From 8dfced9d94b34b256dc02283782b220803e55408 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: KnugiHK <24708955+KnugiHK@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:16:32 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] Avoid self-copy when no timestamp

---
 Whatsapp_Chat_Exporter/media_timestamp.py | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Whatsapp_Chat_Exporter/media_timestamp.py b/Whatsapp_Chat_Exporter/media_timestamp.py
index 954219c..541649e 100644
--- a/Whatsapp_Chat_Exporter/media_timestamp.py
+++ b/Whatsapp_Chat_Exporter/media_timestamp.py
@@ -176,9 +176,10 @@ def process_media_with_timestamp(
     """
     # If no timestamp available, just copy
     if timestamp is None:
-        logger.warning(f"No timestamp available for {source_path}, skipping timestamp operations")
-        shutil.copy2(source_path, dest_path)
-        return dest_path
+        if source_path != dest_path:
+            logger.warning(f"No timestamp available for {source_path}, skipping timestamp operations")
+            shutil.copy2(source_path, dest_path)
+            return dest_path
 
     # Determine final path
     final_path = dest_path