[Feature]: Discuss keeping original browser-drop bytes without a conversion #821

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1. KnifeLemon commented on Oct 30, 2026

   

   KnifeLemon

   on Oct 30, 2026

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   Thanks, @1644ye. Talking it through, we'd like to take this, but broader than "keep the original": a "Copy to folder" tool. The case that convinced us: someone sorting downloads and files into many folders (projects, references, icons…) can't keep a dozen Explorer/Finder windows open to drag into, and the donut is a good place for those destinations.

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   • A new preset kind, "Copy to folder": no conversion. The file is copied byte for byte into the preset's folder. It works for:
     • browser drops: the original is saved there;
     • your own files: copied (no move, to avoid accidents; a per-slice "move" can be discussed later);
     • several files and folders: all copied, folders as folders.
   • Destination: a fixed folder, or Ask every time ([Feature]: 转换后的文件保存 #521), which opens the save dialog. That covers your "pick the place and rename" case. No separate download settings: reuse the existing output folder and Ask every time.
   • Name clashes: the existing rule (add a number, never overwrite).
   • Edge cases:
     • destination missing (unplugged drive) or not writable → the file fails with a clear message, and the folder isn't created;
     • destination is the file's own folder → nothing to do;
     • a watched folder as destination is fine: it then converts on its own.
   • On the donut: it's a tool, so it goes on the back face ([Feature]: A rule for what Filee shows by default, before more formats are added #806: front converts, back edits). With many folders, users put several "Copy to folder" presets in a group slice, which fans them out. Nothing is added to the default donuts; users create their folder slices themselves.
   • Every donut: a folder slice should accept any file type, like the existing type-independent tools.

   Tests

   • browser drop → bytes identical to the download;
   • local file → copied and the original untouched;
   • name clash → numbered;
   • a missing destination → failed with a message;
   • Ask every time cancelled → no job.

   Please rework #814 to this scope (and drop its own Download settings). Mark it ready when dotnet format and dotnet test pass. Screenshots of the preset editor and a group of folder slices would help the review.
2. KnifeLemon

   closed this as completedin #814on Oct 30, 2026