Subfolders are not shared anymore?

[ArtemIvlev]

Hi! I've recently noticed that subfolders are no longer accessible when I share a folder link.

Previously, when I shared a top-level folder, its subfolders were visible and navigable through the shared link. Now, only the immediate contents of the shared folder are shown — subfolders appear but are either empty or inaccessible.

Is this a known change or a bug?
Was recursive folder sharing intentionally removed or restricted in recent versions?

Any info or clarification would be appreciated — I rely on subfolder sharing to let clients browse full sets.

Thanks in advance!

[bpatrik]

that is the limitation of the new sharing mechanism that allows you now to share searches.

You can go around it by enabling directory flattening:

and then hitting this:

then sharing the search result.

[ArtemIvlev]

Thanks for the reply! Yes, I considered that option, but as a photographer, I prefer to have the model see different shots in different folders rather than a single list of all the files. :(
I'll have to create my own compilation. :(

[bpatrik]

I think technically it is possible to write an extension to restore this functionality for fixed folder shares. But that you would need to figure out on your. Eventually I think it worth restoring this feature, but I dont think I will have time for that over the next year

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[RaXaTeline]

So sorry to hear this, I have close to 1000 folders on there and flattening is not an option. Seems that currently only option is stick on that old version and make sure that I won't accidentally update PiGallery anymore.

Currently I'm stuck on TrueNAS version 1.2.3 App Version 2.0.0, is there a way to get latest version before losing subfolder sharing?

[sergiodevelop78]

So sorry to hear this, I have close to 1000 folders on there and flattening is not an option. Seems that currently only option is stick on that old version and make sure that I won't accidentally update PiGallery anymore.

Currently I'm stuck on TrueNAS version 1.2.3 App Version 2.0.0, is there a way to get latest version before losing subfolder sharing?

HI, I need that functionality also .. did you find a version that have the subfolder sharing please?

[RaXaTeline]

I had that older version on my TrueNas and rolled back on to that. For TrueNas I didn't found any other source for latest without change of search and share type.