Setup Problem - Specifying Root Folder - Ubuntu

[gene heskett]

On 7/18/23 08:01, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> It’s typically a problem with a bundle as flatpak or snap witch run in a
> sandbox and make digiKam unusable. We do not support this kind of bundle
> and we do not understand why this kind of limitation exists
> 
I think this is hijacking a thread, but digiKam 8.2.0 is STILL unable to 
import new pix it can see in my camera, its as if it has no perms to 
create the image in the Pictures subdir of my ~/partition.  Shotwell is 
a pita to use, but  for importing pix that can be seen in the camera, it 
Just Works. But it buries them so deep in dated subdirs you then spend 
and hour looking for them. DigiKam can see the same pix in the import 
screen, but cannot make the copy to my hard drive. With no errors 
reported.  Please fix.

> Use the app image bundle that we provide, there is no limitation like this
> 
> Best
> 
> Gilles Caulier
> 
> Le mar. 18 juil. 2023 à 13:55, bedfordmd at aol.com <bedfordmd at aol.com> a
> écrit :
> 
>> I'm a new digiKam user and am having difficulty with the first screen of
>> the setup wizard. I'm sure that solution is trivially simple, but extensive
>> online searches have not revealed an answer.
>>
>> The issue relates to the setup screen in which I'm asked to provide the
>> root folder in which I store my photos. The photos are actually stored on
>> /home/mike/Photos but I'm unable to navigate to, or enter that folder. If I
>> enter it manually, it says that the folder doesn't exist and gives me the
>> option of creating it. If I try to browse to it, it doesn't show the
>> folder, in fact, of all the folders below /home/mike/, the only one it
>> shows, and the only one it will accept if I enter it manually, is
>> /home/mike/Pictures. I have, therefore, accepted that folder for now, but
>> this is not ideal, and appears contrary to the information on the page,
>> which suggests that it's possible to specify pretty much any folder on any
>> drive.
>>
>> Any pointers would be much appreciated.
>>

Cheers, Gene Heskett.
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