Nextcloud can't see my files

General Docker
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I installed nextcloud like this

  nextcloud:
    image: linuxserver/nextcloud
    container_name: nextcloud
    hostname: nextcloud
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - PUID=1001
      - PGID=1001
      - TZ=Europe/Nicosia
    ports:
      - 8443:443
    volumes:
      - nextcloud:/config
      - /mnt/data:/data

the nextcloud container already created a few files in /data
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and it has access to write to the /data directory

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and on the web interface nextcloud can see /data and provide usage information
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but the web interface is empty. nextcloud can’t see my files
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how can I fix this?

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You need to tell nextcloud to scan the folder with the occ command. By default (and design) you’re supposed to add files via the webui or their sync client.
You can change this but you will need to check the nextcloud documentation for which bits in the config.php to change.

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I tried the occ command, but it only finds the default files nextcloud comes with

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at least I think these are the files found by the occ command

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its like /data is ignored.

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Upload a file via the webui and test where it drops it to?

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I uploaded 6.png. When I search for it I can see that it placed it in these folders.

/data/admin/files/6.png
/app/www/src/core/doc/admin/_images/6.png
/app/www/public/core/doc/admin/_images/6.png

So I guess it puts uploaded files in /data/admin/files/

But I need it to scan /data, so it can see my files.

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It sounds like you’re using the wrong tool for the job. You can’t just bend nextcloud to work how you expect.

You could use a different folder for the data mount then use the external storage app to mount that data folder.

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yes, the external storage app worked just fine