Opened 11 years ago
Closed 9 years ago
#12956 closed defect (obsolete)
File drag-and-drop deletes file from guest, does not copy to host
Reported by: | Aren Cambre | Owned by: | |
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Component: | guest additions | Version: | VirtualBox 4.3.10 |
Keywords: | Cc: | aren@… | |
Guest type: | Linux | Host type: | Windows |
Description
I have an Xubuntu 13.10 guest and Windows 8.1 x64 host. Guest additions are installed.
When I drag and drop a file from the guest to the host, this happens:
- The file is deleted from the guest.
- The file does not appear on the host where I dropped it.
I tried two files from the guest. I dropped one into a folder (on the host) that was open, and I dropped the other on the host's desktop. Neither appeared in either location, and it is not clear to me where the files ended up, assuming they were even copied.
Change History (8)
comment:1 by , 11 years ago
comment:2 by , 11 years ago
See section 3.3.2 of the user manual: Drag and drop is currently only supported for the host=>guest direction.
comment:3 by , 11 years ago
It isn't acceptable for a file to be deleted, contrary to the user's wishes, due to an incomplete feature.
comment:4 by , 11 years ago
I'm not sure if this is really a VBox problem. Can you reproduce the file lost by 100% when you drag a file from guest to host and what happens if you uninstall the VirtualBox Guest Additions -- still loss of the guest-dragged file?
comment:5 by , 11 years ago
I just now dragged and dropped from host desktop to guest desktop. If the file has no spaces in the name, it works. If it does have spaces in the name, I get this: Error when getting information for file '/home/[username]/Documents/VirtualBox Dropped Files/2014-04-17T14:44:08.022107000Z/x"y.txt'. (My actual username repalced with [username].) The file is named x y.txt.
Not clear what information uninstalling Guest Additions would provide? Isn't Guest Additions required for this to work?
comment:6 by , 11 years ago
If you uninstall the Guest Additions and the file would still vanish if you drag it from the guest and drop it to the host then it's definitely not VBox-related.
I still doubt that the file is lost if you drag/drop guest/host, my theory is that the file is still there in the guest, perhaps moved to another place.
The problem with the space in the filename sounds indeed like a VBox bug. Drag and drop is under development and some improvements are to be expected with the next major release.
comment:7 by , 11 years ago
I'm now on VirtualBox 4.3.12 and Guest Additions from VBoxGuestAdditions_4.3.13-93885.iso (see #12941). Guest OS is Ubuntu 14.04, and host remains Windows 8.1 x64. Drag'n'Drop is again set to Bidirectional.
When I drag a jpg file outside the VirtualBox guest window, nothing happens at all. When I release the mouse, what happens is equivalent to if I dropped the item at the very edge of the VirtualBox guest's window right where the mouse pointer left it.
comment:8 by , 9 years ago
Resolution: | → obsolete |
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Status: | new → closed |
Please reopen if still relevant with a recent VirtualBox release.
Yes, Devices > Drag'n'Drop is set to Bidirectional.