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Immich•10mo ago•

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Hundreds of Permission denied error after user uploaded new photos

I'm getting:

upload/library/KT/2025/2025-05-03/PXL_20250503_144120282.MP.jpg: unable to open for read
system error: Permission denied

after a user sync'ed their (new) phone's photos

The images show as broken

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