Copy Bug reports (files) ends in null container (0 bite) files / Copying into "Downloads" is allowed
- /e/ version: 0.9-202006266259
- Device model: LG-H850
- When it started to occur:
- Reproducible with the last /e/ version: yes
- Reproducible with LineageOS:
Summary
Bug reports copied in Files app to the Downloads
results in files with 0 bite and no content (files corrupted)
-
The device is unusable -
The bug is the source of a data loss -
The bug concerns a third party app -
The bug concerns security -
The bug concerns privacy
The problem
Steps to reproduce
- Create a bug report
- Open Files app and copy the bug report files to
Downloads
(That is the list of all downloads) - Then copy the bug report files to
[phone name]
>Download
[folder]
What is the current behavior?
The files copied into Downloads
[list] are corrupted and are seen as 0 bite files from computer
What is the expected correct behavior?
- [preferred] The
Downloads
virtual folder/list would not be available for selection when copying or moving files within the Files app. - The files copied into Downloads [list] would result in uncorrupted files
Technical informations
Relevant logs (adb logcat
)
Relevant screenshots
2 bug reports (6 files) copied twice: once into Downloads
and once into [phone]
> Download
Solutions
Workaround
Avoid copying into the Downloads
list. Instead copy files to [phone name] > Download [folder]
Possible fixes
Edited by Žroutík