Why does Immich not preserve file names?

How does immich decide on how to name a file. If I upload a video name "summertrip" and I try to search for it in the searchbar by adding
m:
m:
, it can't find the file...
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bo0tzz
bo0tzz2y ago
Immich does preserve filenames, so that should work
LaserKaspar
LaserKasparOP2y ago
Ok, so I uploaded this file and searched for
m:IMG_20180612_091615.jpg
m:IMG_20180612_091615.jpg
and nothing shows up. The image was already stored as
20180612_091615_9C43E802.jpg
20180612_091615_9C43E802.jpg
. Turns out it was already included In my inition import from photoprism, which does not preserve filenames.
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LaserKaspar
LaserKasparOP2y ago
If a file des not have exif data, how will the date be generated?
bo0tzz
bo0tzz2y ago
Based on the file creation or modification time (I'm not sure which exactly)
LaserKaspar
LaserKasparOP2y ago
Is the searching limited? If I search for m:2018 only 10 files show up. And I can guarantee there are more than 10 files starting with 2018. Is it possible to search for a file using its checksome from the console output?

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