Re: Konqueror & FAT32

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> Hi all!
> 
> Anno domini 2021 Sat, 16 Jan 14:57:00 -0500
>  BorgLabs - Kate Draven scripsit:
> > > On Saturday 16 January 2021 11:19:51 BorgLabs - Kate Draven wrote:
> > > > > On Saturday 16 January 2021 09:46:12 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
> > > > > > Hi all!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I just found that after my latest updates to 14.0.10 I lost the
> > > > > > "Delete" funtionality in konqueror. When I do a right click on at 
file
> > > > > > on a FAT32 usb thumbdrive, then the context menu pops up with the
> > > > > > "Delete" entry greyed out. Pressing "<DEL>"-key consequently des 
not
> > > > > > delete the file nor move it to the thrashcan. 
Pressing "<shift>+<DEL>"
> > > > > > deletes the file.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Does somebody else see this, too?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Nik
> > > > >
> > > > > I just upgraded a couple days ago, and I don't have that problem.
> > > > > Everything works the same as before.
> > > > >
> > > > > The problem, however, may reside in the flash drive itself, and the 
> > fat32
> > > > > filesystem. I've had problems with both flash drives and SD cards:
> > > > > sometimes they mount and behave normally, sometimes not. Do you have 
the
> > > > > delete function when you are using Konqueror with non-fat drives, 
such 
> > as
> > > > > your
> > > >
> > > > other
> > > >
> > > > > hard drives?
> > > > >
> > > > > You might dig up your konquerorrc file, where the delete function 
can be
> > > > > set or unset. You might be able to override other changes by 
changing
> > > > > that file.
> > > > >
> > > > > Bill
> > > > > ____________________________________________________
> > > >
> > > > I need to use fat32 because I still have some itsinks clients 
(thankfully
> > > > that's fading)
> > > >
> > > > Stock formatted usb and SD cards do exhibit problems like that in 
general.
> > > > That's why I always format them with linux before use. I never have a
> > > > problem after that.
> > > >
> > > > NTFS, when I have to use that crap, sometimes will. HFS doesn't give 
me
> > > > much of a problem, less than NTFS more than fat32.
> > > >
> > > > Try clean formatting the drives before use and make use you chown to 
your
> > > > user just in case.
> > > >
> > > > Kate
> > > 
> > > Except ... maybe users need to use those items with other devices that 
do 
> > not 
> > > read Linux filesystems? e.g., SD cards in smartphones, or flash drives 
to be 
> > > used with other computers. Maybe, the unfortunate user is forced by job 
or 
> > > circumstances to take those flash drives or SD cards and use them on 
> > > [*SHUDDER of horror*] Windozes or Rotten Apples? In such cases, fat32 is 
> > read 
> > > by all of them; ext3 or ext4, not. 
> > > 
> > > 'Twould be nice if Linux could handle fat32 sometimes without having to 
> > format 
> > > it to a Linux filesystem. 
> > > 
> > > :-/
> > > 
> > > Bill
> > You misunderstood. Format the drives, using linux, TO fat32. They will 
work on 
> > windows and apple [*SHUDDER of horror*] etc. It's just that linux does 
> > a "clean" format with no empty  spaces or oddities.
> > 
> > Kate
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> 
> Sorry to say, neither does work. I tried it as "superdisk" or with one 
partion, the result is the same - "Move to trash" is greyed out and <DEL> 
does not work (<shift>+<DEL> does work).
> 
> I tried ext4, too, with the very same behaviour, so it's not filesystem 
specific. File creation works without problems.
> 
> What's also strange: the konqeror is not notified about changes on that 
filesystem, e.g. if I create a new file it is not visible in konqueror till I 
press "F5".
> 
> Oh, I have "udisks2" as helper.
> 
> Nik
> 
> 
> -- 
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> ____________________________________________________
Ok Doc, 

Try this. See if it's still greyed out as root or another freshly created 
user.

Maybe a weird perms problem. See it before. Drives me bloody mad.

Kate
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