FEATURE REQUEST: File-level Log Detail When Deleting Folders

[intexx]

Currently when FFS deletes a folder, a log entry is created for that folder only--not the files that were in it.

This high-level overview makes it difficult to track the history of a given file when parsing the logs and storing the entries in a database for detailed analysis.

Granted, one could do something like this in one's parsing code:

* Get the name of the folder that was deleted
* Search the database for the history of any file in that folder
* Work forward in time, eventually arriving at the most recent entry for the file
* Save the action that was taken on the file, for future such searches

But this makes for a LOT of overhead, arguably unnecessary.

A breakdown of the individual files that were deleted under a folder will relieve the need for this extra work.

Thanks,
Jeff Bowman
Fairbanks, Alaska

[wm-sf]

have you tried the
Synchronization / Detect moved files
and either of the non-Permanent Delete-Files: options ?

I'm wondering if you aren't asking for something that is already there

[intexx]

have you tried the
Synchronization / Detect moved files
and either of the non-Permanent Delete-Files: options ?

I'm wondering if you aren't asking for something that is already there

Thanks for the lead: I'll try to work up some tests for these asap. It might be a day or two.

Thanks,
Jeff Bowman
Fairbanks, Alaska

[intexx]

have you tried the
Synchronization / Detect moved files
and either of the non-Permanent Delete-Files: options ?

I'm wondering if you aren't asking for something that is already there

FYI I've decided to abandon FFS for automation tasks, for these reasons. So I won't be performing the test.

Zenju's silence on the issue is deafening.

Thanks,
Jeff Bowman
Fairbanks, Alaska

[greydawn]

+1. I agree that some additional control over the logging format and detail would be extremely useful.