** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: zip
  
- well i use the zip compression, but it may be found in others
+ 1) lsb_release -rd
+ Description:  Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (development branch)
+ Release:      15.04
  
- Steps to reproduce the bug:
+ 2) apt-cache policy file-roller
+ file-roller:
+   Installed: 3.12.2-0ubuntu1
+   Candidate: 3.12.2-0ubuntu1
+   Version table:
+  *** 3.12.2-0ubuntu1 0
+         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/main amd64 Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  
- 1- Create a folder called example, put a few files on it and one .zip file 
called example.zip
- 2- Choose all the files on the folder with nautilus and click on "Create 
Archive".
- 3- The Archive name per default is "example" now select .zip as the extension 
of the new .zip file
- 4- A Question is asked "The archive is already present.  Do you want to 
overwrite it?" Select yes.
- 5- An error is thrown: "An error occurred while adding files to the archive. 
You can't add an archive to itself."
+ 3) What is expected to happen when one creates a an empty file on the Desktop:
+ test.txt
  
- Expected Results:
+ Highlight test.txt > secondary click > Compress... > Filename: example > in 
drop down choose .ZIP > Location: Desktop > Create > Close > highlight both 
test.txt and example.zip > secondary click > Compress... > Filename: example > 
in drop down choose .ZIP > Location: Desktop > Create > a window pops up noting:
+ Archive Manager
+ A file named "example.zip" already exists. Do you want to replace it?
+ The file already exists in "Desktop". Replacing it will overwrite its 
contents.
  
- Nothing, no file is compressed, the folder keeps equal
+ Click Replace and no files are deleted.
  
- Actual Results:
+ 4) What happens instead is a dialog pops up noting:
+ Compress
+ An error occurred while adding files to the archive.
+ You can't add an archive to itself.
  
- The old example.zip is deleted
+ Click Close and one will notice example.zip has been permanently
+ deleted.

** Tags added: hardy vivid

** Changed in: file-roller (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) => (unassigned)

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