Creating backups fails

[othalan]

I am unable to save changes when backups are enabled because creating backup files fails.

GeoTag Version: 5.6.1
OS: MacOS Tahoe 26.0
Image Source: Sony RX100 M7
File Format: ARW + JPG

Settings: (default settings, except as noted)

• Backup folder: set to: "~/tmp/GeoTagBackup"
• Create Sidecar (XMP) files: checked
• Disable paired jpegs: checked

Steps performed:

• Loaded 4 files, one of which already has GPS coordinates set.
• Set GPS coordinates on 3 files which do not already contain location tags
• Save

All files fail to save with the error: "GeoTag.Sandbox.BackupError error 0"

If I disable backups, I can save changes.
If I disable sidecar files, I can NOT save changes.

Probably unrelated (see my other bug report): paired jpeg images are not reliably detected. Tested with the relevant setting both on and off.

Log File:

15:48:49.849:  TableView TableViewModel created
15:48:49.849:  MapAndSearchViews MapAndSearchData created
15:48:49.855:  AppState AppState created
15:48:49.906:  AppState canUndo: false, 0 levels
15:48:49.906:  AppState canRedo: false
15:48:50.033:  PhotoLibrary PhotoLibrary created
15:48:50.086:  AppState PhotoPickerView appeared
15:48:50.143:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
15:48:50.245:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
15:48:50.270:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
15:48:50.293:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
15:48:50.315:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
15:48:50.335:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
15:48:50.356:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
15:48:50.377:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
15:48:50.397:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
15:48:50.402:  AppDelegate applicationDidFinishLaunching
15:48:50.726:  AppState linkPairedImages()
15:48:50.726:  AppState Pairing file:///Users/morrisde/tmp/photos/R7_01263.JPG <> file:///Users/morrisde/tmp/photos/R7_01263.ARW
15:48:50.726:  TableView get R7_01263.JPG
15:48:50.726:  TableView get R7_01263.ARW
15:48:50.726:  TableView get R7_01263.JPG
15:48:59.870:  TableView get R7_01262.JPG
15:49:08.070:  TableView get R7_01263.ARW
15:49:09.003:  TableView get R7_01263.JPG
15:49:09.003:  TableView get R7_01264.ARW
15:49:09.003:  TableView get R7_01264.JPG
15:49:09.003:  TableView get R7_01265.ARW
15:49:09.003:  TableView get R7_01263.ARW
15:49:09.561:  TableView get R7_01263.JPG
15:49:09.561:  TableView get R7_01264.ARW
15:49:09.561:  TableView get R7_01264.JPG
15:49:09.561:  TableView get R7_01265.JPG
15:49:09.561:  TableView get R7_01265.ARW
15:49:09.561:  TableView get R7_01263.ARW
15:49:11.303:  TableView get R7_01265.JPG
15:49:11.303:  TableView get R7_01265.ARW
15:49:12.645:  TableView get R7_01263.ARW
15:49:13.320:  TableView get R7_01265.JPG
15:49:13.320:  TableView get R7_01263.JPG
15:49:13.320:  TableView get R7_01265.ARW
15:49:13.320:  TableView get R7_01264.ARW
15:49:13.320:  TableView get R7_01263.ARW
15:49:13.320:  TableView get R7_01264.JPG
15:49:15.322:  AppState Registration:  R7_01265.JPG
    none -> 41.96676936386142, 44.20789048812741
15:49:15.323:  AppState Registration:  R7_01265.ARW
    none -> 41.96676936386142, 44.20789048812741
15:49:15.323:  AppState Registration:  R7_01264.ARW
    none -> 41.96676936386142, 44.20789048812741
15:49:15.324:  AppState Registration:  R7_01263.ARW
    none -> 41.96676936386142, 44.20789048812741
15:49:15.324:  TableView get R7_01263.JPG
15:49:15.324:  AppState Registration:  R7_01264.JPG
    none -> 41.96676936386142, 44.20789048812741
15:49:15.656:  ReverseLocationFinder Duplicate placemark
15:49:15.656:  ReverseLocationFinder Duplicate placemark
15:49:15.656:  ReverseLocationFinder Duplicate placemark
15:49:15.656:  ReverseLocationFinder Duplicate placemark
15:49:18.989:  ExifTool stderr: Error: Error creating file: /Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/BE472041-FE1C-40E1-8C84-0AB88F4C22AC/R7_01264.xmp - /Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/BE472041-FE1C-40E1-8C84-0AB88F4C22AC/R7_01264.xmp
15:49:18.990:  ExifTool stderr: Error: Error creating file: /Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/8C7638FE-166A-4D40-B542-E368F1308ED0/R7_01265.xmp - /Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/8C7638FE-166A-4D40-B542-E368F1308ED0/R7_01265.xmp
15:49:19.036:  ExifTool stderr: Error: Error creating file: /Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/E48F8F73-5DCD-44D4-A84C-819AF9B633B7/R7_01265.xmp - /Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/E48F8F73-5DCD-44D4-A84C-819AF9B633B7/R7_01265.xmp
15:49:19.036:  ExifTool stderr: Error: Error creating file: /Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/3FA92A29-EA38-412B-A5E7-67FF6CD6F7C3/R7_01263.xmp - /Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/3FA92A29-EA38-412B-A5E7-67FF6CD6F7C3/R7_01263.xmp
15:49:19.045:  ExifTool ["-q", "-m", "-overwrite_original_in_place", "-GPSLatitude=41.96676936386142", "-GPSLatitudeRef=41.96676936386142", "-GPSLongitude=44.20789048812741", "-GPSLongitudeRef=44.20789048812741", "-GPSaltitude=", "-GPSaltitudeRef=", "-xmp:city=", "-xmp:state=Tbilisi", "-xmp:country=Georgia", "-xmp:countryCode=GE", "-GPSStatus=", "/Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/BE472041-FE1C-40E1-8C84-0AB88F4C22AC/R7_01264.xmp"]
15:49:19.081:  ExifTool ["-q", "-m", "-overwrite_original_in_place", "-GPSLatitude=41.96676936386142", "-GPSLatitudeRef=41.96676936386142", "-GPSLongitude=44.20789048812741", "-GPSLongitudeRef=44.20789048812741", "-GPSaltitude=", "-GPSaltitudeRef=", "-xmp:city=", "-xmp:state=Tbilisi", "-xmp:country=Georgia", "-xmp:countryCode=GE", "-GPSStatus=", "/Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/96A0912E-BB69-44D4-A683-31F21411E40A/R7_01264.xmp"]
15:50:26.646:  TableView get R7_01262.ARW
15:50:27.663:  TableView get R7_01264.JPG
15:50:27.663:  TableView get R7_01262.ARW
15:50:27.663:  TableView get R7_01262.JPG
15:50:27.663:  TableView get R7_01265.ARW
15:50:27.663:  TableView get R7_01265.JPG
15:50:27.663:  TableView get R7_01263.JPG
15:50:27.663:  TableView get R7_01264.ARW
15:50:27.663:  TableView get R7_01263.ARW

[othalan]

Additional information:

• Image source and destination are both on the local (internal) disk

[othalan]

A separate error which seems likely related to this bug: If I disable backups and set GPS coordinates, some updates are not saved. Sometimes all changes are saved, sometimes only one change is saved (possibly the last in the list?). I have not determined a pattern to when it works and does not work. No error is reported when saving, bug the log file contains errors from ExifTool.

Log file:

16:33:50.243:  TableView TableViewModel created
16:33:50.243:  MapAndSearchViews MapAndSearchData created
16:33:50.243:  AppState AppState created
16:33:50.283:  AppState canUndo: false, 0 levels
16:33:50.283:  AppState canRedo: false
16:33:50.402:  PhotoLibrary PhotoLibrary created
16:33:50.447:  AppState PhotoPickerView appeared
16:33:50.501:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.595:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.622:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.645:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.665:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.686:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.705:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.724:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.744:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.763:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.782:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.802:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.821:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.840:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.860:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.879:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.898:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.919:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.938:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.957:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:50.984:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.009:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.031:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.056:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.080:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.114:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.141:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.167:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.192:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.217:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.243:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.274:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.298:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.329:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.354:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.378:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.401:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.424:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.447:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.470:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.494:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.518:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.542:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.567:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.591:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.614:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.636:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.658:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.678:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.700:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.720:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.741:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.762:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.783:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.806:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.827:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.847:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
16:33:51.851:  AppDelegate applicationDidFinishLaunching
16:33:52.967:  AppState linkPairedImages()
16:33:52.967:  AppState Pairing file:///Users/morrisde/tmp/photos/R7_01235.JPG <> file:///Users/morrisde/tmp/photos/R7_01235.ARW
16:33:52.967:  TableView get R7_01235.JPG
16:33:52.967:  TableView get R7_01235.ARW
16:33:52.967:  TableView get R7_01235.JPG
16:33:57.522:  TableView get R7_01234.ARW
16:33:58.138:  TableView get R7_01233.JPG
16:33:58.918:  TableView get R7_01234.ARW
16:34:04.680:  TableView get R7_01233.JPG
16:34:05.897:  TableView get R7_01234.ARW
16:34:07.251:  TableView get R7_01234.ARW
16:34:07.251:  TableView get R7_01234.JPG
16:34:14.611:  AppState Registration:  R7_01234.ARW
    none -> 54.69983106685686, 25.28066262123487
16:34:14.612:  AppState Registration:  R7_01234.JPG
    none -> 54.69983106685686, 25.28066262123487
16:34:14.956:  ReverseLocationFinder Duplicate placemark
16:34:16.651:  TableView get R7_01233.JPG
16:34:17.651:  TableView get R7_01234.ARW
16:34:20.101:  TableView get R7_01238.JPG
16:34:27.613:  TableView get R7_01241.ARW
16:34:38.926:  TableView get R7_01238.JPG
16:34:45.301:  TableView get R7_01239.ARW
16:34:45.826:  TableView get R7_01239.JPG
16:34:45.826:  TableView get R7_01239.ARW
16:34:49.944:  AppState Registration:  R7_01239.JPG
    none -> 54.68235859226757, 25.288917459241837
16:34:49.944:  AppState Registration:  R7_01239.ARW
    none -> 54.68235859226757, 25.288917459241837
16:34:50.238:  ReverseLocationFinder Duplicate placemark
16:34:51.130:  TableView get R7_01242.JPG
16:35:01.241:  ExifTool stderr: Error: Error creating file: /Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/494CBFFF-2BF5-462A-A65B-9AF87611DB06/R7_01239.xmp - /Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/494CBFFF-2BF5-462A-A65B-9AF87611DB06/R7_01239.xmp
16:35:01.241:  ExifTool ["-q", "-m", "-overwrite_original_in_place", "-GPSLatitude=54.68235859226757", "-GPSLatitudeRef=54.68235859226757", "-GPSLongitude=25.288917459241837", "-GPSLongitudeRef=25.288917459241837", "-GPSaltitude=", "-GPSaltitudeRef=", "-xmp:city=Vilnius", "-xmp:state=Vilnius Region", "-xmp:country=Lithuania", "-xmp:countryCode=LT", "-GPSStatus=", "/Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/494CBFFF-2BF5-462A-A65B-9AF87611DB06/R7_01239.xmp"]
16:35:01.242:  ExifTool stderr: Error: Error creating file: /Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/551AD596-3172-47BA-A653-7EBE8434F7C1/R7_01234.xmp - /Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/551AD596-3172-47BA-A653-7EBE8434F7C1/R7_01234.xmp
16:35:01.243:  ExifTool ["-q", "-m", "-overwrite_original_in_place", "-GPSLatitude=54.69983106685686", "-GPSLatitudeRef=54.69983106685686", "-GPSLongitude=25.28066262123487", "-GPSLongitudeRef=25.28066262123487", "-GPSaltitude=", "-GPSaltitudeRef=", "-xmp:city=Vilnius", "-xmp:state=Vilnius Region", "-xmp:country=Lithuania", "-xmp:countryCode=LT", "-GPSStatus=", "/Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/551AD596-3172-47BA-A653-7EBE8434F7C1/R7_01234.xmp"]
16:35:01.250:  ExifTool stderr: Error: Error creating file: /Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/33A6324C-27ED-4A61-9066-2BD21B91B000/R7_01234.xmp - /Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/33A6324C-27ED-4A61-9066-2BD21B91B000/R7_01234.xmp
16:35:01.251:  ExifTool ["-q", "-m", "-overwrite_original_in_place", "-GPSLatitude=54.69983106685686", "-GPSLatitudeRef=54.69983106685686", "-GPSLongitude=25.28066262123487", "-GPSLongitudeRef=25.28066262123487", "-GPSaltitude=", "-GPSaltitudeRef=", "-xmp:city=Vilnius", "-xmp:state=Vilnius Region", "-xmp:country=Lithuania", "-xmp:countryCode=LT", "-GPSStatus=", "/Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/33A6324C-27ED-4A61-9066-2BD21B91B000/R7_01234.xmp"]
16:35:01.255:  ExifTool ["-q", "-m", "-overwrite_original_in_place", "-GPSLatitude=54.68235859226757", "-GPSLatitudeRef=54.68235859226757", "-GPSLongitude=25.288917459241837", "-GPSLongitudeRef=25.288917459241837", "-GPSaltitude=", "-GPSaltitudeRef=", "-xmp:city=Vilnius", "-xmp:state=Vilnius Region", "-xmp:country=Lithuania", "-xmp:countryCode=LT", "-GPSStatus=", "/Users/morrisde/Library/Containers/org.snafu.GeoTag/Data/Documents/C2B73CBC-F5F7-449C-AD2E-27DD39AFC1E7/R7_01239.xmp"]

[othalan]

Please let me know if I can provide additional information to help find a solution to these problems (including sample photos). GeoTag is exactly the tool I need for changes in my photography workflow, none of the other available applications I have tested suit my requirements.

[marchyman]

I think you've given me enough to look at for now. I'll let you know if I need anything else. Thanks for the report and sorry the app isn't working as expected for you.

[marchyman]

FYI: I'm not able to yet reproduce this error. Still working on it. Once thing I noticed from your attached error logs are what seems to be extraneous entries, i.e. the many "AppState ContentView onAppear". I see exactly one entry. Example from running 5.6.1 code (before fixing the paired jpeg issue)

20:29:16.998:  TableView TableViewModel created
20:29:16.999:  MapAndSearchViews MapAndSearchData created
20:29:17.005:  AppState AppState created
20:29:17.059:  AppState canUndo: false, 0 levels
20:29:17.059:  AppState canRedo: false
20:29:17.156:  PhotoLibrary PhotoLibrary created
20:29:17.306:  AppState ContentView() onAppear
20:29:17.313:  AppState PhotoPickerView appeared
20:29:17.313:  AppDelegate applicationDidFinishLaunching
20:29:34.268:  AppState linkPairedImages()
20:29:34.268:  AppState Pairing file:///Users/marc/Pictures/test%20data/dng+jpg/M1101868.JPG <> file:///Users/marc/Pictures/test%20data/dng+jpg/M1101868.DNG
20:29:34.268:  TableView get M1101868.JPG
20:29:34.268:  TableView get M1101868.DNG

I find that interesting, but have no clue if it is related to the issue.