Pulling images from outside /Photos directory

[jeffh2os]

Describe the bug
The Photos app is cluttered with a mess of images from documents, presentations and other images not in the /Photos path.

To Reproduce
Photos app should only have images from the /Photos directory

Expected behavior
I have four directories in /Photos and I have issues finding the photos due to all the clutter the app is pulling in from all my work documents. It should only be the pictures I've put in the /Photos directory.

Screenshots

(none of the images in this screenshot reside in the /Photos directory)

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Linux/Windows
• Browser Firefox/Chrome
• Version Nextcloud 25.0.3

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

• Device: none
• OS: none
• Browser none
• Version none

Browser log

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Source map error: Error: request failed with status 403
Resource URL: moz-extension://279de060-c9fc-47c1-ac1b-0e3d49a89ffa/contentAllDocStart.bundle.js


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Additional context
Last mention of anything with photo in it from the journal

Mar 25 11:34:28 nextcloud dbus-daemon[494091]: [session uid=1000 pid=494091] Activating via systemd: service name='org.gtk.vfs.GPhoto2VolumeMonitor' unit='gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor.service' requested by ':1.28' (uid=1000 pid=494271 comm="/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/tumbler-1/tumblerd " label="unconfined")
Mar 25 11:34:28 nextcloud dbus-daemon[494091]: [session uid=1000 pid=494091] Successfully activated service 'org.gtk.vfs.GPhoto2VolumeMonitor'
Mar 25 11:34:39 nextcloud systemd[494065]: gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor.service: Succeeded.

Last few nextcloud.log entries related to photo

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[ne20002]

I can confirm this. I just installed recognize and played a bit with the photos app. It definitely shows all pictures of a user, not only those inside the Photos folder. The configuration option is labled as folder for uploads, but it is unclear if this also shall be the base folder for photos app (if not, the app definitely needs a base folder option).

[gucu]

I can also confirm this but I am assuming that the default photos folder is simply to specify where you upload. I think we need an option to exclude or only include this folder, etc.
Thanks

[eXodussel1]

Hi, i have the same issue and it´s not only pictures from my own account that are shown but also from shared files which makes it more frustrating because i can´t create a .nomedia/.noimage file.

[joshtrichards]

Duplicate of #141 .

This is not a bug, but currently expected behavior. The referenced issue, however, tracks interest in an enhancement request. Please express your interest there with a 👍 if you'd like to see that functionality. You may also subscribe yourself to that issue to track progress.

Let's close this duplicate Issue please.

[limes007]

@joshtrichards the referenced issue is locked. We cannot express interest there.

[joshtrichards]

Fixed in #2319