can't cut with file list, don't know why

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void_hero
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can't cut with file list, don't know why

Post by void_hero »

Hi Team,
version:
Version 1.5.0.1378a (x64)

scenario:

as the attached test file & screenshot showed, by accident, noticed that:
with file list, it' unable to cut the file(s), with the option being grey;

question:
in previous verion, it's ok to cut with file list, hence, not sure is it a bug or something else to consider?

expectation:
can cut the file(s) with file list.

Thanks for the consideration & possible fulfilment.
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therube
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Re: can't cut with file list, don't know why

Post by therube »

(Just worked for me, with a file, & a file list, on my end.)


Maybe it is a permissions issue since presumably those files belong to "Administrator", & you, as a regular User, do not have permission to take (cut) those files?

If you, as a User, open Windows Explorer to /Administrator/Desktop/ (or can you even do that ?), can you then CUT said files?
void_hero
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Re: can't cut with file list, don't know why

Post by void_hero »

as the screenshot, it's Administrator permission to run the Everything, what's more, i'm Administrator to run the Operation System, so i think it's permission granted for me.

i thought it's path issue(not exist there, while they existed actually).

so, don't know why, is there any other reasons?

Regards,
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NotNull
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Re: can't cut with file list, don't know why

Post by NotNull »

Just to make sure:
if you select Properties from the context menu of one of these files shown in the screenshot, do you see its size and date?
If not: you (= the account used to run Everything) have not enough access to these files.

(the context menu is missing quite a few typical entries for a text file btw. Like set run count, edit, print, ..)
void
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Re: can't cut with file list, don't know why

Post by void »

The cut menu item will be disabled if filelist_context_menu is disabled.

Please try enabling filelist_context_menu:
  • In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the Advanced tab on the left.
  • To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
    filelist
  • Select: filelist_context_menu
  • Set the value to: true
  • Click OK.
(filelist_context_menu should be enabled by default. However, some alpha versions did experiment with having it disabled by default)



The cut menu item will be disabled if allow_cut is disabled.

Please make sure allow_cut is set to 1 in your Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe:
  • In Everything 1.5, from the File menu, click Exit.
  • Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe
    (Everything-1.5a.ini for the alpha version)
  • Change the following line:
    allow_cut=0
    to:
    allow_cut=1
  • Save changes and restart Everything.
(allow_cut=1 is the default)
ekusar
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Re: can't cut with file list, don't know why

Post by ekusar »

Hi, I have a slightly different issue, I can't cut and paste files as well but not because the options are blacked out, but because it always copy instead of move when I paste. When I select a file or folder from the filelist and either use the shortcut or context menu to cut, then go to the directory in explorer to paste it'll always copy.

I have checked my settings and filelist_context_menu is true, allow_cut in the ini file is 1.

I am using Version 1.5.0.1380a (x64) Version 1.5.0.1382a (x64).

I apologize I didn't know there was a newer version, I have updated to the newest version and the same problem still exists.
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