Copy public link creates a new one

[biva]

What I do

• Right-click on a file
• Share via Nextcloud
• Copy public link

Expected behaviour

• If a public link already exists, this existing link is copied

Current behaviour

• While a public link already exists, a new public link is created and copied

Might be related to:

• "Copy public link to clipboard" fails if link is not yet created #858
• Deleting existing share link creates a new one #1179
• updating a public link creates a new one #1304

Environment:

• Windows 10
• NC desktop client 2.6.4 Win64

[biva]

Hello, any news on this issue?

[biva]

Hello, any update on this issue?

[camilasan]

Hi @biva, I couldn't reproduce this error anymore with the latest client and Nextcloud server 19.
Could you try the desktop client 2.6.5 and 2.7 rc1?
Thanks.

[biva]

@camilasan My server is still on 18 (no update proposed yet) and the problem is still there with client 2.6.5. As my server is in production, I would prefer to not test RC versions, sorry for that, I hope you understand :/ I will update you here when these versions will be final.

[biva]

@camilasan Tested on 19.0.3 ad 3.0.1: same problem, not solved :(

[biva]

@camilasan Tested on 20.0.5 and 3.1.2: same problem, what's the status?

[camilasan]

I will have to check what is the status. I thought I had fixed it.

[biva]

Hello @camilasan
Were you able to reproduce it? I still have the issue (Client 3.1.3 on Server 20.0.8)

[biva]

Hello @camilasan
Just tested on server 21.0.1: still the same issue (client 3.1.3)

[dowe]

Same thing happens on linux (3.1.1) and dolphin (default KDE file manager).
Just fyi

[biva]

Tested on 3.2.1, same issue :( @camilasan @claell are you still around?

[biva]

Hello @FlexW , I understand that you were able to reproduce the bug, right? Do you have any idea how to solve it?

[FlexW]

@biva yes I was able to reproduce it. I haven't looked at the code yet, but it should not be too hard to solve, but I'm currently busy with other things, so don't expect a fix soon. If you want you can give it a try yourself :)

[biva]

Understood and thanks! Unfortunately, I have no skills in coding :(

[biva]

Hello @FlexW , I really like the last version 3.7 of the desktop client. I just tested it, and this bug is still there. Do you think you'll have the time to fix it?

[avatar1024]

This behaviour has always been there, and is indeed rather strange as a default behaviour. If a link already exist, then "copy link" should copy the existing link. If the user wants a completely new link (say with different rights) it can always do so by going to "share options". It would improve the client to change the current behaviour.

[claucambra]

This has been fixed with the new share UI introduced in 3.7.0 -- thanks for opening this issue!

[biva]

Hello @claucambra , I run 3.9.3 on Windows 11 and the issue is still there for me. Could you please reopen the issue?

[dowe]

Hmm, this just bit me again. Client version 3.11.0
@claucambra could you please reopen the issue this is not yet fixed or broke again.

[Go-rom]

Hi,

i'm sorry to post the same kind of message but this issue is still present with NC Desktop 3.12.3 (Linux Mint 21.3)

Can someone from NC team reopen this issue please ?
Allow me to notify @camilasan @claucambra @tobiasKaminsky @marcoambrosini

NC_Desktop_issue.1903.webm

Please note that i did the same test with 3.13.0 RC1 (AppImage) with no luck

Thank you for this great cloud software btw 👍🏻