ListDirectory returns deleted files

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I made an app that uploads images from the Shared storage scope to Google Photos. This works. I added a mode that deletes uploaded images. This also works, the images are no longer visible in either the Gallery or in the Files app. However, running ListDirectory still includes deleted entries. I tested this in the companion and in a built APK that was installed for the first time after the files were deleted, so if there's some kind of cache it's not specific to one app. I am running Android 8.1. The app requires logging in to an OAuth page that's not open to others so sharing the aia would not be useful. The code is just a ListDirectory block like this:

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I can reproduce even just using the Do It menu with that block.

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Before and after removing all files from the folder:

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Try using the Shared scope and the Delete block, not an external app.

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There is a bug with Shared scope:

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and on Android < 10 doesn't work (Companion crashes).

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@ewpatton you might want to add this to the file component bug list
Thank you

Taifun

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