[stable31] fix(files_sharing): Disable folder upload on file drop shares for now

[susnux]

• Resolves: [Bug]: 31.0.0 RC2 File Drop folder fails #50584

The backend does not allow creating folders currently, so we have to disable it for now.

fixed

[susnux]

/backport to stable31

[MrRinkana]

@susnux It currently works to upload the CONTENTS of a folder through that menu option. I just tested it, as mentioned in the comment. The issue you link is about preserving folderstructure, which is not required to upload the contents of a folder from the uploaders machine. (many might even expect it to place the files in the root of the share folder)

Or am I missunderstanding?

[susnux]

No, it only uploads (with luck) the top level of the folder. It fails in the MKCOL (make directory) as this is not implemented.
Then the whole upload will be aborted.

[MrRinkana]

Hm, if there's luck involved then that would warrant its removal. But I just tested it with a folder containing 52 files in 22 subfolders with varying nesting - every single file was uploaded - no errors.

Drag and dropping a folder however is completely broken (fails every time). To my understanding this mr does not prevent drag and dropping a folder. In the optimal world drag and drop of a folder is prevented with a small toast/notification that folder upload is not supported as it might be very confusing otherwise (since files can be drag and dropped).

Edit: Im testing with both firefox and ms edge on a linux machine if it matters

Edit2: for me only drag and drop attempts to create folders (it triggers a bunch of "could not create folder" notifications.
Using the menu option does not trigger any, and all files are placed in the root of the shared folder.

Edit3: My browsers even ask me if I want to upload all files from those folders, I also tested a folder containing 1182 files in 57 subfolders of varying nesting, all files were uploaded, no errors. I'm quite confident the menu option works as it should.

[szaimen]

Tested and seems to work now :)

[susnux]

32 now allows folder uploads, maybe backport to 31 directly ?

Done

[susnux]

/compile

[susnux]

/compile

[backportbot]

The backport to stable31 failed. Please do this backport manually.

# Switch to the target branch and update it
git checkout stable31
git pull origin stable31
# Create the new backport branch
git checkout -b backport/50591/stable31
# Cherry pick the change from the commit sha1 of the change against the default branch# This might cause conflicts, resolve them
git cherry-pick 2bb2bbca 361ccc74
# Push the cherry pick commit to the remote repository and open a pull request
git push origin backport/50591/stable31

Error: Failed to check for changes with origin/stable31: No changes found in backport branch

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