Add a comment to a file in the side panel, is it possibile without sharing?

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Hello everybody, I’m wondering if it possibile to attach a comment to a file (like pdf or an image) in nextcloud for unshared files.

On the web (some also in this forum) I can find reference to the possibility to add a comment in the side panel that opens when click on “details”, but it does not show up in mine. For shared files I can open a talk conversation, but this is not what I want.

I’m self-hosting the latest NC AIO, with talk app installed.

  • Nextcloud Server version :
    • 31
  • Installation method
    • AIO

Also, I’m a user of an instance at my workplace where the talk app is not installed.

In both the cases there is no “comments” section in details side panel in files.

Was a feature that has been removed in recent updates? Why? Is it possibile to restore it?

Thankyou for any answer.

Hi @Federico_Kurtz

Is the “Activity” app perhaps disabled on your instance? If so, try re-enabling it and, you should see an “Activity” tab in the sidebar, which also contains the comments section…

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Thankyou, my fault