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TypeError with backup scan with NC28

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
php
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start at PointService.php line 616 and trace the backup scan call to FilesService::getPackFolder(), focusing on the node type reported in the error. Reproduce the background job failure on Nextcloud 28 if possible; done means the backup scan completes without this TypeError.

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Description

TypeError
OCA\Backup\Service\FilesService::getPackFolder(): Argument #1 ($node) must be of type OC\Files\Node\Folder, OC\Files\Node\LazyFolder given, called in /var/www/html/custom_apps/backup/lib/Service/PointService.php on line 616
Error while running background job (class: OCA\Backup\Cron\Event, arguments: )

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