Safe to delete .dtrash folders outside of digikam

[WuliNuChem]

Thanks. Will the DTrash folder and the  JSon file get rebuilt if the Folder
is deleted?

Gord

On Sun, Aug 13, 2023 at 4:18 PM Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> digiKam trash is not linked to the database. The JSon file included in
> this directory allows you to restore files at the right place. The
> Database scan do the rest to repopulate information.
>
> The most important is the deleted files moved to DTrash. If you drop
> DTrash outside digiKam, these files will be deleted too,
> definitively...
>
> Best
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> Le dim. 13 août 2023 à 20:47, Thomas <sdktda at gmail.com> a écrit :
> >
> > I just read through the linked documentation. Maybe I missed it, but I
> was not able to find an answer to the question of whether it is safe to
> delete the .trash folder from outside of Digikam.
> >
> > I think it is safe to do so, however, I have also wondered about it and
> have not done it since I fear ending up with some orphan references in the
> DK database, etc.
> >
> > I would like clarification too.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2023-08-12 10:03, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > .dtrash contains the deleted items from a collection:
> >
> >
> https://docs.digikam.org/en/main_window/image_view.html#deleting-a-photograph
> >
> > Best
> > Gilles Caulier
> >
> > Le ven. 11 août 2023 à 16:27, WuliNuChem <restivog at gmail.com> a écrit :
> >
> > Hi, quick question? Is it safe to search for all .trash folders using
> Windows and delete them from there?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Gord
> >
> > --
> > Mvh
> > Thomas
>
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