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[Bug]: Client displays that specific files aren't synced even though they are

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### Bug description

I have stress tested the client the last few days by syncing my documents directory (150k files). So far so good. But it claims a "type error" occures in some files from some alfredapp for mac extensions, specifically 2 files that are named:

.travis.yml
.php-cs

I didn't see them in the exclude list, I didn't see them being hard excluded and I do have syncing of dot files and hidden files enabled so I'm not sure why they are not syncing.

This syncing was classical folder sync, not VFS sync.

I manually created a .php-cs file and it synced ok. At this point I'm not sure why the error is shown and what it means:

```
2025-07-07 15:01:32:635 [ info nextcloud.sync.engine /Volumes/builds/31608/macos-31608/src/libsync/syncengine.cpp:1071 ]: #### Reconcile (aboutToPropagate OK) #################################################### 5761 ms
2025-07-07 15:01:32:636 [ info nextcloud.sync.engine /Volumes/builds/31608/macos-31608/src/libsync/syncengine.cpp:1125 ]: #### Post-Reconcile end #################################################### 5762 ms
2025-07-07 15:01:32:637 [ info nextcloud.gui.folder /Volumes/builds/31608/macos-31608/src/gui/folder.cpp:1255 ]: #### Propagation start ####################################################
2025-07-07 15:01:32:637 [ info nextcloud.gui.application /Volumes/builds/31608/macos-31608/src/gui/owncloudgui.cpp:252 ]: Sync state changed for folder "https://trantor.justinscholz.de/remote.php/dav/files/justin/Documents" : "Sync running"
2025-07-07 15:01:32:640 [ info nextcloud.sync.propagator /Volumes/builds/31608/macos-31608-build/arm64/macos-clang-arm64/build/nextcloud-client/work/build/src/libsync/nextcloudsync_autogen/EWIEGA46WW/../../../../../../../../../../../macos-31608/src/libsync/owncloudpropagator.h:221 ]: Starting CSyncEnums::CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_IGNORE propagation of "Persönliches/Nützliches/Alfred Preferences/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.51A77101-D63C-4B1D-9A00-3427CA138827/vendor/jwilsson/spotify-web-api-php/.travis.yml" by OCC::PropagateIgnoreJob(0x600000f88880)
2025-07-07 15:01:32:640 [ warning nextcloud.sync.propagator /Volumes/builds/31608/macos-31608/src/libsync/owncloudpropagator.cpp:288 ]: Could not complete propagation of "Persönliches/Nützliches/Alfred Preferences/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.51A77101-D63C-4B1D-9A00-3427CA138827/vendor/jwilsson/spotify-web-api-php/.travis.yml" by OCC::PropagateIgnoreJob(0x600000f88880) with status OCC::SyncFileItem::BlacklistedError and error: "A type error occurred. For more details, please refer to the logs, which provide additional context about the type error. (übersprungen aufgrund des früheren Fehlers, erneuter Versuch in 51 Sekunden)"
```

Or maybe the file path and name is just too long? I don't know.

### Steps to reproduce

Install Spotify web player in alfred app and sync alfredapp preferences over nextcloud

### Expected behavior

Syncing without errors

### Which files are affected by this bug

.travis.yml, .php-cs

### Operating system

macOS

### Which version of the operating system you are running.

MacOS 15.5

### Package

Official macOS 12+ universal pkg

### Nextcloud Server version

Nextcloud AIO 31.0.6

### Nextcloud Desktop Client version

3.16.6 VFS

### Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?

Fresh desktop client install

### Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?

Encryption is Enabled

### Are you using an external user-backend?

- [x] Default internal user-backend
- [ ] LDAP/ Active Directory
- [ ] SSO - SAML
- [ ] Other

### Nextcloud Server logs

```shell

```

### Additional info

Please let me know which logs are required or additional info so I will happily help

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