to my machine I went about installing the necessaries. I then rebooted and tried to get some music going only to find out it had not been moved over. It seems as though dolphin is being a bit finicky about which files it will copy/move around. Had to install and use Konqueror. Is there any word about a fix for dolphin or do I just need to get used to using Konqueror again?

    #2
    We will need more details to help you.

    * What errors did you see, if any?
    * Is there anything in common with all the files that didn't move, such as incorrect permissions?

    These are just a couple examples.

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      #3
      I'd bet on Permissions. I've hit that particular learning curve several times. It's usually the first thing I check after a failed file transfer. Especially from another disk.
      GigaByte GA-965G-DS3, Core2Duo at 2.1 GHz, 4 GB RAM, ASUS DRW-24B1ST, LiteOn iHAS 324 A, NVIDIA 7300 GS, 500 GB and 80 GB WD HDD

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        #4
        Anytime I'm dealing with moving files between hard drives (Win7, Kubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.10) I find it easier in general to run as root. For example in the terminal just type "sudo dolphin".
        Andy R.
        Kubuntu 12.10

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          #5
          When I am moving large amounts of stuff I care about, I use rsync as root and chown after moving it back.
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          Intocabile

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            #6
            Originally posted by Unhinged View Post
            ...in the terminal just type "sudo dolphin".
            Not the way to do this. Whenever you want/need to use a GUI application "as root", launch it with kdesudo.
            Last edited by Snowhog; Nov 18, 2012, 09:28 PM.
            Windows no longer obstructs my view.
            Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
            "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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              #7
              Until the OP comes back with more info, we're all kind of speculation mode at the moment...

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                #8
                Originally posted by SteveRiley View Post
                We will need more details to help you.

                * What errors did you see, if any? I got an error that some files could not be transferred correctly
                * Is there anything in common with all the files that didn't move, such as incorrect permissions? The permissions seem correct on files in question

                These are just a couple examples.
                So I first tried drag and drop, got an error that some files would not transfer. I tried this as root with the same outcome. It seems that most of the files were large media files (mp3, videos) but also some documents and encrypted files. Luckily I have most of the files on a netbook as well so I have been able to move things between the netbook and my desktop using Konqueror. With the variance in file types I am still coming across files that were not moved, Non of the files were vary critical so I have re-purposed the other drive and plan to use that as my partition for VMs.

                I will connect my netbook later this weekend and try and get some more output in Konsole to share on this problem.

                Thank you all whom have replied. I have the next couple days off of work so I should be back more often at least through the weekend.

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