Error while restoring a backup
ERROR [Api:StorageService] Failed to read upload/encoded-video/.immich: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'upload/encoded-video/.immich'
Hey, I had a very old version of immich running around feb 2025, after coming back home i decided to update everything, after all the trial and error i reached to immich version 1.135.3 and followed the restore instructions on the website, i have no mounted drives, everything is on a 2tb SSD
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If this ticket can be closed you can use the /close command, and re-open it later if needed.i have tried reinstalling immich, removing the encoded video file altogether, alter the .immich file,
this happened in an attempt to move out from casa os, i am currently on pop os, with a single 2tb SSD
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The error means Immich is checking whether all the files are there and not finding them
so do i use an older db backup ?
Which db backup you use is probably irrelevant, you just need to make sure all the files are there
but the .immich file is there along with the other files in the folder
is there a way to bypass this check ?
Yes, but it's not safe to use
Can you share exactly what Immich files are there inside UPLOAD_LOCATION?
Oh wait, I think I see the issue
You're using the new /data mount but whatever version you're trying to run doesn't know about that yet
okay, how do i fix that ?
i'm sorry i'm just a complete beginner to linux
You need to either use the compose file that goes with the version you're tryring to run, or upgrade to a version that goes with the compose file you're trying to use :P
okay, i am restoring this from a very old version, the website stated not to use anything above 1.136.0 before using one between 1.132 and 1.136
i'll look for the compose file, thanks a lot
thanks, issue is solved now