[digiKam-users] renaming photos

[Dougie Nisbet]

On Thu, 2023-01-26 at 00:10 +0100, Monika Kern wrote:
> Hello,
> I want to rename a lot of my photos and want to do it with exiftool.
> Is that a problem with digikam or will it make a mess in the
> database?
> (linux mint 20.3 and digikam 7.9.0)
> 
> Kind regards
> Monika

I rename files outside digiKam all the time. Depending on your settings
it will rescan on startup or on the fly. digiKam's robustness in
handling external activities and edits on image files was the main
reason I moved from shotwell.

Dougie