UploadWizard cannot replace existing files
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	Bluerasberry
	Oct 9 2012, 1:57 PM

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The usual upload limit on Commons is 100mb. There is an experimental setting which allows larger uploads.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Chunked_uploads
I uploaded a file under 100mb. I wanted to replace it with a larger version of the same file. Some setting disallows me to replace any file with a larger version over 100mb.

However, I am allowed to upload a completely new file over 100mb. This is problematic because files ought to be uploaded in the same history.

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Reference: bz40893

Related Objects

Mentioned In: T190913: WikiEditor upload tool doesn't allow uploading over previously existing images
T139166: Support chunked uploads in Special:Upload to allow uploads > 100MB (in particular, for file replacements)
T48741: UploadWizard unable to override "similar name"/"same name" detection warning
T42921: UW: re-upload of deleted file impossible (duplicate-archive case); should have override
Mentioned Here: T275889: "Error: 413, Request Entity Too Large" when uploading a new version of a video file via archive.org URL that's larger than 100MB

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• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Low.Nov 22 2014, 1:08 AM

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Bluerasberry created this task.Oct 9 2012, 1:57 PM

Is this actually Commons specific? Or is it actually (more likely, I guess) a problem with MediaWiki rather than the Wikimedia infrastructure

The problem is manifesting in Commons as the place most likely to get uploads greater than 100mb and as the only place, I think, which has an experimental setting for allowing uploads greater than 100mb.

But more likely, this is a problem with MediaWiki.

Today Rillke published a pre-alpha JavaScript which allows the wanted feature. You could have a look at the german village pump [1], if interested.

[1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons%3AForum&diff=95937252&oldid=95933161#neue_Version_einer_Datei_.3E_100MB_hochladen

Changing component to upload wizard. I've seen files on commons be re-uploaded with chunked, so I don't think its a backend issue.

Its also possible this may have been fixed in the mean time.

Lane: Do you know if that is still a problem?
When you try to overwrite/replace a file, what is the actual behavior? Is there any error specific message (please paste it here)?

Created attachment 17141
screenshot showing the error message

The error message given by the UW (c.f. attachement): Please choose a different title, because this title is already in use by another file.

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• Gilles added a project: Multimedia.Nov 24 2014, 3:20 PM

Jdforrester-WMF moved this task from Untriaged to Backlog on the Multimedia board.Sep 4 2015, 6:14 PM

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Matanya renamed this task from Upload wizard on Commons cannot replace existing files to Upload wizard on Commons cannot replace existing or deleted files.Sep 8 2015, 12:40 AM

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Matanya merged a task: T42921: UW: re-upload of deleted file impossible (duplicate-archive case); should have override.

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matmarex renamed this task from Upload wizard on Commons cannot replace existing or deleted files to UploadWizard cannot replace existing files.Sep 9 2015, 5:08 PM

matmarex mentioned this in T42921: UW: re-upload of deleted file impossible (duplicate-archive case); should have override.

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matmarex merged a task: T50543: Unable to reupload revised files to Upload Wizard.Sep 9 2015, 5:28 PM

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matmarex mentioned this in T48741: UploadWizard unable to override "similar name"/"same name" detection warning.Sep 11 2015, 2:21 PM

Jdforrester-WMF mentioned this in T139166: Support chunked uploads in Special:Upload to allow uploads > 100MB (in particular, for file replacements).Jul 1 2016, 2:42 PM

MarkTraceur unsubscribed.Jan 27 2017, 10:22 PM

TheDJ mentioned this in T190913: WikiEditor upload tool doesn't allow uploading over previously existing images.Mar 28 2018, 12:17 PM

Is this in some roadmap? Alternatively, can T275889 be solved, at least?

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