Safe to delete .dtrash folders outside of digikam

[WuliNuChem]

Thanks!

On Sun., Aug. 13, 2023, 5:14 p.m. Gilles Caulier, <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
>
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