[Desktop-packages] [Bug 146206] Re: files are copied to a local directory before being extracted

** Changed in: file-roller Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to file-roller in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/146206 Title: files are copied to a local directory before being

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 146206] Re: files are copied to a local directory before being extracted

I wrote about this 4 years ago. http://linuxtechie.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/file-roller-is-terribly- inefficient/ You hit the exact same points I did. I no longer use Gnome anymore but it's sad to see this stupidity still hasn't been fixed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 146206] Re: files are copied to a local directory before being extracted

Ok, today I wanted to decompress a gziped .iso file from an external hard drive and was surprised when suddenly cp appeared in the gnome- system-monitor. So, just to be sure the problem is adressed properly: File Roller is copying the 8 GB .gz file from my external hard drive to a folder in