Hi, I have caught this error from a user of our offline mobile app. However, I can’t seem to figure out how the user was able to generate this error and have tried to replicate it manually on a dummy class by for instance deleting the row in the database and then persisting the same updated row in…

Hi, This error should be thrown if you attempt to persist an already persisted fileObject. Upload Complete on your fileObject must be true for the error to be thrown. // Erik

Could I call you later today? Need like 5 min for some questions about this.

Hi, I’m not available for a call at the moment, but you can reach out to us at support@appfarm.com :smile: // Erik

Noted. Thanks for the help and the quick reply :wink:

Lars BH and I could not reproduce the error. We added a string property and persisted an already persisted file object. Which is the same as we have in our apps and this has been working. Its a string for commenting and an ENUM for the photo location. Works fine, but a few selected users have been …

How to replicate the following error: Tried to overwrite existing file object

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Olav October 9, 2025, 6:44am 7

Hello! This bug has been fixed in version 122.

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How to replicate the following error: Tried to overwrite existing file object

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