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iOs reuploading duplicated photos #7826

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opened 2026-02-20 05:07:18 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

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2026-02-20 05:07:18 -05:00

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Originally created by @bruvv on GitHub (Jan 22, 2026).

I have searched the existing issues, both open and closed, to make sure this is not a duplicate report.

The bug

When I upload my full libary from my ios device to immich and let everything process, I went to my duplicates in Immich and deleted all the dubs. The next time i let immich upload again from my phone it starts uploading the same files again... this happens over and over.

The OS that Immich Server is running on

Docker (that runs on synology)

Version of Immich Server

v2.4.1

Version of Immich Mobile App

v2.4.1

Platform with the issue

Server
Web
Mobile

Device make and model

iPhone 16 pro max

Your docker-compose.yml content

name: immich
services:
  immich-server:
    container_name: immich_server
    image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}
    mem_limit: 3g
    mem_reservation: 768m
    mem_swappiness: 0
    memswap_limit: 3g
    logging:
      driver: none
    network_mode: cloudflared_cloudflaretunnel
    group_add:
      - "937" # GID van 'videodriver' op jouw NAS
    extends:
      file: hwaccel.transcoding.yml
      service: quicksync # set to one of [nvenc, quicksync, rkmpp, vaapi, vaapi-wsl] for accelerated transcoding
    volumes:
      # Do not edit the next line. If you want to change the media storage location on your system, edit the value of UPLOAD_LOCATION in the .env file
      - ${UPLOAD_LOCATION}:/data
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
      - /volume1/homes/niels/Photos:/extralib:rw
    env_file:
      - .env
    ports:
      - 2283:2283
    depends_on:
      # - redis
      - database
    restart: always
    healthcheck:
      disable: false

  immich-machine-learning:
    container_name: immich_machine_learning
    # For hardware acceleration, add one of -[armnn, cuda, rocm, openvino, rknn] to the image tag.
    # Example tag: ${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}-cuda
    image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-machine-learning:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}
    # extends: # uncomment this section for hardware acceleration - see https://immich.app/docs/features/ml-hardware-acceleration
    #   file: hwaccel.ml.yml
    #   service: cpu # set to one of [armnn, cuda, openvino, openvino-wsl] for accelerated inference - use the `-wsl` version for WSL2 where applicable
    volumes:
      - model-cache:/cache
    env_file:
      - .env
    restart: always
    network_mode: cloudflared_cloudflaretunnel
    healthcheck:
      disable: false
    mem_limit: 3g
    mem_reservation: 768m
    mem_swappiness: 0
    memswap_limit: 3g
    logging:
      driver: none

  # redis:
  #   container_name: immich_redis
  #   image: docker.io/redis:6.2-alpine@sha256:2ba50e1ac3a0ea17b736ce9db2b0a9f6f8b85d4c27d5f5accc6a416d8f42c6d5
  #   network_mode: cloudflared_cloudflaretunnel
  #   healthcheck:
  #     test: redis-cli ping || exit 1
  #   restart: always

  database:
    container_name: immich_postgres
    image: ghcr.io/immich-app/postgres:14-vectorchord0.4.3-pgvectors0.2.0
    mem_limit: 1g
    mem_reservation: 256m
    mem_swappiness: 0
    memswap_limit: 1g
    shm_size: 256m
    logging:
      driver: none
    network_mode: cloudflared_cloudflaretunnel
    environment:
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
      POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USERNAME}
      POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_DATABASE_NAME}
      POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS: "--data-checksums"
      # Uncomment the DB_STORAGE_TYPE: 'HDD' var if your database isn't stored on SSDs
      DB_STORAGE_TYPE: 'HDD'
    volumes:
      # Do not edit the next line. If you want to change the database storage location on your system, edit the value of DB_DATA_LOCATION in the .env file
      - ${DB_DATA_LOCATION}:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    restart: always
    ports:
      - 5433:5432
 
volumes:
  model-cache:

Your .env content

# You can find documentation for all the supported env variables at https://immich.app/docs/install/environment-variables

# The location where your uploaded files are stored
# UPLOAD_LOCATION=./library
UPLOAD_LOCATION=/volume1/immich/
# The location where your database files are stored
DB_DATA_LOCATION=./postgres

# To set a timezone, uncomment the next line and change Etc/UTC to a TZ identifier from this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones#List
TZ=Europe/Berlin
PUID=1030
PGID=100

# The Immich version to use. You can pin this to a specific version like "v1.71.0"
IMMICH_VERSION=release

# Connection secret for postgres. You should change it to a random password
# Please use only the characters `A-Za-z0-9`, without special characters or spaces
DB_PASSWORD=************

# The values below this line do not need to be changed
###################################################################################
DB_USERNAME=postgres
DB_DATABASE_NAME=immich
DB_HOSTNAME=immich_postgres
REDIS_HOSTNAME=10.92.69.2

Reproduction steps

Install immich
Move all photos from ios device to immich
Remove duplicates from immich
iOs will start uploading all the duplicates again

Relevant log output

Additional information

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Originally created by @bruvv on GitHub (Jan 22, 2026). ### I have searched the existing issues, both open and closed, to make sure this is not a duplicate report. - [x] Yes ### The bug When I upload my full libary from my ios device to immich and let everything process, I went to my duplicates in Immich and deleted all the dubs. The next time i let immich upload again from my phone it starts uploading the same files again... this happens over and over. ### The OS that Immich Server is running on Docker (that runs on synology) ### Version of Immich Server v2.4.1 ### Version of Immich Mobile App v2.4.1 ### Platform with the issue - [x] Server - [ ] Web - [x] Mobile ### Device make and model iPhone 16 pro max ### Your docker-compose.yml content ```YAML name: immich services: immich-server: container_name: immich_server image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release} mem_limit: 3g mem_reservation: 768m mem_swappiness: 0 memswap_limit: 3g logging: driver: none network_mode: cloudflared_cloudflaretunnel group_add: - "937" # GID van 'videodriver' op jouw NAS extends: file: hwaccel.transcoding.yml service: quicksync # set to one of [nvenc, quicksync, rkmpp, vaapi, vaapi-wsl] for accelerated transcoding volumes: # Do not edit the next line. If you want to change the media storage location on your system, edit the value of UPLOAD_LOCATION in the .env file - ${UPLOAD_LOCATION}:/data - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro - /volume1/homes/niels/Photos:/extralib:rw env_file: - .env ports: - 2283:2283 depends_on: # - redis - database restart: always healthcheck: disable: false immich-machine-learning: container_name: immich_machine_learning # For hardware acceleration, add one of -[armnn, cuda, rocm, openvino, rknn] to the image tag. # Example tag: ${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}-cuda image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-machine-learning:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release} # extends: # uncomment this section for hardware acceleration - see https://immich.app/docs/features/ml-hardware-acceleration # file: hwaccel.ml.yml # service: cpu # set to one of [armnn, cuda, openvino, openvino-wsl] for accelerated inference - use the `-wsl` version for WSL2 where applicable volumes: - model-cache:/cache env_file: - .env restart: always network_mode: cloudflared_cloudflaretunnel healthcheck: disable: false mem_limit: 3g mem_reservation: 768m mem_swappiness: 0 memswap_limit: 3g logging: driver: none # redis: # container_name: immich_redis # image: docker.io/redis:6.2-alpine@sha256:2ba50e1ac3a0ea17b736ce9db2b0a9f6f8b85d4c27d5f5accc6a416d8f42c6d5 # network_mode: cloudflared_cloudflaretunnel # healthcheck: # test: redis-cli ping || exit 1 # restart: always database: container_name: immich_postgres image: ghcr.io/immich-app/postgres:14-vectorchord0.4.3-pgvectors0.2.0 mem_limit: 1g mem_reservation: 256m mem_swappiness: 0 memswap_limit: 1g shm_size: 256m logging: driver: none network_mode: cloudflared_cloudflaretunnel environment: POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD} POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USERNAME} POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_DATABASE_NAME} POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS: "--data-checksums" # Uncomment the DB_STORAGE_TYPE: 'HDD' var if your database isn't stored on SSDs DB_STORAGE_TYPE: 'HDD' volumes: # Do not edit the next line. If you want to change the database storage location on your system, edit the value of DB_DATA_LOCATION in the .env file - ${DB_DATA_LOCATION}:/var/lib/postgresql/data restart: always ports: - 5433:5432 volumes: model-cache: ``` ### Your .env content ```Shell # You can find documentation for all the supported env variables at https://immich.app/docs/install/environment-variables # The location where your uploaded files are stored # UPLOAD_LOCATION=./library UPLOAD_LOCATION=/volume1/immich/ # The location where your database files are stored DB_DATA_LOCATION=./postgres # To set a timezone, uncomment the next line and change Etc/UTC to a TZ identifier from this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones#List TZ=Europe/Berlin PUID=1030 PGID=100 # The Immich version to use. You can pin this to a specific version like "v1.71.0" IMMICH_VERSION=release # Connection secret for postgres. You should change it to a random password # Please use only the characters `A-Za-z0-9`, without special characters or spaces DB_PASSWORD=************ # The values below this line do not need to be changed ################################################################################### DB_USERNAME=postgres DB_DATABASE_NAME=immich DB_HOSTNAME=immich_postgres REDIS_HOSTNAME=10.92.69.2 ``` ### Reproduction steps 1. Install immich 2. Move all photos from ios device to immich 3. Remove duplicates from immich 4. iOs will start uploading all the duplicates again ### Relevant log output ```shell ``` ### Additional information _No response_

deekerman closed this issue

2026-02-20 05:07:19 -05:00

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 05:07:19 -05:00

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@bo0tzz commented on GitHub (Jan 22, 2026):

This is working as expected, the app will upload anything it doesn't see on the server.

#4282

@bo0tzz commented on GitHub (Jan 22, 2026): This is working as expected, the app will upload anything it doesn't see on the server. #4282

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 05:07:20 -05:00

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@bruvv commented on GitHub (Jan 22, 2026):

Wait wuth, so the hashing that is done on the device is useless after using the depublication option in immich?

@bruvv commented on GitHub (Jan 22, 2026): Wait wuth, so the hashing that is done on the device is useless after using the depublication option in immich?

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