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Immich•6mo ago•
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Re-importing files into Immich after DB restore

Hi team,
I had to restore my Immich database from a backup, and now the DB is basically “fresh” again.
The files on disk are all still on the same location, untouched, under my immich/library/ and immich/upload/ folders, but Immich doesn’t see them in users’ accounts anymore.
What’s the best way to force Immich to re-import everything that’s already on disk?
Is there a way to trigger a global rescan for all existing files?
Thanks!
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