[Bug]: Nextcloud will not start minimized (despite --background)

[melroy89]

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• [x] This is a bug, not a question or a configuration issue.
• [x] This issue is not already reported on Github (I've searched it).
• [x] Nextcloud Server and Desktop Client are up to date. See Server Maintenance and Release Schedule and Desktop Releases for supported versions.
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Bug description

Nextcloud doesn't minimize for the past months (year?) for me. Despite using the --background flag.

Steps to reproduce

1. Use Linux Mint XFCE or any XFCE desktop I assume
2. Execute Nextcloud with --background flag: /usr/bin/nextcloud --background
3. Nextcloud desktop will start, however NOT minimized. Despite the --background flag.

Expected behavior

Nextcloud desktop should minimize when using --background!

Which files are affected by this bug

NA

Operating system

Linux

Which version of the operating system you are running.

Linux Mint 22 XFCE

Package

Official PPA: https://launchpad.net/~nextcloud-devs/+archive/ubuntu/client

Nextcloud Server version

30.0.4

Nextcloud Desktop Client version

3.15.2

Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?

Fresh desktop client install

Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?

Encryption is Disabled

Are you using an external user-backend?

• [x] Default internal user-backend
• [ ] LDAP/ Active Directory
• [ ] SSO - SAML
• [ ] Other

Nextcloud Server logs

Not applicable

Additional info

See video:

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fa91be55-5df2-48be-87ae-e38b9c064c63

nextcloud_debug_archive.zip

Ps. also you desktop client will keep logging the Nextcloud_sync.log in the old ~/.local/share/Nextcloud location. Instead of the new ~/.config/Nextcloud.

[magicWF]

I have the same behavior on two computers with Xubuntu 24.04. The desktop client starts with open main window and log in the old ~/.local/share/Nexcloud folder.

Nextcloud version 3.15.3-20250107.145041.a595d5bcb-1.0~noble1 Using Qt 6.4.2, built against Qt 6.4.2 Using Qt platform plugin 'xcb' Using 'OpenSSL 3.0.13 30 Jan 2024' Running on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS, x86_64

[nilsding]

I can reproduce this with the package from the PPA on ubuntu 24.04 (not on ubuntu 22.04 though! 🤔)

FWIW this still seems to work using the AppImage build

[jaller94]

Same on Arch Linux with nextcloud-client-2:3.15.3-1. This is not limited to Debian and Ubuntu.

[jaller94]

I suggest to close this as a duplicate of #5916.

[csit07]

This bug also occurs under Windows 10 since client version 3.14.