Desperate for Help - Accidentally Deleted Folder

[plowmail2010 at gmail.com]

If you backed up your image files shortly before deleting them, you 
might try restoring the files to their original location.

Before you do anything, back up the DigiKam database files (digikam4.db, 
digikamrc, etc.).

To recite the obvious, avoid deleting. If you need storage space, buy 
another disk.  Disks are cheaper than photographs.

Bob

On 7/17/2025 10:32 PM, Lindsay wrote:
> Hi - I'm not exactly sure how this mailing list works or how to reply 
> if someone answers, but I'm hoping someone can help, as I really need it.
>
> I've been using DigiKam for six months now as a replacement for the 
> photo recognition software Picasa which doesn't work on my new Mac. I 
> was working on organizing all my scanned photos from before 2000, I 
> fixed the years, recognized faces, red eye, cropping, etc. It took me 
> absolutely forever to do this for around 5,000 photos.
>
> A few months later, I need space on one of my external hard drives and 
> since I have the photos backed up in other places, I deleted the 
> folder with all my pictures before 2000. I completely forgot that that 
> folder was the one connected to Digikam. I still have the pictures 
> saved elsewhere on other drives and I can see the folder and photo 
> thumbnails is still in Digikam (with an X before the folder name), but 
> I'm not sure what to do now.
>
> How can I make sure all my hard work isn't just gone? Can I connect 
> the photos on DigiKam with the exact same photos just stored on other 
> drive without starting from scratch? I'm so mad at myself.
>
> If there is a way to fix this, clear, step-by-step instructions are 
> requested as I have no idea how to reply. I've never used a mailing 
> list before.
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Lindsay
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