The difference with a text file is that it shows with a proper icon rather than the same "folder" icon, and nautilus specifically asks to overwrite rather than merge. But on symlinks nautilus asks "Merge folder?" and then actually overwrites.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95854 Title: Folder is overwritten with a file with the same name Status in Nautilus: Confirmed Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Binary package hint: nautilus SUMMARY If you copy a file with the same name ("Photos", no extension) to a folder which contains a folder ("~") with the same name ("Photos"), the folder "Photos" will be overwritten completely This is how I lost all my photos (guys, DO backup!) ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Sun Mar 25 11:49:14 2007 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04 Uname: Linux acer 2.6.20-12-generic #2 SMP Wed Mar 21 20:55:46 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/95854/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp