[digiKam-users] Use an existing folder as collection

[Gilles Caulier]

digiKam is not FSpot or iphoto. It do not duplicates files to register as
new collection.

Gilles Caulier

2018-08-14 10:27 GMT+02:00 mb668 <mb668 at posteo.org>:

> I have exactly the same situation as @kuddels and inadvertently created a
> recursive mess yesterday. :(
>
> When importing files into digiKam that are already in a filesystem folder
> (ie not on SD card or similar), does digiKam *copy* files from <source> to
> <destination> or just record the location of the source files? I am trying
> to understand what is actually happening during Import so that I do not
> create another recursive mess.
>
> Despite having read (and reread) the documentation, I do not fully
> understand the relationship between filesystem folders, digiKam root albums
> and digiKam collections. This is a major barrier for me at the moment. I
> also use darktable which seems to require a different mental model, hence
> my confusion.
>
>
>
>
> On 13/08/18 20:18, Gilles Caulier wrote:
>
> No you cannot. A root album will be parsed in recursive mode.
>
> I recommend to cut your sub collections as different root albums and
> select the dir to import.
>
> Other solution : import all and re-organize all sub directories in digiKam.
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> 2018-08-13 19:37 GMT+02:00 kuddels <kuddels at gmx.de>:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have an huge folder containing all my pictures. This folder "My
>> pictures"
>> and its sub folders has the following structure:
>>
>> My pictures
>> +-- yyyy event 1
>>   +--yyyymmdd day 1
>>   +--yyyymmdd day 2
>>   +-- etc
>> +-- yyyy event 2
>>   +--yyyymmdd day 1
>>   +--yyyymmdd day 1
>>   +-- etc
>> +-- etc
>>
>> Now I plan to use the folder "My picures" as root collection for Digikam,
>> but I only want to import a selection of the events in the folder "My
>> picures". So with respect to the example given above I want to import
>> "event
>> 1" but do not want to import "event 2". But it seems to me that is not
>> possible, is it? (the exclude option is no option)
>>
>> I think the only solution is: I have to set up a new folder for my
>> collection, e.g. "My pictures 2" and then import the required folders.
>> But I
>> do not want to have two root folders containing pictures, in best case I
>> do
>> not want to change my existing structure.
>>
>> So, is it possible to use my folder "My pictures" but not to import all
>> the
>> sub folders?
>> What solution you would suggest?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>> kuddels
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>
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