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immich-go rejects .tgz/.tar.gz Google Takeout parts by design (gzip streams cannot be seeked, see simulot#36, simulot#96, simulot#1038), but the error only said the archive can't be used. Users hit this after downloading hundreds of GB and are left guessing. Say what to do: extract all parts into one folder and pass the folder, or re-export as ZIP. Complements simulot#1389 (docs).
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Problem
upload from-google-photosrejects.tgz/.tar.gzTakeout parts by design (#36, #96, #1038: a gzip stream cannot be seeked). The error only says:Users typically hit this after downloading a 400+ GB export and get no hint about what to do next. The docs currently imply tgz works (#1389 fixes that side).
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One-line change in
internal/fshelper/parseArgs.go: the error now states the two valid options."All parts into one folder" matters: sidecar JSONs and media can live in different parts (docs/misc/google-takeout.md), so per-part extraction loses metadata.
No behaviour change;
go build ./...andgo test ./internal/fshelper/pass.Complements #1389.