[Bug]: When a search is performed in “files,” the total size is incorrect

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• 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

Steps to reproduce

1. go to a folder, and search for whatever you want
2. see that the number of files and/or folders is OK
3. see that the total files' size is incorrect (This refers to the total number of items in the folder you searched, not the total size of the items listed after the search)

Expected behavior

The indicated size must be the total size of the items listed after the search

Nextcloud Server version

32

Operating system

Debian/Ubuntu

PHP engine version

PHP 8.3

Web server

Nginx

Database engine version

MariaDB

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

Upgraded to a MAJOR version (ex. 31 to 32)

Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?

Encryption is Disabled

What user-backends are you using?

• Default user-backend (database)
• LDAP/ Active Directory
• SSO - SAML
• Other

Configuration report

{
    "upgrade.disable-web": true,
    "simpleSignUpLink.shown": false,
    "skeletondirectory": "",
    "templatedirectory": "\/var\/www\/html\/core\/skeleton\/Templates\/",
    "davstorage.request_timeout": 10800,
    "activity_expire_days": "31",
    "enabledPreviewProviders": [
        "OC\\Preview\\PNG",
        "OC\\Preview\\JPEG",
        "OC\\Preview\\GIF",
        "OC\\Preview\\BMP",
        "OC\\Preview\\XBitmap",
        "OC\\Preview\\MP3",
        "OC\\Preview\\TXT",
        "OC\\Preview\\MarkDown",
        "OC\\Preview\\OpenDocument",
        "OC\\Preview\\Krita",
        "OC\\Preview\\HEIC",
        "OC\\Preview\\Image"
    ],
    "forbidden_filenames": [],
    "remember_login_cookie_lifetime": 604800,
    "memcache.local": "\\OC\\Memcache\\APCu",
    "appstoreurl": "https:\/\/apps.your-storageshare.de",
    "allow_local_remote_servers": true,
    "apps_paths": [
        {
            "path": "\/var\/www\/html\/apps",
            "url": "\/apps",
            "writable": false
        },
        {
            "path": "\/var\/www\/html\/custom_apps",
            "url": "\/custom_apps",
            "writable": true
        }
    ],
    "files_external_allow_create_new_local": false,
    "loglevel": 2,
    "log_type": "syslog",
    "updatechecker": false,
    "updater.server.url": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
    "passwordsalt": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
    "secret": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
    "datadirectory": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
    "dbtype": "mysql",
    "version": "32.0.6.1",
    "overwrite.cli.url": "https:\/\/nx80666.your-storageshare.de",
    "dbname": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
    "dbhost": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
    "dbport": "",
    "dbtableprefix": "oc_",
    "mysql.utf8mb4": true,
    "dbuser": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
    "dbpassword": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
    "installed": true,
    "instanceid": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
    "default_language": "fr",
    "default_locale": "fr",
    "default_phone_region": "FR",
    "mail_smtpmode": "smtp",
    "mail_smtpauthtype": "LOGIN",
    "mail_smtphost": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
    "mail_from_address": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
    "mail_domain": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
    "syslog_tag": "nextcloud-nx80666",
    "maintenance_window_start": 19,
    "redis": {
        "host": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "port": "6379",
        "timeout": "1.5",
        "dbindex": "0"
    },
    "filelocking.enabled": true,
    "memcache.locking": "\\OC\\Memcache\\Redis",
    "memcache.distributed": "\\OC\\Memcache\\Redis",
    "maintenance": false,
    "defaultapp": "",
    "mail_sendmailmode": "smtp",
    "mail_smtpport": "465",
    "mail_smtpauth": true,
    "mail_smtpname": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
    "mail_smtppassword": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
    "app_install_overwrite": [],
    "memories.exiftool": "\/var\/www\/html\/custom_apps\/memories\/bin-ext\/exiftool-amd64-glibc",
    "memories.vod.path": "\/var\/www\/html\/custom_apps\/memories\/bin-ext\/go-vod-amd64",
    "twofactor_enforced": "false",
    "twofactor_enforced_groups": [],
    "twofactor_enforced_excluded_groups": [
        "Machines Gr\u00e9sy"
    ],
    "login_form_autocomplete": false,
    "trusted_domains": [
    ],
    "activity_use_cached_mountpoints": true
}

List of activated Apps

Enabled:
 - activity: 5.0.0
 - announcementbanner: 2.2.0
 - announcementcenter: 7.3.0
 - bruteforcesettings: 5.0.0
 - calendar: 6.2.1
 - camerarawpreviews: 0.8.8
 - circles: 32.0.0
 - comments: 1.22.0
 - contacts: 8.3.5
 - contactsinteraction: 1.13.1
 - dashboard: 7.12.0
 - deck: 1.16.3
 - external: 7.0.0
 - federation: 1.22.0
 - files_downloadlimit: 5.0.0-dev.0
 - files_external: 1.24.1
 - files_lock: 32.0.2
 - files_pdfviewer: 5.0.0
 - files_reminders: 1.5.0
 - files_sharing: 1.24.1
 - files_trashbin: 1.22.0
 - files_versions: 1.25.0
 - firstrunwizard: 5.0.0
 - forms: 5.2.5
 - groupfolders: 20.1.12
 - guests: 4.6.0
 - htmlviewer: 32.0.0
 - impersonate: 3.0.1
 - mail: 5.7.3
 - metadata: 0.23.0
 - news: 28.1.0
 - nextcloud_announcements: 4.0.0
 - notes: 4.13.1
 - notifications: 5.0.0
 - notify_push: 1.3.0
 - password_policy: 4.0.0
 - passwords: 2026.2.20
 - photos: 5.0.0
 - polls: 8.6.3
 - previewgenerator: 5.13.0
 - privacy: 4.0.0
 - quota_warning: 1.23.0
 - recommendations: 5.0.0
 - richdocuments: 9.0.5
 - secrets: 2.1.7
 - serverinfo: 4.0.0
 - sharebymail: 1.22.0
 - sharereview: 2.1.0
 - socialsharing_email: 4.0.1
 - spreed: 22.0.9
 - support: 4.0.0
 - suspicious_login: 10.0.0
 - systemtags: 1.22.0
 - tables: 1.0.5
 - text: 6.0.1
 - theming_customcss: 1.20.0
 - twofactor_admin: 4.11.0
 - twofactor_email: 2.8.5
 - twofactor_nextcloud_notification: 6.0.0
 - twofactor_totp: 14.0.0
 - updatenotification: 1.22.0
 - webhook_listeners: 1.3.0
 - whiteboard: 1.5.7
Disabled:
 - admin_audit
 - app_api: 5.0.2
 - encryption
 - logreader: 4.0.0
 - related_resources: 2.0.0
 - survey_client: 3.0.0
 - user_ldap
 - user_status: 1.11.0
 - weather_status: 1.11.0

Nextcloud Signing status

No errors have been found.

Nextcloud Logs

Can be provided if necessary

Additional info

No response

The report provides no file, test, or code entry point. Start by reproducing the issue in a Nextcloud 32 installation using the listed search steps, then trace how the files search calculates the displayed total; done means the indicated size matches the total size of the items returned by the search.