Can't decrypt notes using e2ee command

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Operating system

Linux

Joplin version

3.5.13

What issue do you have?

i'm trying to decrypt a single file using the command e2ee decrypt-file but i get "invalid encryption identifier error"
but when i run the status command it says encryption is enabled..

~ > joplin e2ee decrypt-file "/home/user/JNP/0aa688c02659473abae74811f50ee2c8.sync-conflict-20231219-161231-4W4LESE.md"

Invalid encryption identifier. Data is not actually encrypted? ID was: id: 0

~ > joplin e2ee status "/home/user/JNP/0aa688c02659473abae74811f50ee2c8.sync-conflict-20231219-161231-4W4LESE.md"

Encryption is: Enabled

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am i doing the command wrong?
can someone tell me what i'm missing and how to get it to work?

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The error says id was 0, which suggests the particular encrypted item might be corrupted. Though I haven't ever tried using the cli to decrypt an item

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i tried other notes different encryption id, same issue
running e2ee status says encryption is enabled

~ > joplin e2ee decrypt-file "/home/user/JNP/8000b7a2fbf8425b8f061d3e41fe1cdd.md"
Invalid encryption identifier. Data is not actually encrypted? ID was: id: 8

~ > joplin e2ee decrypt-file "/home/user/JNP/aea9be3ba89a409895b65733d144204f.md"
Invalid encryption identifier. Data is not actually encrypted? ID was: id: a

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Does the md file have a encryption_cipher value which starts with JED?

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yes, all if them do

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I'm not sure then. Maybe you could try asking ChatGPT

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i found that

and i followed the steps and also ended up like OP with

Invalid block size:

i don't know where to go from there..