How to Rescan Your Docker Nextcloud Folders

If you can't see files or subfolders in Nextcloud after creating them or restoring from a backup, running the command docker exec -u www-data nextcloud_app php occ files:scan --all will fix the issue. This works for Nextcloud version 27.0.1 when installed via Docker.

July 25, 2023 · 1 min · 79 words

What if:

You installed Nextcloud via Docker
You created files or subfolders in the Nextcloud folder of a user
- This is also true if you’re restoring files and folders from a backup
You can’t see the files or subfolders in the Nextcloud web interface

Just run the following command, replacing nextcloud_app with the actual container name of your Nextcloud Docker install:

docker exec -u www-data nextcloud_app php occ files:scan --all

This is working for me, on Nextcloud version 27.0.1.