Database changes

[George Koulomzin]

I think all you have to do is select the items in question, then 
"Items->read medatadata from file".  Do check you DK settings to make 
sure you are using just the sidecars.

On 12/13/2025 7:16 AM, Milind Joshi wrote:
> I have done some changes to my digiKam collections to streamline my 
> images. I had two jpg folders essentially containing the same files 
> with different dpi settings. I have now only one collection. Earlier 
> the tag information was embedded in the files, now it has been 
> separated to sidecars. These sidecars have been manipulated outside 
> digiKam to add xmp ratings. However, I do not see these ratings in 
> digiKam. Do I need to do any database cleanup so that the information 
> in the sidecars and the information in the digiKam database matches?
>
> mj
>
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