Manually adding bookmark android app throws error

[whisperdancer]

Which version of floccus are you using?

5.2.7

How many bookmarks do you have, roughly?

500

Are you using other means to sync bookmarks in parallel to floccus?

No

Sync method

Nextcloud Bookmarks

Which browser are you using? In case you are using the phone App, specify the Android or iOS version and device please.

Firefox 130.0.1

Which version of Nextcloud Bookmarks are you using? (if relevant)

Latest

Which version of Nextcloud? (if relevant)

29.x

What kind of WebDAV server are you using? (if relevant)

No response

Describe the Bug

I tried adding a bookmark via the flocus android app and received an error "Failed to map parent Id" It then added a lock and unable to sync until the app eventually removed the locks.

Expected Behavior

I expected to be able to add a bookmark using android app and not receive an error.

To Reproduce

1. Manually add bookmark using android app. Add it one or 2 levels down the bookmark tree.
2. Get error "failed to map parentId"
3. Now all clients are stuck in a "Scheduled" mode and won't sync until some time has passed and flocus removes the locks.

Debug log provided

• [ ] I have provided a debug log file

[github-actions[bot]]

Hello :wave:

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[whisperdancer]

I just found this page which discusses my issue. https://floccus.org/faq/

I will wait 2 hours and report back if it has started syncing again. Note, I removed the android app and cleared cache. If all goes well with the browser, then I will install android app again and I believe it should sync ok.

Thanks

[whisperdancer]

Update, flocus removed the locks and the issue is resolved. Syncing great again. However, the issue with adding a manual bookmark via the android app which caused the issue remains.

[marcelklehr]

You can get around the failed to map parentId error by triggering a sync from scratch in the profile settings. Make sure to have a backup of your bookmarks before you do this.