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I posted the following query at Topic:Vttt2cw4ki309fjs on the Extension:SimpleBatchUpload talk page, but wonder if it might be a more generic problem with my MediaWiki installation - what do you think? Thanks.

I get this message for about a tenth of files uploaded, at various upload "percentage" stages.

The files themselves are uploaded all right.

But I wonder whether there will be any consequences of the error. Can anyone let me know? Thanks.

I don't use the hashed directory structure - would that make any difference?

I could see the error message being caused by the directory structure. What happens if you use hashed directories?

Thanks.

I noted a partial solution on the extension talk page: only allowing sequential uploads stops the database lock error but for some files it still stops short of 100%/OK.

If I set the wiki to use hashed directories to experiment, could I just delete the experimental files and change the setting back later, without any knock-on effects?

What do you think is the cause of the error and what might be the consequences for me (having ignored the error messages because the files seem ok)?

If I set the wiki to use hashed directories to experiment, could I just delete the experimental files and change the setting back later, without any knock-on effects?

Try it and see. (Back up first, of course.)

What do you think is the cause of the error and what might be the consequences for me (having ignored the error messages because the files seem ok)?

Since the message is about a lock file, I would say there probably isn't much concern if you haven't seen any problems.