[BUG] <Cannot delete message jsonl in webui>

[asbelong]

Environment

🪟 Windows

System

chrome 135.0.7049.97 ,windows11 24H2 26100.3775

Version

1.12.14 staging

Desktop Information

node v23.11.0

Describe the problem

When I try to delete a chat file using the "Manage Chat File" button, the action doesn't seem to complete successfully.

Although the terminal outputs a confirmation message like this:

Deleted chat file: data\default-user\chats\全裸登校\全裸登校 - [email protected]

The file is actually not deleted from the disk.

Additional info

No response

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[Wolfsblvt]

Any further info on this? I can delete files on my end, so it's hard to reproduce this.

[asbelong]

Thanks for your response. I'm sorry to bother you again, but I'm having a similar issue: when I rename my character cards, the original cards remain (not deleted/replaced), and the SillyTavern backend crashes. I’m not using any third-party extensions—this even happens on the stable branch. I’d appreciate any help in identifying the possible cause. I can provide relevant details if needed. Thank you!

[Cohee1207]

Definitely need all the details you can get.

[underscorex86]

@asbelong

can you confirm a couple of things?

where is ST installed in your OS? is it a windows controlled folder? Is it being backed up by something like Onedrive? Can you create a character using only Latin script, no special characters, just something like ABC and confirm if it happens on that as well?

also just for hygiene - ST recommends the latest Node LTS version, as on date that is v22.15.0, though that should not be the issue here.

[Cohee1207]

It's not hard to imagine that Node 23 broke Unicode file names. It actually happened before (with emojis in file names). So yeah, better stick to latest LTS as recommended.

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