[digiKam-users] Failed to rename Album

[Maik Qualmann]

Yes, renaming or deleting folders can fail under Windows if they are in use 
and locked by Windows.

Folders are locked when
- subfolders are open in Explorer
- folders are part of a Windows network share
- a preview image was previously opened in digiKam

At the last point we have to see if there are still open file handlers and fix 
this.

Maik

Am Dienstag, 24. März 2020, 23:23:34 CET schrieb Alan H:
> Hello,
> 
> My albums are generally organized as follows:
> 
> Collection (year)>Parent Album (mm month)>Child Album (dd day)
> 
> The parent albums are named 01 Jan to 12 Dec and I would like to add a
> location description. When I rename a parent album I get a “Failed to
> rename Album” error. This happens whether right clicking the selected album
> for “properties” or “rename”, or from the Menu bar>Albums>properties/rename
> or from Shift+F2. I can rename a child album but only if it is the lowest
> order (last) child. I can rename an parent album/folder in Windows Explorer
> and the change appears in digiKam but this is an awkward solution.
> 
> I’m running digiKam 6.3.0 on Windows 10 and the folders (albums) are located
> on both a local hard drive and a locally attached USB drive.
> 
> Any solutions or suggestions? Thanks for helping with this inquiry.
> 
> Alan
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