I was having some issues with synchronization related to the issue in the post below. After a reinstallation of Anytype, a non-existent object has been tagged as a favorite on the home screen’s Favorites page.
The item seems to be synchronizing, but there is nothing to sync.
I am unable to remove the object. I tried reinstalling the program and removing the working directory.
The object did not appear in the Android app, but when I reinstalled it to test, a new object titled: “Untitled” appeared, of type: “set” and when I tried to open it, I received the error message: “This object doesn’t exist.”
HOW TO REPRODUCE IT
Reinstalled Anytype.
Non-existent object has been tagged as a favorite on the home screen’s Favorites page.
THE EXPECTED BEHAVIOR
A non-existent object should not be generated and labeled as a Favorite at random.
SYSTEM INFORMATIONS
OS:
Windows 11 Pro
Device:
Desktop
Anytype Version:
0.28.0
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT
I’m thinking this is connected to the sync problem that was mentioned on the forum a few days ago.
Thanks for reporting on this phenomenon of ghost objects. I have them too, as well as others. I can’t say with 100% certainty, but my understanding is that this occurs when an object isn’t fully synced and before it has had a chance to successfully do so, is either deleted and/or a migration to another device was initiated. Then possibly after fiddling with it, the change logs are overwritten and the object is trapped in limbo.
Unfortunately for now, we don’t have an innate solution to expel them. We could attempt a quick fix with you, and try to debug it at some point, or you can create a new profile.
Same problem here, I have a “untitled” object in favorites that says “This object doesn’t exist” when I try to open it or even delete it. How can I remove it or create a new profile? Thanks in advance.
Your’s resembles a similar but slightly distinct bug which was reported here:
For now there is no catch all solution, sometimes they go away with updates, sometimes not. There’s a chance the update at the end of this November could remedy it.
If you received your invite within the past few months, it may still be valid to sign up for new accounts, each code is good for up to 5 accounts. If not, you can message us support@anytype.io and we’ll send you a new invite code. You can delete your previous account by navigating to Settings>Account & data>Delete account
The two lines below the icon placer glow (a loading animation, I guess), but it never loads.
If I select another item it doesn’t show the selection toggle on it. But it can be selected if I click “select all”. If I then deselect the first two and try to move the third one to bin or to remove it from Favorites, nothing happens.
HOW TO REPRODUCE IT
No idea.
THE EXPECTED BEHAVIOR
The user should be able to open, select and delete the item.
