When copying a folder, the copy and its subfolders sizes are set to 0kb
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Description
⚠️ This issue respects the following points: ⚠️
- This is a bug, not a question or a configuration/webserver/proxy issue.
- This issue is not already reported on Github OR Nextcloud Community Forum (I've searched it).
- Nextcloud Server is up to date. See Maintenance and Release Schedule for supported versions.
- I agree to follow Nextcloud's Code of Conduct.
Bug description
When copying a folder in Nextcloud (my version is 29.0.1), the generated folder and its subfolders get a size of 0kb
Steps to reproduce
- Select whichever folder you want
- Copy it in your Nextcloud root folder
- See the size set to 0kb
Expected behavior
Its size should be calculated depending on the contained files & subfolders
Installation method
Community Docker image
Nextcloud Server version
29
Operating system
Debian/Ubuntu
PHP engine version
None
Web server
None
Database engine version
None
Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?
None
Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?
None
What user-backends are you using?
- Default user-backend (database)
- LDAP/ Active Directory
- SSO - SAML
- Other
Configuration report
No response
List of activated Apps
No response
Nextcloud Signing status
No response
Nextcloud Logs
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Additional info
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the folder-copy steps described for Nextcloud Server 29.0.1, then trace the server-side copy workflow and the calculation of folder and subfolder sizes. Done means copied folders report sizes based on their contained files and subfolders rather than 0 KB.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100