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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>Von:</b> Digikam-users <digikam-users-bounces@kde.org> im Auftrag von Sebastian Beer <sebastian.beer66@icloud.com><br>
<b>Gesendet:</b> Wednesday, October 1, 2025 9:40:49 PM<br>
<b>An:</b> Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin@gmail.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> digikam-users@kde.org <digikam-users@kde.org><br>
<b>Betreff:</b> Re: Question: How to move photos to another drive while retaining the Digikam database</font>
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<div class="PlainText">You can perform the copy task within DigiKam. Then the database will be correct afterwards without any further action.
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> Am 01.10.2025 um 21:35 schrieb Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin@gmail.com>:<br>
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> Yes, of course, the collection must be copied to the new drive beforehand, and<br>
> the folder structure must be the same. The root path can be different, but the<br>
> underlying folders must be the same as before.<br>
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> Maik<br>
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> Am Mittwoch, 1. Oktober 2025, 21:26:51 Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit schrieb<br>
> Sveinn í Felli:<br>
>> Yo would first copy the files over, isn't it?<br>
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>> Sveinn í Felli<br>
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>> Þann 1.10.2025 19:07, skrifaði Maik Qualmann:<br>
>>> Simply go to the digiKam settings under Collections and use the "update"<br>
>>> function for the relevant collection (tool button with the round circle<br>
>>> icon). Process the dialogs according to the new collection; usually, only<br>
>>> the new path needs to be set. Even if the path doesn't change, process<br>
>>> the dialogs; the drive UUID will be updated accordingly.<br>
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>>> If you are unsure, make a copy of the digikam4.db file beforehand.<br>
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>>> Maik<br>
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>>> Am Mittwoch, 1. Oktober 2025, 20:42:16 Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit<br>
>>> schrieb<br>
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>>> Johannes Stephany:<br>
>>>> Hello,<br>
>>>> I'm new here and not sure if this is the right place to ask my question:<br>
>>>> I want to move my photos from one drive to another—a 1:1 copy. I want to<br>
>>>> keep the DigiKam database with everything in it. How do I go about<br>
>>>> reconfiguring DigiKam after copying without too much effort?<br>
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>>>> If this question isn't appropriate here, where can I ask it?<br>
>>>> Best regards,<br>
>>>> Johannes<br>
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