+'Move to archive' option leaves empty folders

spapost · Post by *spapost » 2014-02-26, 17:13 UTC

Not sure whether this is a bug, but I'm getting this strange behaviour when creating archive:

1. Select several folders
2. Call 'Pack files' dialog
3. Choose options 'Move to archive' and 'Create separate archive, one per selected file/dir'
4. Start packing with built-in packer

After successful run of the packer, I get the folders emptied, but not deleted. The same behaviour was in at least 8.5RC3, but not in other (8.01 and earlier) versions - checked on two different PCs.

Edit
Tried both x64 and x86 version, with current and clean installs, still leaves folders emptied but not deleted

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2014-03-03, 14:22 UTC

This happens when the new option "leave out base directory when packing folders" is checked. Since the base directory isn't packed, it's not deleted either. I will change it.

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2014-03-27, 15:48 UTC

This has been fixed a while ago - please test with beta 5!

DrShark · Post by *DrShark » 2017-05-21, 20:28 UTC

For 32-bit TC on Vista 32-bit I can confirm that reported issue was present in TC8.5 pb 3, but doesn't present in final releases of TC 8.5 and TC 9 except for following situations:
1) TC's "Move to archive" function still doesn't remove the folders with read-only attribute (and inner files with r-o attribute).
2) TC's "Move to archive" function still doesn't remove the folders and inner files if that folders have restricted acces rights (may be reproduced on the subfolders of %programfiles% on Vista).
Since both mentioned issues are not limited just to the "Create separate archive, one per selected file/dir" option, maybe it's better to make a new separate bugreport for each of mentioned issues?

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2017-05-22, 10:56 UTC

I don't think that I should change that. Read only is there for a reason...

DrShark · Post by *DrShark » 2017-05-22, 12:43 UTC

ghisler(Author) wrote:I don't think that I should change that. Read only is there for a reason...

Help wrote:Move to archive If this option is checked, the files are deleted after a successful packing operation.

If TC knows that packing operation was successful and archive was made why at the end of delete operation for regular files/folders also not to ask user for confirmation to remove the source folders/files with read-only attribute or those with elevation requirement to be removed?