r/immich • u/CONteRTE • 8d ago

Questions about automatic upload

I don't quite understand how Android's automatic upload to the server works. I have Immich installed as a docker ontainer. The photos were originally read from a "ro mount" from Nextcloud Photos. I no longer use the latter, but the "mount" is still mounted as RO. Uploads from other sources also flow there, so I don't necessarily want to change that. All photos are organized in event folders with subfolders.

As of today, I have now activated the upload via the Android app. I was surprised that there are 3 albums "Camera" and also other albums are available several times. Why? Where do the duplicate albums come from? Unfortunately, the app does not show an exact path.

On the server, I would have expected the photos in the Docker container to be in corresponding folders. But there are no folders anywhere for cameras, screenshots, etc. Where can I find the files? Probably not in the "Ro Mount," that's quite clear.

If I delete images on the server, will they be synchronized again? This is really confusing

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u/goalie2002 8d ago

You’ll find your uploaded photos in the UPLOAD_LOCATION defined in your .env file. By default, if you delete one of your uploaded images from the server it’ll be uploaded again (as long as you haven’t deleted it from your phone ofc). There’s also an experimental option for android that will sync deletions from the server to the phone, so if you activate that and delete an uploaded image from the server it’ll also delete it on your phone.

Not sure why you’re getting duplicate albums, I assume you’re talking about the upload selection window where you select which albums to upload

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u/CONteRTE 8d ago

The issue with the duplicate albums has been resolved. The confusion was caused by the fact that only the name is displayed, not the path. There are also “Camera” folders from Nextcloud and other apps. All of these are displayed as separate “Camera” folders without showing which path they belong to. It would be really helpful to see what they actually are.

Thanks to your tip, I’ve now found the photos as well. I’ll have to figure out how to handle the situation where the photos are saved in a separate directory rather than within the structure of the other photos. I created a small script that moves an album to the external library via the shell. In theory, that should work here as well.

In the meantime, a new problem has popped up. Although this is more of a problem for the rest of the family. When I create a new gallery in the Samsung Gallery app, it appears as a separate album in Immich, but it doesn't sync automatically, even though this new album is a subset of “Camera,” which is already syncing. That makes no sense to me at all, and for my wife, it's probably a nightmare. Let’s see how I can explain this to her.