Setup Problem - Specifying Root Folder - Ubuntu

[Maik Qualmann]

In the digiKam settings under Collections, change your root folder to network 
folder for a test. The function is available with the button as a round 
circle.
Internally, the network folder is then only identified via the path, whether it 
exists.

Maik

Am Dienstag, 18. Juli 2023, 16:13:34 CEST schrieb 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.