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Filenames changed by edits on another computer #916

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I noticed a rather strange, and weirdly specific issue. I have two Linux computers accessing the same Google Drive using google-drive-ocamlfuse, as well as a Windows 11 computer using the Google client. Both Linux computers are Mint 22.1, one is Cinnamon, the other is XFCE. When I edit a file using Xed or Geany on either Linux computer and save it on the Google Drive, the filename gets changed.

Eg) 'Testfile.py' gets changed in the pattern of 'Testfile (8rndchar).py' .

8rndchar being 8 seemingly random alphanumeric characters in brackets are added to the filename.

The Windows one doesn't make this change no matter what applications I use. The change in filename is only visible on the other Linux computer. The change isn't seen by either the Windows computer nor the first Linux computer where one of those two specific applications made the change in the first place.

Those are the two GUI applications I noticed making the change (presumably others will though). Kate or Notepad++ running under Wine don't make the change, and neither does the non-GUI nano either. I assume it has something to do with google-drive-ocamlfuse since saving on one computer with one of those applications that accesses the Google Drive with Overgrive doesn't affect the other using google-drive-ocamlfuse.

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