File accessed ERROR

[Lucy]

I have a flow to log my default image gallery directory. I used file observer as a trigger to monitor and write to file on event changes such as accessed, created, deleted, opened, modified but the ONLY trigger that works is "accessed" and when it does it repeats the line imput into the log file many times over then errors. What am i doing wrong?

[icefox56]

Can confirm.

When I open a folder that is set to observe, the flow continuosly write in the text file and end with emergency stop error.

This does not happen when I use Solid explorer to open the path. Then it writes only 2 or 3 times.

But when I use default files app or FX file manager this error happens. @Martin

[Martin]

Hi,

It sounds like the apps continuously accesses the folder. Maybe the apps scan the folders repeatedly to detect changes. The trigger in Automagic just observes for the events that the system sends to Automagic so there's not much I can do.
You could increase the emergency stop count for the flow or add a sleep of some seconds and change the 'Flow execution policy' in the options to 'Skip...' to avoid that the flow is executed that often.

Regards,
Martin

[Lucy]

Hmm... ok darling. Thank you. I will look in to that and see what i can do

[Desmanto]

Different app behave differently when accessing storage. Some query the whole file list, some create temporary file and move it after some time. This depends heavily on each app and should be tested individually. I actually still confused for most of the time, so I don't really use file observer that much.