Safe to delete .dtrash folders outside of digikam

[Gilles Caulier]

Hi,

Yes, DTrash is automatically re-created at next digiKam startup

Gilles Caulier

Le dim. 13 août 2023 à 22:42, WuliNuChem <restivog at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
> 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