Feature: Switch to Windows file transfer dialog when Files is closed

[Thorium0]

What's the Problem?

If you close the files window during a large file transfer, then it's impossible to see the progress if even if you reopen it.

Solution/Idea

Add an option to show the default windows file transfer popup, instead of adding it to the queue window in the top right.

Alternatives

Another solution would also be to make file transfer queues global between all files windows, instead of each window having their own queue.

Priorities

No response

Files Version

2.1.5.0

Windows Version

21H2

Comments

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[gave92]

I'll check if you can show the explorer progress dialog without stopping the operation. If not, would it be ok to show progress in the notification center? Or perhaps it's possible to show a custom progress dialog.

[Thorium0]

A notification would work, but it would be problematic if you dismissed the notification or simply don't use the notification center. A custom progress dialog would definitely be preferable.

[ELowry]

Wouldn't it be possible to push Files to the system tray until the file transfer is finished? Possibly with some updating percentage bar under the icon, or a hover-title with the percentage as text?

Then clicking the taskbar icon would re-open the files UI with the file transfer popup open.

And right-click options could include Open Files and Exit and Cancel Transfer.