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Immich•14mo ago•
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Sidecar files not read

I have files on the external disk named file001.jpg and the sidecar files are file001.xmp and when I scan with immich, the sidecar files are ignored. If i rename the sidecar to file001.jpg.xmp it works fine
According to the documentation, immich will look at both file001.jpg.xmp and if not found use file001.xmp but it is not working that way.

Browsing the code in github, I see that in metadata.service.ts, this line seems to be the cause
const sidecarPath = asset.sidecarPath ||
${asset.originalPath}.xmp
${asset.originalPath}.xmp
;
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