[GH-ISSUE #1056] Bug: Button Reset will create copies of these files instead of overwriting them #660

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opened 2026-03-01 14:45:21 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @canoziia on GitHub (Nov 29, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/1056

Describe the bug

When I click reset button on an existing archive, ArchiveBox actually creates a copy of the files for me instead of overwriting them:

Steps to reproduce

Archive https://www.google.com
click reset button with the archive selected
check files in the dir

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ArchiveBox version

ArchiveBox v0.6.2
Cpython Linux Linux-5.15.0-53-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.28 x86_64
IN_DOCKER=True DEBUG=False IS_TTY=True TZ=UTC SEARCH_BACKEND_ENGINE=ripgrep

[i] Dependency versions:
 √  ARCHIVEBOX_BINARY     v0.6.2          valid     /usr/local/bin/archivebox
 √  PYTHON_BINARY         v3.9.4          valid     /usr/local/bin/python3.9
 √  DJANGO_BINARY         v3.1.8          valid     /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/bin/django-admin.py
 √  CURL_BINARY           v7.64.0         valid     /usr/bin/curl
 √  WGET_BINARY           v1.20.1         valid     /usr/bin/wget
 √  NODE_BINARY           v15.14.0        valid     /usr/bin/node
 √  SINGLEFILE_BINARY     v0.3.16         valid     /node/node_modules/single-file/cli/single-file
 √  READABILITY_BINARY    v0.0.2          valid     /node/node_modules/readability-extractor/readability-extractor
 √  MERCURY_BINARY        v1.0.0          valid     /node/node_modules/@postlight/mercury-parser/cli.js
 √  GIT_BINARY            v2.20.1         valid     /usr/bin/git
 √  YOUTUBEDL_BINARY      v2021.04.07     valid     /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl
 √  CHROME_BINARY         v89.0.4389.114  valid     /usr/bin/chromium
 √  RIPGREP_BINARY        v0.10.0         valid     /usr/bin/rg

[i] Source-code locations:
 √  PACKAGE_DIR           23 files        valid     /app/archivebox
 √  TEMPLATES_DIR         3 files         valid     /app/archivebox/templates
 -  CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR  -               disabled

[i] Secrets locations:
 -  CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR  -               disabled
 -  COOKIES_FILE          -               disabled

[i] Data locations:
 √  OUTPUT_DIR            5 files         valid     /data
 √  SOURCES_DIR           111 files       valid     ./sources
 √  LOGS_DIR              1 files         valid     ./logs
 √  ARCHIVE_DIR           1 files         valid     ./archive
 √  CONFIG_FILE           81.0 Bytes      valid     ./ArchiveBox.conf
 √  SQL_INDEX             720.0 KB        valid     ./index.sqlite3

Originally created by @canoziia on GitHub (Nov 29, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/1056  #### Describe the bug  When I click reset button on an existing archive, ArchiveBox actually creates a copy of the files for me instead of overwriting them: #### Steps to reproduce  1. Archive https://www.google.com 2. click reset button with the archive selected 3. check files in the dir #### Screenshots or log output  ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/54797411/204563665-843bc821-595b-4660-af84-1e247425f008.png) #### ArchiveBox version  ```logs ArchiveBox v0.6.2 Cpython Linux Linux-5.15.0-53-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.28 x86_64 IN_DOCKER=True DEBUG=False IS_TTY=True TZ=UTC SEARCH_BACKEND_ENGINE=ripgrep [i] Dependency versions: √ ARCHIVEBOX_BINARY v0.6.2 valid /usr/local/bin/archivebox √ PYTHON_BINARY v3.9.4 valid /usr/local/bin/python3.9 √ DJANGO_BINARY v3.1.8 valid /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/bin/django-admin.py √ CURL_BINARY v7.64.0 valid /usr/bin/curl √ WGET_BINARY v1.20.1 valid /usr/bin/wget √ NODE_BINARY v15.14.0 valid /usr/bin/node √ SINGLEFILE_BINARY v0.3.16 valid /node/node_modules/single-file/cli/single-file √ READABILITY_BINARY v0.0.2 valid /node/node_modules/readability-extractor/readability-extractor √ MERCURY_BINARY v1.0.0 valid /node/node_modules/@postlight/mercury-parser/cli.js √ GIT_BINARY v2.20.1 valid /usr/bin/git √ YOUTUBEDL_BINARY v2021.04.07 valid /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl √ CHROME_BINARY v89.0.4389.114 valid /usr/bin/chromium √ RIPGREP_BINARY v0.10.0 valid /usr/bin/rg [i] Source-code locations: √ PACKAGE_DIR 23 files valid /app/archivebox √ TEMPLATES_DIR 3 files valid /app/archivebox/templates - CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR - disabled [i] Secrets locations: - CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR - disabled - COOKIES_FILE - disabled [i] Data locations: √ OUTPUT_DIR 5 files valid /data √ SOURCES_DIR 111 files valid ./sources √ LOGS_DIR 1 files valid ./logs √ ARCHIVE_DIR 1 files valid ./archive √ CONFIG_FILE 81.0 Bytes valid ./ArchiveBox.conf √ SQL_INDEX 720.0 KB valid ./index.sqlite3 ```

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@pirate commented on GitHub (Dec 4, 2022):

Thanks for reporting, will add this to the 0.7.0 bug queue. May take a while as dev time is very limited but I'll get to it eventually.

@pirate commented on GitHub (Dec 4, 2022): Thanks for reporting, will add this to the 0.7.0 bug queue. May take a while as dev time is very limited but I'll get to it eventually.

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