Directory based file formats can't be selected when project reopens and doesn't find it

[qgib]

Author Name: Sfkeller - (Sfkeller -)
Original Redmine Issue: 12858
Affected QGIS version: 2.8.2
Redmine category:data_provider

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Given a directory based file format (like U.S. Census TIGER or FileGDB/OpenFileGDB) has moved in the file system and the project is reopened, QGIS asks for new location.
Currently this dialog asks only for files (which is not suitable for directory based file formats) and insists in chosing a file.

A proper solution would be, that new file location dialog detects directory based file format and offers to choose a folder.

(Workaround: Meanwhile, one can to choose a file (incl. path) and manually delete the file immediately in the dialog).

[qgib]

Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

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• easy_fix was configured as 0
• regression was configured as 0

[qgib]

Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

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End of life notice: QGIS 2.18 LTR

Source:
http://blog.qgis.org/2019/03/09/end-of-life-notice-qgis-2-18-ltr/

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• resolution was changed from to end of life
• status_id was changed from Open to Closed