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Dolphin: Send to <DEVICE NAME> option in context menu.

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carlosperez
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In the Send to menu, an option to send to the connected USB devices (and others devices), just like Windows's Explorer does. I've migrated to Linux, and I'm very happy with my choice of KDE software after trying GNOME for a while, but I really miss that option from the Windows's Explorer. Add that option to Dolphin, please.
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Copy To / Move To

The Dolphin already has the context menus to copy and move:

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Through the 'Browse' option you could copy/move files/folders to the other places (usb devices).

You could enable/disable he context menus from the Dolphin > Settings > Configure Dolphin > Services

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KDE ServiceMenus
( https://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tu ... vice_Menus )

In KDE-speak a "servicemenu" is a special entry that appears in a context menu (or other context-based interface) for a file (or for directory), depending on the type of files that are selected...


Additional ServiceMenus can be added from the Dolphin > Settings > Configure Dolphin > Services > Download New Services. New ServiceMenus can be made easily: https://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tu ... vice_Menus .

More of the KDE/Dolphin ServiceMenus:
- https://www.google.fi/search?q=dolphin+service+menus
- https://www.google.fi/search?q=kde+service+menus
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Thanks for reply.
I'm aware of the Copy to/Move to options. But such options don't allow to send a file(s) or folder(s) to a device directly. Search for a device in UNIX by using absolute path is a headache. The behavior I ask for, is the following:
When I connect a device, like a USB device, and I have the Copy to/Move to service active, the name of the device should appear in the Copy to/Move to menu, so I can send files quickly. Some distros, like Deepin, have that option in their native file managers. I think that it's a very useful feature that can help users to save a lot of time.
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The previous answer ("Copy to", "Move to") is correct for plugged-in storage. Use the "Browse..." option in the menu that pops up. In order to send to a Bluetooth destination you must activate "Share" in the context menu. The procedure to do so is the same as shown in the previous answer.


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