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Export from element-desktop seems to produce corrupt attachments #2407

@jamaggs

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@jamaggs

Steps to reproduce

Export chat in any room with attachments, click "include attachments"

Outcome

What did you expect?

To be able to open attachments.

What happened instead?

All downloaded attachments (tested on images and audio messages) were corrupt and unable to open (or possibly still encrypted?).

Note that when I exported the same room in the same way from the web version it worked fine.

Operating system

Mint 22.1

Application version

Element version: 1.11.104 Crypto version: Rust SDK 0.11.0 (404ca47), Vodozemac 0.9.0

How did you install the app?

From the .deb repository

Homeserver

matrix.org

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No

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    A-Export-ChatO-UncommonMost users are unlikely to come across this or unexpected workflowS-MajorSeverely degrades major functionality or product features, with no satisfactory workaroundT-Defect

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