[SOLVED] Re: Deleting a JPG also deletes the raw photo

[Maik Qualmann]

With this commit it will no longer be possible to enter RAW extensions as 
sidecars in the future.

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/
9f66e7d464a5141c188d17b8c296472ef3e39066

Maik

Am Dienstag, 5. Dezember 2023, 18:50:08 CET schrieben Sie:
> I wouldn't have thought of such a user error as the cause. However, digiKam
> behaved correctly and correctly deleted the “RAW sidecar”. I think the
> solution is to check the entered sidecar extensions against the RAW files
> list that digiKam knows about.
> 
> Maik
> 
> Am Dienstag, 5. Dezember 2023, 18:28:42 CET schrieb Gilles Caulier:
> > Le mar. 5 déc. 2023 à 18:23, <noname at fastmail.net> a écrit :
> > > Under Configure digiKam, then Metadata, then Sidecars, I have selected
> > > Write to item and XMP Sidecar. Then, on that same page, I added "ARW NEF
> > > RW2" as Additional sidecar file extensions. Under these conditions, when
> > > I delete a JPG, digiKam also deletes the RAW file, but not the RAW
> > > thumbnail. If I remove "ARW NEF RW2" from the Additional sidecar file
> > > extensions, digiKam behaves normally.
> > 
> > Jay,
> > 
> > !!! And you are surprised to see the RAW file disappear from your computer
> > ???
> > 
> > sidecar are extra text or binary files which will be used to store
> > metadata changes. It's not AT ALL RAW files !!!
> > 
> > sidecar are used to store metadata changes for read only files, such
> > as RAW and VIDEO.
> > 
> > So the behavior of your settings is unpredictable. Revert immediately.
> > 
> > MAik,
> > 
> > To prevent this crazy situation, we need to block this kind of
> > settings in the setup dialog...
> > 
> > Best
> > 
> > Gilles