Renaming and major changes to the file storage

[Milind Joshi]

Thanks that worked.

On 01.12.2025 01:34 am, Maik Qualmann wrote:
> Albums and images should be renamed in digiKam so that their respective
> database IDs remain the same.
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> You cannot rename the root album in digiKam; it must be renamed externally.
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> Then, in digiKam's collection settings, use the "update" function to switch to
> the new root folder/album path.
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> Maik
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> Am Sonntag, 30. November 2025, 12:48:26 Mitteleuropäische Normalzeit schrieb
> Milind Joshi:
>> I have been using digiKam for a number of years now and am currently on
>> 8.7.0.
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>> I have set up extensive searches for my current set up. Recent changes
>> to my image storage strategy have necessitated renaming and deleting
>> some folders which were mapped to collections in digiKam. e.g. folder A
>> needs to be deleted. Folder B will be renamed to Folder C on disk and
>> the files inside the folder also need to be renamed. How do I do this
>> without losing the tons of searches. There are some more folders which
>> are unchanged. I tried renaming the album in digiKam but it just renames
>> the collection without renaming the folder on the disk.
>>
>> mj
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