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"Overwrite if file exists" setting not respected for replay buffer
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Description
Platform
Operating system and version: Windows 10
OBS Studio version: 26.1.1
Expected Behavior
OBS should respect the "Overwrite if file exists" setting for replays as well
Current Behavior
Local recordings will create a new file with an appended number at the end of the file if the same filename already exists, whereas replay buffer will just overwrite the existing file:
Steps to Reproduce
- Open OBS
- Set local recording and replay buffer filename to something static
- Save replay buffer multiple times
- Observe that the file is overwritten
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Research direction
No source files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the replay buffer save handling and comparing it with local recording behavior for the "Overwrite if file exists" setting. Reproduce the repeated-save steps on Windows, then verify that existing replay files are handled consistently with local recordings.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100