Softlink/alias/shortcut functionality

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Apologies if this has already been covered: would it be feasible to implement something like "ln -s" for Files within django-filer? This would result in a similar functionality to Google Drive, e.g.: allowing a File to be present in multiple Folders without requiring multiple copies of it on the filesystem.

[joshuajonah]

You can just change the name, "save as new", and then move it to another folder. That makes two "files" with reference to the same image on the drive.

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@joshuajonah Thanks for the reply. I tried to follow your suggestion, but after editing an image's or file's name in Django 1.11.8 & django-filer 1.4.3, I don't see a "Save as new" option, only "Save and continue editing" & "Save". What exactly is your setup, that allows """two "files" with reference to the same image on the drive."""?

[joshuajonah]

Django==1.11.8, django-filer==1.3.2

https://imgur.com/a/HwWfTyH

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Thanks for the reply. I was able to enable the "Save as new" option by adding save_as=True to the ImageAdmin class in the imageadmin.py file. Unfortunately, clicking it results in a "403 Forbidden", so I'll have to dig a bit deeper…

[benzkji]

the save as new solution is a bit dangerous...if you remove one of them, the underlying file will be gone, leaving back the other one in an inconsistent state...

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@benzkji Unfortunately, version django-filer 1.4.0 removed the 'Save as new' button, so @joshuajonah's workaround isn't an option anymore.

I'm still interested in having a similar functionality to Google Drive, e.g.: allowing a File to be present in multiple Folders without requiring multiple copies of it on the filesystem.

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[tehfink]

Would save a lot of file space!

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