10.10.5: Deletion of folders does not work

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Paulo88
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10.10.5: Deletion of folders does not work

Post by Paulo88 »

XnView: MP 10.10.5 - 64 bit
OS: Linux (Fedora 43 KDE) 64bit

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Short description of the problem
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Folders cannot be deleted, does not matter if it is empty or not.
When trying to delete a folder the confirmation box appears, but after clicking "Yes" the folder is not deleted.
Files, however can be deleted, this only happens with folders.

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Further infos and things I tried
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Permissions should not be an issue as a new test-folder in my home-folder has the same problem.
Delete is working in Dolphin and also using another appimage "Double commander".

I already removed the xnview.ini and tried different versions of XNView MP back to 1.4.5, all show this behavior.
The problem occurred at around January/February 2026, where I probably installed Fedora updates.

I set up a new virtual Fedora 43 and tried XNViewMP there, it shows the same behavior.
So it seems to be broken even in a new installation of Fedora 43.

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Effect: Deletion of folder is not possible
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To reproduce:
1. Select Folder to be deleted
2. Right-Click and Delete OR Press "Del" on keyboard
3. Confirm the deletion of the folder in the message prompt
4. Folder is not deleted
Actual behavior (bug): Folder is not deleted :bug:

Expected behavior: Folder should be deleted
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Re: 10.10.5: Deletion of folders does not work

Post by xnview »

you delete folder from Folder treeview or from thumbnail view?
Pierre.