Support » Plugin: WordPress Gallery Plugin - NextGEN Gallery » image file name changed in Dynamic folder

  • Resolved ebeamer

    (@ebeamer)


    my gallery images in the Dynamic folder all have a ton of extra characters added to the end of the file name. For example:
    Brynne-Herbison-Fry-Creek-Canyon.jpg in Gallery become this:

    Brynne-Herbison-Fry-Creek-CanyonDSC_0141-nggid011-ngg0dyn-200x200x90-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t03jpg.jpg

    and so on. I have 57 images and they all do this in the Dynamic folder.
    I was trying to back up and get these warnings:

    WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/animals-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Sean-Rodman-Person-Dog-Jumbo-PassDSC_0304_0.jpg-nggid0221-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!

    There something in the Next Gen settings I can edit so these extra character don’t get added?
    Thank you

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/

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  • Plugin Contributor photocrati

    (@photocrati)

    @ebeamer – Can you provide any additional details about your environment and your backup method? We will have to look into this further but that information would be very helpful.

    Thanks!

    – Cais.

    Benjamin

    (@benjaminowens)

    The extra characters identify in what ways the image has been generated from the original; for example whether it has a watermark applied (or not), whether it’s been rotated, given a shadow effect, resized, etc. There isn’t currently an alternate method of naming.

    What are you using for your backup generation? GNU and BSD tar should not have any limit on its lengths; it looks like micro-libc (which BusyBox uses) appears to use the old POSIX standard of 100 characters, but I wouldn’t expect many web servers to use that.

    Thread Starter ebeamer

    (@ebeamer)

    I am using the WordPress plugin BackWPup, and here is the warning log:

    15-Sep-2015 23:35:14] Compressing files as TarGz. Please be patient, this may take a moment.
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:24] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/animals-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Cathy-MacMillan-Grizzly-Meadow-Creek.jpg-nggid0217-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:24] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/animals-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Cathy-MacMillian-Deer-on-Back-Road.jpg-nggid0218-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:24] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/animals-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Pavlina-Krivy-No-baby-is-clean-enough.jpg-nggid0219-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:24] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/animals-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Sean-Rodman-Person-Dog-Jumbo-PassDSC_0304_0.jpg-nggid0221-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:25] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/gallery-1/dynamic/Brynne-Herbison-Fry-Creek-CanyonDSC_0141-nggid011-ngg0dyn-200x200x90-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t03jpg.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:30] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/landscape-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Brynne-Herbison-Fry-Creek-CanyonDSC_0141.jpg-nggid0224-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:30] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/landscape-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Corey-Epp-Krao-Lake-Cody-Caves-Road.jpg-nggid0228-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:30] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/landscape-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Dave-May-Kaslo-Lagoon-kootenay-star-high-and-dry-2.jpg-nggid0230-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:30] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/landscape-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Kevin-Hoffart-Kaslo-from-Mt.-Buchannan-Trail-9.jpg-nggid0236-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:30] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/landscape-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Rick-Wiltse-rock-circleat-Joes-Beach.jpg-nggid0239-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:30] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/landscape-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Sean-Rodman-Jumbo-Pass-up-Glacier-CreekDSC_0353-2.jpg-nggid0240-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:30] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/landscape-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Spencer-Remple-Sunrise-at-mt.-Buchanan-with-cloud-inversionIMGA0043.jpg-nggid0242-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:30] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/landscape-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Sean-Rodman-MacBeth-IcefieldsDSC_0146.jpg-nggid0241-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:32] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/people-enjoying-kaslo-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Casey-Jones-People-enjoying-Duncan-Lake.jpg-nggid0277-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:32] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/people-enjoying-kaslo-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Dmitry-Nekhoroshkov-PEK-Girl-on-stool.jpg-nggid0278-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:33] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/people-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Casey-Jones-Woodbury-Kootenay-Lake.jpg-nggid0212-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:33] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/people-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/liane-rudolph-Person-in-Greenhouse-6.jpg-nggid0214-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:33] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/people-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Poppy-Herbison-people-at-Jumbo-GlacierDSC_0511.jpg-nggid0215-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:33] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/people-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Emmanuelle-Roy-People-Leaves-in-Vimy-ParkIMG_1749.jpg-nggid0216-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:34] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/photo-contest-winners-2014-1/dynamic/Stephan-Marchand-WtV-Kaslo-Beach-Reflection.jpg-nggid0271-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:34] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/photo-contest-winners-2014-1/dynamic/LouisBockenr-Bulmers-Beach-Argenta-BC.jpg-nggid0269-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:35] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/photo-contest-winners-2014/dynamic/LouisBockner-People-JeremyBehn-3605.jpg-nggid0252-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:35] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/photo-contest-winners-2014/dynamic/Sports-Sean-Rodman-Rock-Climbing-Monica-MeadowsDSC_0157.jpg-nggid0253-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:35] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/selfie-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Casey-Jones-and-friend-Selfie-Monica-Meadows-copy.jpg-nggid0289-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:37] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/sports-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/LouisBockner-Sports-Windsurfing-KL.jpg-nggid0247-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:37] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/sports-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Hal-Mitchell-Sports-Evening-Fishing-Version-2.jpg-nggid0245-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:37] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/sports-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Trish-Feeney-Kayak-on-Kootenay-lake.jpg-nggid0248-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:38] Restart after 28 seconds.
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:45] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/within-the-village-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Madison-Planiden-WtV-Moyie-flowers.jpg-nggid0274-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:45] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/within-the-village-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Stefan-Marchand-WtV-KGC-Panorama-1.jpg-nggid0275-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!
    [15-Sep-2015 23:35:45] WARNING: File name “wp-content/gallery/within-the-village-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Stephan-Marchand-WtV-Moyie-Wheel-House.jpg-nggid0276-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!

    Thread Starter ebeamer

    (@ebeamer)

    It is for all of the photos in my Next Gen. I have around 10 galleries.

    Thread Starter ebeamer

    (@ebeamer)

    These are the archive formats:

    Zip
    Tar
    Tar GZip
    Tar BZip2

    I use Tar GZip

    Thread Starter ebeamer

    (@ebeamer)

    My originals files do NOT have these extra characters. I checked over every folder via FTP in my website folders for the wp-content/gallery
    They all contain the original files, then a folder with thumbs, and a folder called Dynamic. Only the files in Dynamic have these extra characters, as you can see from the log:

    File name “wp-content/gallery/landscape-photo-contest-runners-up-2014/dynamic/Kevin-Hoffart-Kaslo-from-Mt.-Buchannan-Trail-9.jpg-nggid0236-ngg0dyn-140x140x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg” is too long to be saved correctly in TarGz archive!

    Benjamin

    (@benjaminowens)

    It appears that BackWPup does not use the system tar and has its own method for creating archive files.

    I would recommend either requesting that the BackWPup authors support longer filenames (the POSIX standard says 100 but modern BSD/GNU tar doesn’t enforce any limits) or making BackWPup ignore your ‘dynamic’ directories as they aren’t archivable by BackWPup.

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