Option to set what happens when you drop a file when a duplicate name exists

Currently Opus will ask you what to do when you drop a file onto a directory when a duplicate filename already exists in that directory.

I would like to set the option to say [Rename New].

If possible would like this option set differently for drops from say a web browser [Rename New] or from Opus [Ask what to do].

I know that I can hold down [CTRL] or [SHIFT+CTRL] for this with disk to disk, but it doesn't work with collecting images from a web browser and that is my main use case here.

(I also think this is possible with some sort of 'drop target' in Opus? If so, sorry I can't work it out.)

Thank you for your consideration,
Trev

Settings > File Types > All Files And Folders > Events.

You can edit what drag and drop does there, and add the WHENEXISTS argument to the Copy command, for example.

Thanks for the info. I found the right location and I tried to read the parts of the manual that were relevant. I want to learn more about doing all of the fancy stuff in Opus. So I don't want the answer given to me... but I do need another hint...

Am I doing this right? Because nothing seems to have changed:

Oh I have to restart Opus for this to take effect?

The copy ... WHENEXISTS only seems to work for a disk to disk transfer (a drag and drop).

What I was trying to do is control the rename when something is external is dropped on Opus (a drop). So from a picture in a web browser to a folder in Opus.

Is that possible?

Turn on Preferences / File Operations / Copying Files / Confirmation / Automatically rename when copying virtual files for those.

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Well that was easy! Thanks, Leo! :heart:

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Is this setting missing from the docs?

https://docs.dopus.com/doku.php?id=preferences:preferences_categories:file_operations:copying_files:confirmation

It was, but isn't anymore. :slight_smile: Thanks for noticing that.

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