[TC 11.55rc1] Copy with filter "somedir1\**\" copies whole folder structure

[white]

I just need to set the flag to not copy folders without content when there is any subfolder in the filter. Then when entering such a folder, I need to clear that flag.

Obviously.

[ghisler(Author)]

This should be fixed in Total Commander 11.55 RC3, please test it!

20.05.25 Fixed: When using a copy filter with included directories (like *.pdf somedir\ ), do not copy directories outside of the provided directories (32/64)

[white]

Tested OK. But found another bug where you need a similar solution. The issue occurs when the specified folder to include starts with a backslash.

• Suppose in folder c:\test, you have some folders and also this folder structure: sub1\sub2\sub3
• Go to c:\test
• Select all folders
• Press F5 to copy
• Use copy filter: sub1\sub2\sub3\sub4\sub5\
  In release candidate 3, this now correctly copies nothing.
• Now do the same, but add a leading backslash to the filter: \sub1\sub2\sub3\sub4\sub5\
  This copies the folder structure (not the contents) sub1\sub2\sub3 to the destination.

[ghisler(Author)]

Hmm, I'm not so sure about that, there is a clear difference between the two:
Filter sub1\sub2\sub3\sub4\sub5\ means anywhere in the path, so we need an exact match of all subdirs.
Filter \sub1\sub2\sub3\sub4\sub5\ means only in the root, so implies that \sub1 in the root must be copied.

[white]

Filter \sub1\sub2\sub3\sub4\sub5\ means only in the root, so implies that \sub1 in the root must be copied.

That doesn’t make sense. When a user enters “\sub1\sub2\sub3\sub4\sub5\” in “Only files of this type,”, he means the exact specified path, not partial paths "\sub1\", "\sub1\sub2\", etc. If you interpret it as including parent folders, you’d also need to copy their files, which doesn’t happen (and search also doesn't work that way). The filter should copy nothing if the specified path isn’t found.

[AntonyD]

The filter should copy nothing if the specified path isn’t found

absolutely right!

[JOUBE]

How does Windows actually react to that incorrect/accidental entry of this "**"? It's painful to look at...

[ghisler(Author)]

The filter should copy nothing if the specified path isn’t found

OK, I have changed it as requested in RC4. Please test it!

25.05.25 Fixed: When using a copy filter with included directories (like *.pdf \dir1\dir2\ ), do not copy dir1 when dir2 doesn't exist (32/64)

[white]

Tested OK using TC 11.55rc4 32-bit and 64-bit.

Moderator message from: white » 2025-05-27, 15:49 UTC

Moved topic
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