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[BUG] Cannot unhide a face when People library is too big #1892

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opened 2026-02-05 04:21:29 +03:00 by OVERLORD · 16 comments
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-05 04:21:29 +03:00
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Originally created by @diyoyo on GitHub (Dec 27, 2023).

The bug

Even the named People are not showing up in the Hide/Unhide list when trying to unhide a named Person.
This suggests that in addition to the current limitation of max 500 people displayed (which should be fixed, right?), the sorting is not correct when Hide/Unhide is selected.
In my opinion, and as seen in the other Photo apps, when you are about to unhide people, the sorting should be the following:

  • Named People first
  • Within each category (named vs. not named), order by pic number DESC

The OS that Immich Server is running on

Debian (Raspberry OS Full, latest) latest

Version of Immich Server

v1.91.4

Version of Immich Mobile App

v1.91.1

Platform with the issue

  • Server
  • Web
  • Mobile

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Reproduction steps

Currently, with the following specs:
- Visible: 480 named people and 20 unnamed
- Hidden: probably more than 200 named people, many more unnamed

With this config, I cannot unhide anyone except, sometimes, the latest persons that I hid in the last 30 min.

Additional information

Maybe this will be fixed with the 500person limitation issue, but I think it is yet another issue.

Originally created by @diyoyo on GitHub (Dec 27, 2023). ### The bug Even the named People are not showing up in the Hide/Unhide list when trying to unhide a named Person. This suggests that in addition to the current limitation of max 500 people displayed (which should be fixed, right?), the sorting is not correct when Hide/Unhide is selected. In my opinion, and as seen in the other Photo apps, when you are about to unhide people, the sorting should be the following: - Named People first - Within each category (named vs. not named), order by pic number DESC ### The OS that Immich Server is running on Debian (Raspberry OS Full, latest) latest ### Version of Immich Server v1.91.4 ### Version of Immich Mobile App v1.91.1 ### Platform with the issue - [X] Server - [X] Web - [ ] Mobile ### Your docker-compose.yml content ```YAML unchanged ``` ### Your .env content ```Shell unchanged ``` ### Reproduction steps ```bash Currently, with the following specs: - Visible: 480 named people and 20 unnamed - Hidden: probably more than 200 named people, many more unnamed With this config, I cannot unhide anyone except, sometimes, the latest persons that I hid in the last 30 min. ``` ### Additional information Maybe this will be fixed with the 500person limitation issue, but I think it is yet another issue.
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-05 04:21:35 +03:00
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@IIIDPGIII commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2023):

Faces that only appear once should be hidden to remove excess from the UI.

@IIIDPGIII commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2023): Faces that only appear once should be hidden to remove excess from the UI.
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-05 04:21:43 +03:00
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@BlueWolfProduction commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2023):

Faces that only appear once should be hidden to remove excess from the UI.

This is already possible! In System Settings -> Machine Learning Settings -> Facial Recognition -> "MIN FACES DETECTED". It lets you set the minimum amount of detected photos a face is in, before it starts showing that face on the people tab.

@BlueWolfProduction commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2023): > Faces that only appear once should be hidden to remove excess from the UI. This is already possible! In System Settings -> Machine Learning Settings -> Facial Recognition -> "MIN FACES DETECTED". It lets you set the minimum amount of detected photos a face is in, before it starts showing that face on the people tab.
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-05 04:21:50 +03:00
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@IIIDPGIII commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2023):

Thank you!

@IIIDPGIII commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2023): Thank you!
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-05 04:21:55 +03:00
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@diyoyo commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2023):

Do we agree this is a different problem?

@diyoyo commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2023): Do we agree this is a different problem?
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-05 04:22:00 +03:00
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@alternativesurfer commented on GitHub (Feb 29, 2024):

This is a different problem, yes.

When there are too many faces listed, "Hidden" faces no longer appear if you click the show/hide faces button.
I cannot unhide any faces as a result.

@alternativesurfer commented on GitHub (Feb 29, 2024): This is a different problem, yes. When there are too many faces listed, "Hidden" faces no longer appear if you click the show/hide faces button. I cannot unhide any faces as a result.
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-05 04:22:05 +03:00
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@diyoyo commented on GitHub (Feb 29, 2024):

This is a different problem, yes.

When there are too many faces listed, "Hidden" faces no longer appear if you click the show/hide faces button. I cannot unhide any faces as a result.

Thanks for refreshing this topic. I thought I had read the the problem had been solved, but I'm still waiting. I'm also waiting to be able to display more than 500.

@diyoyo commented on GitHub (Feb 29, 2024): > This is a different problem, yes. > > When there are too many faces listed, "Hidden" faces no longer appear if you click the show/hide faces button. I cannot unhide any faces as a result. Thanks for refreshing this topic. I thought I had read the the problem had been solved, but I'm still waiting. I'm also waiting to be able to display more than 500.
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-05 04:22:08 +03:00
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@alternativesurfer commented on GitHub (Mar 1, 2024):

Truly. Im old AF. I have TONS of matches faces for people I know.
Way more than 500.

@alternativesurfer commented on GitHub (Mar 1, 2024): Truly. Im old AF. I have TONS of matches faces for people I know. Way more than 500.
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-05 04:22:11 +03:00
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@acbaldwi commented on GitHub (Mar 20, 2024):

I too appear to have this issue, i cannto unhide or see people i hid now

@acbaldwi commented on GitHub (Mar 20, 2024): I too appear to have this issue, i cannto unhide or see people i hid now
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-05 04:22:13 +03:00
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@shumafuk commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2024):

I have same issue. I have over 3000 faces detected, for sure I will not name all of them, but 500 is not enough. Also, as mentioned above, I cannot show previously hidden faces. I made few mistakes in organization and now recognition for some faces is gone and I cannot set up to recognize them again because they not appear in list of "Show & hide people".

@shumafuk commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2024): I have same issue. I have over 3000 faces detected, for sure I will not name all of them, but 500 is not enough. Also, as mentioned above, I cannot show previously hidden faces. I made few mistakes in organization and now recognition for some faces is gone and I cannot set up to recognize them again because they not appear in list of "Show & hide people".
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-05 04:22:19 +03:00
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@chodthewacko commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2024):

I have same issue. I have over 3000 faces detected, for sure I will not name all of them, but 500 is not enough. Also, as mentioned above, I cannot show previously hidden faces. I made few mistakes in organization and now recognition for some faces is gone and I cannot set up to recognize them again because they not appear in list of "Show & hide people".

This doesn't entirely fix your problem but it's a slight (but kludgy) workaround.
If you accidentally hide a person and want to find that person, try to think of a picture where they appear together. In that picture, you can show the people in that picture who are hidden, and then you can click on that person and unhide them.
It's only a minor workaround because sometimes a person is only recognized in a handful of pictures (and you have to merge them)

@chodthewacko commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2024): > I have same issue. I have over 3000 faces detected, for sure I will not name all of them, but 500 is not enough. Also, as mentioned above, I cannot show previously hidden faces. I made few mistakes in organization and now recognition for some faces is gone and I cannot set up to recognize them again because they not appear in list of "Show & hide people". This doesn't entirely fix your problem but it's a slight (but kludgy) workaround. If you accidentally hide a person and want to find that person, try to think of a picture where they appear together. In that picture, you can show the people in that picture who are hidden, and then you can click on that person and unhide them. It's only a minor workaround because sometimes a person is only recognized in a handful of pictures (and you have to merge them)
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-05 04:22:22 +03:00
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@DMcWetty commented on GitHub (Apr 20, 2024):

Going to add my hope for a broader face list. I accidentally hid a face that belonged to my son's friend and now I can't recover it. I've hidden thousands of faces...

Perhaps a solution is to a system wide toggle that shows the white boxes on found faces in the photos themselves? Then after faces are labeled and hidden, turn the toggle off?

@DMcWetty commented on GitHub (Apr 20, 2024): Going to add my hope for a broader face list. I accidentally hid a face that belonged to my son's friend and now I can't recover it. I've hidden thousands of faces... Perhaps a solution is to a system wide toggle that shows the white boxes on found faces in the photos themselves? Then after faces are labeled and hidden, turn the toggle off?
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-05 04:22:24 +03:00
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@chodthewacko commented on GitHub (Apr 20, 2024):

Going to add my hope for a broader face list. I accidentally hid a face that belonged to my son's friend and now I can't recover it. I've hidden thousands of faces...

Perhaps a solution is to a system wide toggle that shows the white boxes on found faces in the photos themselves? Then after faces are labeled and hidden, turn the toggle off?

I think you're 90% there - if you have a picture with your son's friend you can 'view hidden faces' and then unhide the person.
I've also opened a request to allow 'search name' optionally show hidden people. You have to work around the 20 person limit on searches though.

@chodthewacko commented on GitHub (Apr 20, 2024): > Going to add my hope for a broader face list. I accidentally hid a face that belonged to my son's friend and now I can't recover it. I've hidden thousands of faces... > > Perhaps a solution is to a system wide toggle that shows the white boxes on found faces in the photos themselves? Then after faces are labeled and hidden, turn the toggle off? I think you're 90% there - if you have a picture with your son's friend you can 'view hidden faces' and then unhide the person. I've also opened a request to allow 'search name' optionally show hidden people. You have to work around the 20 person limit on searches though.
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-05 04:22:27 +03:00
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@DMcWetty commented on GitHub (Apr 20, 2024):

Going to add my hope for a broader face list. I accidentally hid a face that belonged to my son's friend and now I can't recover it. I've hidden thousands of faces...
Perhaps a solution is to a system wide toggle that shows the white boxes on found faces in the photos themselves? Then after faces are labeled and hidden, turn the toggle off?

I think you're 90% there - if you have a picture with your son's friend you can 'view hidden faces' and then unhide the person. I've also opened a request to allow 'search name' optionally show hidden people. You have to work around the 20 person limit on searches though.

Appreciate the response. I was trying to name the face when I hit hide person instead, so unfortunately I can't search them up either. Hopefully the people search and hiding function get a little love in the next release.

@DMcWetty commented on GitHub (Apr 20, 2024): > > Going to add my hope for a broader face list. I accidentally hid a face that belonged to my son's friend and now I can't recover it. I've hidden thousands of faces... > > Perhaps a solution is to a system wide toggle that shows the white boxes on found faces in the photos themselves? Then after faces are labeled and hidden, turn the toggle off? > > I think you're 90% there - if you have a picture with your son's friend you can 'view hidden faces' and then unhide the person. I've also opened a request to allow 'search name' optionally show hidden people. You have to work around the 20 person limit on searches though. Appreciate the response. I was trying to name the face when I hit hide person instead, so unfortunately I can't search them up either. Hopefully the people search and hiding function get a little love in the next release.
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-05 04:22:30 +03:00
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@alternativesurfer commented on GitHub (May 21, 2024):

Any progress on this?

@alternativesurfer commented on GitHub (May 21, 2024): Any progress on this?
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-05 04:22:35 +03:00
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@alextran1502 commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2024):

The people page can now load all people, including hidden people

@alextran1502 commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2024): The people page can now load all people, including hidden people
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-05 04:22:39 +03:00
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@chodthewacko commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2024):

The people page can now load all people, including hidden people

For clarity, what is the step to view hidden people?
Is it going to be the same i.e. explore -> view all = show all unhidden people, named people first
then what, a toggle to include hidden people?

@chodthewacko commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2024): > The people page can now load all people, including hidden people For clarity, what is the step to view hidden people? Is it going to be the same i.e. explore -> view all = show all unhidden people, named people first then what, a toggle to include hidden people?
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