Digikam-users Digest, Vol 242, Issue 11

Sat Jul 12 11:12:29 BST 2025

Thanks Gilles, that makes sense.
I don’t think that I need the logs, so I will amend the MariaDB
configuration.
Best regards
Steve

On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 at 18:42, <digikam-users-request at kde.org> wrote:

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>    1. Re: digikam mysql-bin files (Gilles Caulier)
>    2. Re: Still cant figure out face recognition under 8.7
>       (Chad Bersche)
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> From: Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
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> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:37:53 +0200
> Subject: Re: digikam mysql-bin files
> Hi Steve,
>
> The files you're referring to are binary log files used by MariaDB (or
> MySQL) for replication and certain data recovery operations. They are
> not specific to digiKam but are instead a feature of the database
> system that digiKam uses.
>
> Here's a brief explanation of these files:
>
> Binary Logs (binlogs): These logs record all data changes in the
> database, which can be used for replication and point-in-time
> recovery. Each log file is assigned a sequential number, and the files
> can accumulate over time.
>
> Given that these files are taking up a significant amount of space,
> you might want to manage them. Here are some steps you can take:
>
> Check if Binary Logging is Necessary: If you are not using replication
> or point-in-time recovery, you might not need binary logging at all.
> You can disable binary logging in your MariaDB configuration file
> (my.cnf or my.ini).
>
> Purge Old Binary Logs: If you need binary logging, you can still purge
> old logs that are no longer necessary. MariaDB provides commands to do
> this safely:
>
> PURGE BINARY LOGS BEFORE '2024-01-01 00:00:00';
>
> This command will delete all binary log files created before the
> specified date and time.
>
> Set an Expiration Period: You can configure MariaDB to automatically
> purge binary logs after a certain period. This can be done by setting
> the expire_logs_days variable in your MariaDB configuration file.
>
> Backup and Remove: Before deleting any files manually, ensure you have
> a complete backup of your database. If you decide to manually remove
> the files, you should also update the binary log index file to reflect
> the changes.
>
> Consult Documentation: Always refer to the official MariaDB
> documentation or consult with a database administrator to ensure you
> are following best practices for your specific setup.
>
> If you are unsure about any of these steps, it might be best to
> consult with someone who has experience with MariaDB administration to
> avoid any potential data loss or corruption...
>
> My best
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
>
> Le ven. 11 juil. 2025 à 17:48, Steve Franks <stevef48 at gmail.com> a écrit :
> >
> > My PC has 357 pairs of files named mysql-bin.999999 and
> mysql-bin.99999.bin in the digikam\.mysql.digikam\db_data folder.These are
> taking up 51.5GB on my SSD so I would like to remove any that are not
> necessary.
> > Is this a digikam issue, or MariaDB? Are they all necessary? Are any of
> them necessary?
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Steve
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Chad Bersche <chad at bersche.com>
> To: digikam-users at kde.org
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> Bcc:
> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:42:00 -0500
> Subject: Re: Still cant figure out face recognition under 8.7
>
> Well, at least it's not just me.  Let's hope there's a way to reproduce
> the issue, and hopefully a remedy can be forthcoming, as the face
> recognition, along with the map data, is one of the key items I wanted out
> of DigiKam.  I'm just starting with it, having just gotten it working with
> an external MySQL/MariaDB with 8.7, so I'm ready to go forward and make
> great use of it.
>
>   --Chad
>
>
> On 7/11/2025 11:31 AM, Charlie Gorichanaz wrote:
>
> Wow, I actually am seeing the same behavior currently. For the record,
> Arch linux cache files tell me I upgraded to 8.6.0 June 5, and then to
> 8.7.0 June 30. I don't think I did any face tagging work since June 30
> until I tried yesterday.
>
> I previously had around 300 items in my "Unconfirmed" folder according to
> the number after that word in parentheses, but none were showing up when I
> clicked on it. I ran a "Recognize faces only" on a large chunk of my albums
> with the quality slider bumped down from 7 to 6, hoping to catch a lot more
> faces. The end result changed that tag to say "Unconfirmed (0)". Then I ran
> a full "Scan all images" process on a section of my library I had not
> processed yet. It then told me it found 282 faces, and my unknown tag
> increased to now say "Unknown (3262)", but I still have "Unconfirmed (0)".
>
> So maybe something about this broke in 8.7.0?!
>
> —
> Charlie Gorichanaz
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM Chad Bersche <chad at bersche.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Charlie, et. al
>>
>> I have an Unconfirmed tag, but it has zero images in it, even after
>> multiple "recognize faces" runs.
>>
>> Once I did the initial scan all images, the Unknown tag had ~6000 images
>> in it.  I classified probably ~800 of those naming individuals correctly.
>> I then re-ran the process as you indicated using "Recognize faces only" on
>> all of my albums.  I watched it as it zoomed thru images, showing faces in
>> the process of those in the image that it'd previously detected.  At the
>> conclusion of the face detection, which took several minutes, it came back
>> stating it scanned over 5,533 images and found ZERO faces.  Nothing moved
>> from Unknown to Unconfirmed.  This is the same outcome every single time
>> I've tried this.
>>
>> So, what now?  I've been tempted to try to re-create the training data,
>> but haven't done so yet.
>>
>>   -- Chad
>>
>>
>> On 7/10/2025 10:07 PM, Charlie Gorichanaz wrote:
>>
>> Chad,
>>
>> Do you have a tag called "Unconfirmed" alongside your "Unknown" tag? I
>> believe that's where the detected-and-potentially-matched faces should end
>> up, waiting for you to confirm or reject them.
>>
>> The doc describes this under the Face recognition section, "To start this
>> process, go to the workflow tab, select *Recognize faces only*, and then
>> click *Scan Collection For Faces*. The process will tag similar
>> *detected* faces with the appropriate People tag from your tag tree, and
>> the corresponding thumbnail will disappear from the *Unknown* tag
>> selection. The thumbnail will appear in the *Unconfirmed* tag section
>> and will be added to the suggested face tag section."
>>
>> —
>> Charlie Gorichanaz
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM Chad A. Bersche <chad at bersche.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I've been baffled by this as well. I'm running on Windows 11, DigiKam
>>> 8.7, and downloaded all the modules.  I let it grind thru a bunch of my
>>> libraries overnight.  It resulted in about 6000 images in the Unknown
>>> category.  I spent a a couple hours assigning names to people in that
>>> list (sometimes up to 200-300 images).  I still have 5500 in the Unknown
>>> bucket after classifying several hundred.
>>>
>>> After doing that, I went to run the "Recognize faces only" with
>>> Accuracy=7, Search in set to "All Albums" and Tags unchecked. Then when
>>> I do the "Scan collection for faces" nothing changes, and all the same
>>> Unknown images stay in the same Unknown bucket.
>>>
>>> What am I doing wrong?  I had hoped that tagging a good number of faces
>>> before doing the recognition would improve its accuracy, but it seems to
>>> just want me to do all the assignment work, which I kinda don't want to
>>> do.
>>>
>>> I'm using an external SQL database, with the database running on Linux,
>>> because I do use the same image libraries across Windows clients.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help/suggestions!
>>>
>>>    -- Chad
>>>
>>> On 7/8/2025 10:43 PM, Gilles Caulier wrote:
>>> > Hi,
>>> >
>>> > You need to first detect faces on albums before you recognize them.
>>> > After detecting, manually tag a few faces with names, at least a few
>>> > ones are enough to teach the AI for an automated recognition.
>>> >
>>> > Finally, run a recognition process and look as AI recognizes similar
>>> > faces already registered in the model but not yet tagged in the
>>> > database.
>>> >
>>> > The workflow is explained in the online doc :
>>> > https://docs.digikam.org/en/left_sidebar/people_view.html
>>> <https://link.bersche.com/click/20qyoQWWIOi2.29UmT_C0unWi.UJlc-QSwsLm/hoVYqVvO/3s/link.bersche.com/click/JrntK3g7lIuw.vrQMszT3ZBH1.tlPdogxGHMJ/IxL1-iQT/3s/docs.digikam.org/en/left_sidebar/people_view.html>
>>> >
>>> > Best
>>> >
>>> > Gilles Caulier
>>> >
>>> > Le mer. 9 juil. 2025 à 02:08, robert lindsay
>>> > <robert.lindsay at gmail.com> a écrit :
>>> >> This is under intel mac os and I installed the modules it asked for
>>> in installation. Under face recognition their are boxes for rebuilding and
>>> training data, but i can't find on to start face recognition on albums
>>>
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