Permanent fallback to copy on hardlink error

README.md

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ sudo cp ${GOPATH}/bin/photocatalog /usr/local/bin/photocatalog
 The tool supports the following organization modes:
 
 - **copy** — Copies files to the target directory. If the filesystem supports it, uses Copy-on-Write (COW) for efficiency (via FICLONE ioctl call).
-- **hardlink** — Creates hardlinks to the source files, saving disk space. Ideal if the source and target are on the same partition, though file permissions remain linked to the original.
+- **hardlink** — Creates hardlinks to the source files, saving disk space. Ideal (and usable only) if the source and target are on the same partition, 
+though file permissions remain linked to the original. Fallback to copy on fail.
 - **move** — Moves files from the source to the target directory.
 - **symlink** — Creates symbolic links at the target pointing to the source files.
 

internal/organizer/modes/hardlink.go

@@ -1,20 +1,36 @@
 package modes
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
+	"sync/atomic"
 )
 
+var hardLinkNotSupported = atomic.Bool{}
+
 type HardLink struct {
 }
 
 func (h HardLink) PlaceIt(sourcePath, targetPath string, mode os.FileMode) error {
+	if hardLinkNotSupported.Load() {
+		if copyErr := (Copy{}).PlaceIt(sourcePath, targetPath, mode); copyErr != nil {
+			return copyErr
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err := os.Link(sourcePath, targetPath); err != nil {
 		if os.IsExist(err) {
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		return fmt.Errorf("create hard link: %w", err)
+		log.Println("Create hardlink failed:", err.Error())
+		hardLinkNotSupported.Store(true)
+
+		if copyErr := (Copy{}).PlaceIt(sourcePath, targetPath, mode); copyErr != nil {
+			return copyErr
+		}
+
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	return nil

internal/organizer/organizer.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
 
@@ -130,6 +131,8 @@ func (o *Organizer) Watch(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup) error {
 		if err := watcher.Close(); err != nil {
 			o.logErr(fmt.Errorf("close watcher: %w", err))
 		}
+
+		syscall.Sync()
 	}()
 
 	go func() {
@@ -155,9 +158,11 @@ func (o *Organizer) Watch(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup) error {
 						continue
 					}
 
-					if err := o.processFile(event.Name); err != nil {
+					go func() {
-						o.logErr(fmt.Errorf("process file %s: %w", event.Name, err))
+						if err := o.processFile(event.Name); err != nil {
-					}
+							o.logErr(fmt.Errorf("process file %s: %w", event.Name, err))
+						}
+					}()
 				}
 
 			case <-ctx.Done():