[digiKam-users] In which folder Digikam puts its database?

[Marie-Noëlle Augendre]

2018-03-10 0:24 GMT+01:00 woenx <marcpalaus at hotmail.com>:

> I see. The "2A-ArchiveOrigin" appears twice, with exactly the same number
> of
> photos. Maybe they both refer to the same place.
>
> The icon on the top of the left panel, "Properties", shows you information
> about the files, like the file name and the path where it is stored. I
> would
> select one picture, check the path, and then select the same picture in the
> other identical collection to see if it has exactly the same path.
>

I have no 'Properties' icon. And right-click, then Properties doesn't
display the path.


>
> If they both have the same path, the collection is probably duplicated in
> digikam, and I guess that it doesn't matter which one you remove (from the
> collection settings, not deleting the pictures directly)
>

> Another option would be to clean and scan the library once again (Tools,
> maintenance, "Scan for new items" and "Perform database cleaning". If the
> pictures are not there anymore, they should disappear. But that process
> takes some time. And if the same collection is there twice, I guess that
> won't do anything.
>

It didn't do anything.
I ended up deleting one of the collections in the Digikam Settings screen,
and everything seem to have gone back to normal.


>
> Anyway, it's never a bad idea to backup the databases elsewhere before
> trying these things, just in case.
>
> PS: Belles photos de la Birmanie!
>

Thanks! I was just about to resume working on those. I was there one year
ago and still have not produced the book. There is still much work to do.

Thanks for helping,
Marie-Noëlle


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