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    • Avatar photoSergio
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      July 3, 2020 at 1:16 am
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      #15318

      OS: Windows 10 Pro 64bit
      Tables: Home 5.9.2

      Scenario: deleting a shortcut with tables context menu, deletes the folder instead

      Reproduction steps:
      1. Create a folder and tag it
      2. Create a shortcut to the folder (.lnk), and tag it
      3. Delete the shortcut with context menu
      a) Right click on the shortcut
      b) From the Tabbles context hover “More”, then click “Delete”
      4. On the pop-up click yes (untag and delete)
      5. Then it should delete the shortcut file
      but instead, it deletes the folder instead

       

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    • Avatar photomikasabaggins
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      June 12, 2025 at 3:51 am
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      #17375

      This is a serious bug! Deleting a shortcut but losing the original folder can cause serious data loss. Hopefully the development team will fix it soon to avoid affecting users.

      agario
    • Avatar photoxodis
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      June 23, 2025 at 8:50 am
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      #17432

      Thanks for the detailed scenario this definitely sounds like unexpected and potentially destructive behavior in Tabbles 5.9.2 on Windows 10 Pro 64-bit.

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    • stickman hook
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      August 5, 2025 at 2:27 am
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      #17601

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    • leveldevil-notatrollgame
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      September 3, 2025 at 4:21 am
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      #17718

      Tagging both folders and shortcuts is a common practice among Tabbles users, so this bug is easy to reproduce and potentially risky. If not patched soon, users could lose important data due to a seemingly harmless action.

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      September 9, 2025 at 8:15 am
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    • ciousbus
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      September 9, 2025 at 10:34 am
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      #17761

      I can reproduce this issue on Windows 10 with Tabbles 5.9.2. The context menu’s “Delete” command seems to prioritize the linked target rather than the shortcut file, which is definitely a bug. Developers might need to check whether the <code data-start=”965″ data-end=”978″>ShellDelete command is being called on the shortcut itself instead of its target.

      • This reply was modified 1 week, 1 day ago by ciousbus.

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    • Avatar photowindbreakertower
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      September 17, 2025 at 9:24 am
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      #17800

      I will prioritize adding this bug to our bug tracker so the development team can investigate and fix it as soon as possible Sprunki Game. Your detailed reproduction steps are extremely helpful for our team to reproduce and resolve the issue.

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