[digiKam-users] How to remove duplicate album

[Andrew Goodbody]

On 27/03/2021 20:54, Tom Rice wrote:
> I mistakenly created a second copy of an Album. How do I remove it in 
> Digitkam 7.2 running under Windows 10 without deleting all of the images 
> in it?

Be very, very careful. Digikam albums are a direct view of the file 
system. What you do with images in digikam is happening directly in the 
file system.

I would start by making sure you have a backup. Make very sure you have 
a backup. I would close digikam and use Explorer in Windows, ie the 
native file manager. Make sure you understand what is the current state 
of the files and only then if there is indeed duplication of a folder 
should you delete it. At the very least allow it to be deleted to the 
wastebasket, do not permanently delete in one go. As an alternative just 
move the duplicated folder out from under the folders that are in the 
digikam collection. Verify that the original files are still in place 
then restart digikam.

Go slow and keep it simple. Do not empty the wastebasket until you are 
sure that all is OK.

If anything does go wrong, you have the backup. You do have a backup 
don't you?

Andrew