[digikam] [Bug 371535] New: Albums from ext hdd are removed when digikam starts up if the external HDD is not plugged in

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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=371535

            Bug ID: 371535
           Summary: Albums from ext hdd are removed when digikam starts up
                    if the external HDD is not plugged in
           Product: digikam
           Version: 5.2.0
          Platform: Mac OS X Disk Images
                OS: OS X
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: Database-Mysql
          Assignee: digikam-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: vu.do1986 at gmail.com

My collection is on the external hard drive. All the photos have been imported.
I can the albums in the DB.

- When I close digikam, 
- unplug the HDD
-load up digikam again 
- the albums are now all gone.

I have doubled checked in the DB and all the albums from the external hdd are
gone.
The images are still there but reference null for the album.

Is this a bug or an intended feature?

I would assume if the hdd is not plugged in it will still keep the reference to
the albums even if they cannot be found because people wouldn't have their
external hdd plugged in all the time.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Add external hdd as a collection
2. Import complete
3. Close Digikam
4. Disconnect HDD
5. Open Digikam
6. All albums from external hdd are gone.
7. Also missing from mysql DB

Actual Results:  
6. All albums from external hdd are gone.

Expected Results:  
Keep the albums in the DB even if the external hdd is unplugged.

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