Duplicates / Some images are repeated

[wanzh5]

Describe the bug
When the app refreshes the list, some newly added images are duplicated, and it won't be fixed even if I reopen the app. It seems that this only happened after version 1.10.8.

To Reproduce
Sorry, I don't know. It happens nearly 1 bugged image of 10 normal images.

Screenshots

System information and logs:
aves-logs-20240410_132650.txt

Additional context
If you move the image to other folder (whatever by file manager or by aves), it will be fixed.
The "info" page of the duplicated images are totally same.

[deckerst]

Thanks for the report. I'm aware of the bug but i couldn't reproduce it myself (on my own device or emulators) so i was waiting for more reports and users willing to help me debug it.

Could you please paste the system info from About > Bug Report?

Do you use a custom ROM? A rooted device?

What is the app that creates the new media that gets duplicated (OEM camera, 3rd party camera, screenshot, file transfer, etc)?

Do you switch to Aves right after they are created, or later?

Related:

• Duplicates / Double entries #880
• Duplicates / Дублирование фотографий #891

[wanzh5]

Could you please paste the system info from About > Bug Report?

here is the systen info:
Package: deckers.thibault.aves.libre
Installer: dev.imranr.obtainium
Aves version: 1.10.8-libre, build 11702
Flutter: stable 3.19.5
Android version: 10, API 29
Android build: TAS-AN00 2.0.0.263(C00E230R5P6)
Device: HUAWEI TAS-AN00
Support: dynamic colors=false, geocoder=true, HDR=true
Mobile services: not available
System locales: zh_Hans_CN, en_CN, zh_Hant_CN
Storage volumes: /storage/emulated/0/
Storage grants:
Error reporting: false

What is the app that creates the new media that gets duplicated?

Until now, I have seen screenshots and downloads.

Do you switch to Aves right after they are created, or later?

Most of the time I switch to Aves a few minutes later.

The bug seems to usually happen after I add more than 5 images at a time.

[deckerst]

Could you please do the following:

1. install this test build. It will install as Aves [Profile]. Please let the default settings as they are.
2. launch Aves [Profile] and let it run its initial media scan. It might take a while if you have many media items.
3. try to reproduce the issue by creating new media and checking in Aves [Profile] if you see duplicates
4. when you spot a duplicate, please note the URI and path of the duplicate (available in the media Info page), and save the app logs (from About > Bug Report)
5. attach here the logs, and let me know the URI/path of the duplicate.

[wanzh5]

I tried to reproduce it and saw some more stranger bugs.
I take a lot of screenshots and there are no duplicates any more. However, there are some images whose date change to 2202. You can see it in this screenshot.

picture1:
content://media/external/images/media/1002706
/storage/emulated/0/Pictures/Screenshots/Screenshot_20240411_220042_com.android.deskclock.jpg⁩
picture2:
content://media/external/images/media/1002732⁩
⁨/storage/emulated/0/Pictures/Screenshots/Screenshot_20240411_220209_com.android.deskclock.jpg⁩

Then I opened the normal aves and see all of the pictures are duplicated. However, I can't reproduce it. You can see it in this screenshot.

an example:
content://media/external/images/media/1002715⁩
/storage/emulated/0/Pictures/Screenshots/Screenshot_20240411_220104_com.android.deskclock.jpg⁩

Here is the log.
normal aves
aves-logs-20240411_220519.txt
debug version
aves-logs-20240411_220426.txt

[wanzh5]

I found that when I took screenshots, aves (debug version) was still taking its initial media scan. I thought that it may help you.

[deckerst]

Thanks for taking the time to try it, but for now I'd like to focus on reproducing the duplicate issue with the test version. And it's important to let the initial scan complete first. Please let me know if you can reproduce the duplication with the debug version (with the debug logs and duplicate name).

[deckerst]

Actually, I've noticed that the log files attached here are incomplete. I need to find another way to log that's compatible with your device, so no need to test further for now.

[deckerst]

About the screenshot with the wrong date, if it's still the case, could you open one of them (in the debug app) in the viewer, then select in the menu > Debug.

Then please take screenshots showing the Entry and Android icon, as follows:

[wanzh5]

Then please take screenshots showing the Entry and Android icon, as follows:

[deckerst]

Thanks, so it's really an issue with cataloguing ^^
Could you please send me that file with the wrong date (without modification or resize)?

[wanzh5]

It is in the zip file.
Screenshot_20240318_132517_com.google.android.apps.translate.jpg.zip

[deckerst]

Weird, i can't reproduce. On my device, it has the correct date. Could you please export the metadata and attach it here?

[wanzh5]

Screenshot_20240318_132517_com.google.android.apps.translate-metadata.txt

I thought that it may be the same as the bug about duplicate, because when I move the image to another folder, it will be fixed.

[deckerst]

Maybe you're right. The metadata is fine, so cataloguing should be accurate. Maybe at first Aves sees the file with a wrong date reported by Android, and thinks it's a different file later... Hard to say without full logs.

I'll try and figure out a way to dig deeper. Thank you for now!

[kmcbest]

I came across the same problem with Redmi K60 Ultra. Delete either dupe will delete them both. Move either one to another location will result in a single one. So I often move it and move back to solve the problem. But it is not very reproducible. My experience is that the dupes are created upon tagging multiple (more than 50) images.

[deckerst]

@kmcbest could you please follow the instructions at #971 (comment) ?