[digiKam-users] Tags missing after hard drive plugged back in

[Maik Qualmann]

Am Mittwoch, 14. Juli 2021, 11:11:46 CEST schrieb Angela Rana:
> Hi Remco,
> 
> What would be the best way to correct the path or device identifier so that
> I can access the tags in the database? I am using Windows 10
 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Angela Rana 
> Sent: Tuesday, 13 July 2021 9:37 AM
> To: digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the power
> of open source <digikam-users at kde.org>
 Subject: RE: [digiKam-users] Tags
> missing after hard drive plugged back in 
> I'm using Windows 10, if that helps?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Digikam-users <digikam-users-bounces at kde.org> On Behalf Of Remco
> Viëtor
 Sent: Monday, 12 July 2021 7:04 PM
> To: digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the power
> of open source <digikam-users at kde.org>
 Subject: Re: [digiKam-users] Tags
> missing after hard drive plugged back in 
> On lundi 12 juillet 2021 09:48:35 CEST jdd at dodin.org wrote:
> 
> > Le 12/07/2021 à 09:21, Angela Rana a écrit :
> > 
> > > Any idea why the tags have disappeared and if there’s a way I can 
> > > get them back?
> > 
> > 
In the digiKam settings under Collections you will find a reload / refresh 
icon next to the trash icon. Use this to give the existing collections a new 
path or category.

Maik

> > I'm not sure, but I fear the database was updated for the wrong disk :(.
> > If so tags may be lost.
> 
> 
> The tags are still in the database, the path or device identifier may have
> changed after replugging the proper disk. But I don't know how to correct
> that (for one, it depends on the operating system used)
 
> 
> > What one can do (in the future) is allow writing of side xml files for 
> > video files, it's somewhere in the digikam setup, I don't remember where.
> 
> 
> XMP sidecars would have helped, in that you can then reread the metadata
> from the sidecars. But then you will end up with superfluous information in
> your database (not dangerous, just taking up space)
 
> 
> > I have the same problem.
> > 
> > I would like to have video tagged both in digikam and Piwigo (my 
> > online gallery), but the only way I found to have it is to make it by 
> > hand :(
> 
> 
> That's a completely different problem: there are several places tags etc.
> can be stored (even within the XMP metadata), if Piwigo uses a location
> that digikam can't understand (or vice versa), you'll have to use some
> tricks.
 
> Remco
> 
> 
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