nextcloud / nextcloud/groupfolders

Search does not find shared folders themselves

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Description

Steps to reproduce
  1. enable the group folder plugin
  2. create a new group folder, e.g. "speciaal"
  3. use the Nextcloud search in the browser to search for "speciaal"
Expected behaviour

The group folder should show up.

Actual behaviour

The group folder does not show up.

Server configuration
  • Operating System: Linux 5.15.0-56-generic x86_64
  • CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6148 CPU @ 2.40GHz (16 cores)
  • Memory: 35.24 GB
  • Nextcloud version: 25.0.2 (Enterprise channel)
  • Group folders version: 13.1.1
  • **Are you using external storage, if yes which one: don't think so
  • Are you using encryption: no
  • Are you using an external user-backend, if yes which one: SAML
Client configuration

Browser: Firefox

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue with the group folder plugin enabled by creating a folder and searching for its name in the Nextcloud browser. Trace the group-folder search behavior and verify that the folder itself appears in search results while preserving the reported setup as a regression case.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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