There is a an open bug on FileManager app to support this use case: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-filemanager-app/+bug/1518332
On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 9:28 AM, Bill Filler <bill.fil...@canonical.com> wrote: > Are you accessing the videos from File Manager and trying to open from > there? If so, that is the problem (actualy a bug in File Manager). When > clicking on the video from file manager it should request to open in > media-player not import via the content-hub. > > To work around you can use the gallery or video scope. Both should show > the contents of the SD card and allow you to play the video without it > being copied > > On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 8:22 AM, Marcos Alonso <corro...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi again guys. >> >> I often use the phone to watch movies thus I store these on the SD and I >> play these with the media player (by the way, easier with OTA 10!). >> >> I have realized that when I do so, a local copy (...phablet/Videos) of >> the movies is stored! >> >> I do not want to use the mobile memory to store such kind of data. >> >> Is that behaviour normal / needed? >> >> Can it be disabled? >> >> When I launched the media player from the command line that did not >> happen. >> >> As well for some othe files and applications it has the same behaviour >> (i.e. Local copies of txt files when opening with editor or so). >> >> Thanks for your support. >> >> Regards. >> Marcos >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >> Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >
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