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lc6529

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Registered: 2020-05-09

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Send To

Greetings!  I just installed Q4OS 6.8 onto my new PC and am loving it, there is just one tiny thing that seems to be missing.

In my old OS, I could right click a folder and choose SEND TO and send it to a backup drive.  I can't seem to find that in the DOLPHIN file explorer.

Is this feature available?

q4osteam

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What was your old OS ?

lc6529

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Registered: 2020-05-09

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Linux Lite, this is a brand new PC

q4osteam

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You can get “Send To” style functionality in Dolphin on Q4OS Plasma. create a custom action.

- Create the folder (if needed), run in terminal:
$ mkdir -p ~/.local/share/kio/servicemenus

- Create your service menu file, run:
$ nano ~/.local/share/kio/servicemenus/send-to-backup.desktop
Paste this:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
MimeType=all/all;
Actions=backup

[Desktop Action backup]
Name=Send to Backup
Icon=drive-harddisk
Exec=rsync -a %F /mnt/backup/

- Save and exit.

/mnt/backup is the target directory, it must be mounted writeable with proper permissions.

q4osteam

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We have fixed the instructions.

lc6529

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Thank you for all your help!