On Windows, using Winrar, I have done the updating zip stuff before: deleting a single file from within the zip, and dragging (adding) files to it. Curiously I have experienced trouble when trying to directly replace a file with the same name, it gets freezed or never finishes. If I want to replace a file I must first delete it and then drag the new one.
But the point is, I tried the same stuff on File Roller with a zip file as well, but when trying to add a file all I get is a message saying “an error occurred while trying to update file”, or something like that. However, if I modify an existent file it gets updated successfully.
I downloaded this zip file (yes, I’m a bit into smartphone stuff).
Then I did my tests. On the the zip file’s root directory I can indeed drop files inside (adding), and even overwrite them if the have the same name. When I go into the subdirectories (anywhere inside META-INF or System in my example), I can modify files and the overall zip gets updated, delete files, but when trying to drop (add) files I get “An error occurred while adding files to the archive”, and this on the console:
** (file-roller:3791): WARNING **: Error making symbolic link: File exists
I tried dropping random files of mine, so the files obviously don’t already exist inside the zip. And I don’t know what else to say…
Before better creating a new thread, seeing as this one was left abandoned, I did another test: trying with other zip files, and even creating one myself. Result: S A M E ! !
I can add files only to the zip’s root directory, but any other location inside it, any other subdirectories, give the same ***** error mentioned above. WTH??
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