Android: Ask if existing file should be replaced

[joekerna]

Actual behaviour

If I upload a file that already exists in my nextcloud it automatically creates another copy with the name and a (2) appended.

Expected behaviour

I should be asked if I want to replace the existing file or create another copy

Steps to reproduce

1. Upload file (for example: photo.jpg)
2. Upload the same file again to the same directory

Environment data

Android version: 6.0

Device model: Huawei P9

Stock or customized system: Stock

Nextcloud app version: 1.4.2

Nextcloud server version: Nextcloud 11.0.2 RC
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[tobiasKaminsky]

This is a good idea, but only for manual upload as the autoupload is done in the background and can annoy users if the get such a dialog.
For images both thumbnails, local and remote, should be shown.
@jancborchardt @mario @AndyScherzinger

[AndyScherzinger]

agreeing with @tobiasKaminsky only thing we could think about is if some kind of conflict resolving strategy could be chosen by the user per folder-pair as is "always override", "discard and keep server version", etc.

[mario]

We can do this for auto upload as well - just show it in the Activity screen (which will be done for 1.5)

[tobiasKaminsky]

So for autoupload the conflicting file would be paused until the user resolves the conflict? Then this should be shown as a notification, which then leads to the activity screen. Good idea 👍

[joekerna]

Can there be some kind of diff? In that case the decision is clear and there is no user-interaction necessary, right?

[nickvergessen]

Bump, see the 2 linked issues above for more details and usecases

[caco3]

Please also consider the usecase as documented in https://github.com/nextcloud/android/issues/1239

[Belphemur]

Any news on this issue ?

[Feederhigh5]

I think the conflict message has been implemented by now, because I have the problem that my whatsapp back-up files are not automatically uploaded and replaced anymore.
Instead, the nextcloud android app asks me every time, whether I want to replace it or add it with a modified name.
As proposed in 2017 by AndyScherzinger, I would love to configure the auto-upload settings for this specific folder to "always override".
(I thought if you upload something with the same name, nextcloud automatically has a version history, in case you need to restore a specifc version of a file?)

[AndyScherzinger]

As proposed in 2017 by AndyScherzinger, I would love to configure the auto-upload settings for this specific folder to "always override".

There is a PR already: #5810