Comments lost when moving a file

Seafile Server
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When moving a file (over the web interface), all related comments are lost. The file gets a new UUID and file comments stay connected to the old UUID.

Is this intended or just a bug?

If intended, my feature request would be that file comments stay connected to a file as long as it is just moved (and not copied or else).

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You should use the SeafileDocs branch or SeafilePro to avoid the problem.

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Thanks for your response. If I understand aright, this is already solved in the mentioned version/branch. So I just have to wait for the next CE release which is not a problem at all.

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Is there any plan for fixing this in CE?

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Actually you will need to switch to the SeafileDocs production. This is a special edition of Seafile with extra features but drop support for SQLite database.

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No such plan. SeafileDocs drops SQLite database support. These new features can’t be merged to Seafile CE.

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Thanks!

Ah so Seafile-Docs is based on Seafile-CE?

That leads me to 2 questions:
Will there be precompiled versions like in CE in the near future? I just found sourecodes releases on github

And will the CE version be maintained any furhter?

regards

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SeafileDocs will only be distributed in Docker image.

Seafile CE will be maintained normally.

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I’m a little bit confused. Why shouldn’t this get fixed in the next (major) CE version as it is already fixed in Pro version (tested it for myself). Retaining a UUID doesn’t sound like a Pro only or a new feature and both versions share the same core. And I can’t see why this is connected to SQLite as I am using MySQL in the corresponding instance.

So I guess it will be gone in 7.0 CE when it is released someday. fingers crossed Or will file comments be removed in general in an upcoming major CE version?

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As said above, this feature requires an extra component that can’t be added to CE version. Otherwise a lot of users that using CE edition with SQLite as database will have a problem.

If you need this feature, you have two ways:

  1. Use the pro edition.
  2. Use the SeafileDocs edition (SeafileDocs can be viewed as a special edition of Seafile CE that drops SQLite support but adding other features).
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I see, it’s a database dependant feature. Thanks for pointing that out, now it does make sense. :grinning: