[digiKam-users] Failed to rename Album

[Alan H]

Hi all,
I can rename folders at all levels of parent & child with On1 2020.1, DXO PhotoLab 3, Adobe Bridge and Windows File Explorer. Each of these recognizes changes made by the others. I an still receiving a “Failed to rename Album” error in digiKam 6.4.0 (Windows 10).  I have 100s of folders to rename and would really like to do it as part of a digiKam workflow. Any thoughts, solutions? With thanks, Alan

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From: Alan H<mailto:webaccounts at live.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 11:23 AM
To: Maik Qualmann<mailto:metzpinguin at gmail.com>
Subject: RE: [digiKam-users] Failed to rename Album

Just a follow-up to your points. Turned on my laptop first thing this morning. No apps running that would access C:\Pictures nor G:\Pictures. Closed “File Explorer” window that opens when USB drive is connected. digiKam still cannot rename any parent folder. Can only rename the last, lowest order child folder. I also installed 6.4.0 and I still get the failed to rename error.

Alan

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From: Maik Qualmann<mailto:metzpinguin at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 12:33 AM
To: digikam-users at kde.org<mailto:digikam-users at kde.org>
Cc: Alan H<mailto:webaccounts at live.com>
Subject: Re: [digiKam-users] Failed to rename Album

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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