[Bug]: Live Photo downgraded to normal photo when moving from Personal Files to Group Folder (MOV auto-deleted)

[jpsn123]

⚠️ This issue respects the following points: ⚠️

• This is a bug, not a question or a configuration/webserver/proxy issue.
• This issue is not already reported on Github OR Nextcloud Community Forum (I've searched it).
• Nextcloud Server is up to date. See Maintenance and Release Schedule for supported versions.
• I agree to follow Nextcloud's Code of Conduct.

Bug description

When moving an iOS Live Photo (HEIC + MOV) from Personal Files to a Group Folder, the photo is downgraded to a normal photo.

Only the HEIC file is moved, while the corresponding MOV file is automatically deleted, causing the Live Photo to break.

This issue does not occur when:

• Moving Live Photos within Personal Files
• Moving Live Photos within Group Folders

In those cases, both HEIC and MOV files are preserved and the photo remains a Live Photo.

Steps to reproduce

1. Upload an iOS Live Photo (HEIC + MOV) to Personal Files with ios client
2. Verify it is correctly recognized as a Live Photo
3. Move the photo to a Group Folder
4. Check the files in the destination folder

Expected behavior

• Both HEIC and MOV files should be moved together
• The photo should remain a Live Photo and mov file should be hidden
• No file should be deleted automatically

Nextcloud Server version

32

Operating system

Debian/Ubuntu

PHP engine version

None

Web server

Nginx

Database engine version

PostgreSQL

Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?

Upgraded to a MAJOR version (ex. 31 to 32)

Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?

Encryption is Disabled

What user-backends are you using?

• Default user-backend (database)
• LDAP/ Active Directory
• SSO - SAML
• Other

Configuration report

List of activated Apps

Nextcloud Signing status

Nextcloud Logs

AbortedEventException
"/jpsn/files/IMG_6832.mov" is locked, existing lock on file: exclusive
delete process aborted

Additional info

Storage setup (possibly related, not yet verified)

The Nextcloud data directory is located under /data.

• /data is mounted on Block Device A and used as the primary storage
• /data/__groupfolders is mounted on Block Device B and used as separate storage for Group Folders

[susnux]

cc @artonge