The File browser creates an OS delete file dialogue per deleted file instead of grouping them #120063

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Ray Mairlot · 2024-03-29T15:33:26+01:00

Ray Mairlot commented

2024-03-29 15:33:26 +01:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19045-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.6.0 NVIDIA 546.17

Blender Version
Broken: version: 4.2.0 Alpha, branch: main, commit date: 2024-03-25 13:58, hash: 6b5a97170c4c
Worked: -

Short description of error
If you select and delete multiple files from the Blender File Browser, upon choosing 'Delete' on the Blender delete dialogue box, multiple OS delete file dialogue boxes will open one after the other to delete each file individually (at least, on Windows).

The normal way of doing this (on Windows) is to present a single dialogue box to delete them all at once.

This may not be considered a bug, but it is unusual behaviour compared to how other programs work and very laborious if you've selected a portion of an image sequence to delete.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

Make sure that in your Windows settings, you have the "Display delete confirmation dialogue" option checked. (Right click the Recycle Bin then select properties)
Create a folder on your computer with multiple files in it.
Open a File Browser editor or go to File> Open and navigate to that folder.
Select all the files in the folder.
Press the delete key on the keyboard.
Choose 'Delete' on the Blender dialogue box that opens.

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19045-SP0 64 Bits Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.6.0 NVIDIA 546.17 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 4.2.0 Alpha, branch: main, commit date: 2024-03-25 13:58, hash: `6b5a97170c4c` Worked: - **Short description of error** If you select and delete multiple files from the Blender File Browser, upon choosing 'Delete' on the Blender delete dialogue box, multiple OS delete file dialogue boxes will open one after the other to delete each file individually (at least, on Windows). ![Multiple delete file dialogues.gif](/attachments/4aebf11e-53a6-40f0-ab75-f83c2787ee66) The normal way of doing this (on Windows) is to present a single dialogue box to delete them all at once. ![Grouped delete dialogue.png](/attachments/cb14ef7d-0f86-4b19-863e-7b342959a8b4) This may not be considered a bug, but it is unusual behaviour compared to how other programs work and very laborious if you've selected a portion of an image sequence to delete. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** - Make sure that in your Windows settings, you have the "Display delete confirmation dialogue" option checked. (Right click the Recycle Bin then select properties) - Create a folder on your computer with multiple files in it. - Open a File Browser editor or go to File> Open and navigate to that folder. - Select all the files in the folder. - Press the delete key on the keyboard. - Choose 'Delete' on the Blender dialogue box that opens.

Grouped delete dialogue.png

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Multiple delete file dialogues.gif

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Ray Mairlot added the

labels 2024-03-29 15:33:27 +01:00

Germano Cavalcante commented

2024-03-29 15:42:30 +01:00

It seems like the OS API might be better used in this case.
Seems related to:
#120061: Error when cancelling the deletion of a file from the File Browser

It seems like the OS API might be better used in this case. Seems related to: #120061: Error when cancelling the deletion of a file from the File Browser

Germano Cavalcante added

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The File browser creates an OS delete file dialogue per deleted file instead of grouping them #120063