Unable to add target album

[Gilles Caulier]

Hi,

Sound like your have set the option to use a default album to process
downloading from camera. It's optional. The album is not set with your
collection.

The settings is in Setup dialog, Cameras page, Behavior section : "Use
a default target album to download from camera"

Just disable the option or set a correct default target album.

Best

Gilles Caulier

2017-06-20 9:43 GMT+02:00 Ronald HUGHES <rh at first-rate.info>:
> Hello, I'm new here ..
>
> Kubuntu 16.04
> digiKam 5.5.0
>
> I had previously installed digiKam version 4 something via the Software
> Center.
> Had difficulty using it as the installed and online versions of
> documentation didn't seem to correspond with the software version.
> So, I removed digiKam via the Software Center.
>
> Installed digiKam 5.5.0 package for Kubuntu via:
> apt-get install digikam
> from the Installing a package page of https://www.digikam.org/
> Then did:
> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports
> sudo apt-get update
>
> digiKam was working ok, imported photos from my dslr and added them to my
> pictures folder.
> That was fine, until I tried to add a 2nd camera.
>
> I had difficulty getting digiKam to recognise the 2nd camera, so I
> re-started digiKam.
> I noticed my Pictures folders had disappeared from the Albums column.
> Each time I tried to add them, I kept getting:
> No default target album have been selected to process download from camera
> device. Please select one.
>
> So, I removed digiKam and reinstalled it.
> When I now get when I stated digiKam isConfigure - digiKam window is
> displayed.
> Local Collections - Add Collections
> I click on Add Collections
> I browse to my pictures folder called Pictures
> Pictures    /home/rdh/Pictures
> When I click on OK
>
> No default target album have been selected to process download from camera
> device. Please select one.
>
> When I click on OK, digiKam displays with Welcome to digiKam 5.5.0
>
> The Albums column is empty, my picture folders are missing.
>
> When I click on Albums in the top menu, all options are greyed out.
>
> When I click on Setting > Configure digiKam > Collections > Local
> Collections > Add Collection > Pictures    /home/rdh/Pictures
>
> When I click on OK
>
> No default target album have been selected to process download from camera
> device. Please select one.
>
> When I click on Import in the top menu, Add Folders is greyed out
>
> I have tried dragging dropping /home/rdh/Pictures into the Albums column,
> but that doesn't work either.
>
> Why did my folders disappear when I re-started digiKam?
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> What do I need to do to get digiKam working again.
>
> Please and thank you.
>
>