Public bug reported: I have occasionally experienced instances when my backups using tar have created a bad .tar file.
Archive Manager opens the archive file and the archive hierarchy is partially displayed, but there is no warning that file is corrupt and the displayed tree is corrupt/incomplete. Listing archive with tar -t exits with error, and opening the archive with an alternative manager (ark) also displays partial hierarchy, but does display a message warning that the tar file is corrupt. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: file-roller 3.10.2.1-0ubuntu4.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-34.60-generic 3.13.11.4 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-34-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Aug 18 09:40:14 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-11-01 (1020 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) SourcePackage: file-roller UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-18 (121 days ago) ** Affects: file-roller (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1358190 Title: archive manager is not warning when corrupt tar opened To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/+bug/1358190/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs