[GH-ISSUE #1933] Fake GCS adds .metadata file to *.metadata files #227

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opened 2026-03-03 12:09:18 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-03-03 12:09:18 +03:00

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Originally created by @AlvesJorge on GitHub (Mar 18, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/fsouza/fake-gcs-server/issues/1933

Hi there,
First of all, regular user of fake-gcs here, thank you for such a great service :)

The issue: It seems that fake gcs create metadata files for the metadata files it creates, which means every couple of weeks I have to run for f in **/**.metadata.metadata; do rm "$f"; done because the container eventually can't handle all those files.

Not ruling out a configuration / app error on my part though, but I still want to put it out there in case a contributor sees this and it problem "clicks" with them or someone else is experiencing this.

Originally created by @AlvesJorge on GitHub (Mar 18, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/fsouza/fake-gcs-server/issues/1933 Hi there, First of all, regular user of fake-gcs here, thank you for such a great service :) The issue: It seems that fake gcs create metadata files for the metadata files it creates, which means every couple of weeks I have to run `for f in **/**.metadata.metadata; do rm "$f"; done` because the container eventually can't handle all those files. Not ruling out a configuration / app error on my part though, but I still want to put it out there in case a contributor sees this and it problem "clicks" with them or someone else is experiencing this.

kerem commented

2026-03-03 12:09:19 +03:00

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@sam-njia commented on GitHub (Nov 6, 2025):

Also experiencing this, and so are my colleagues.

I may work on a fix sometime

@sam-njia commented on GitHub (Nov 6, 2025): Also experiencing this, and so are my colleagues. I may work on a fix sometime <img width="2074" height="922" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/46c390bf-ef0f-420f-b0aa-7bc57bcc264f" />