database migration between different machines

[George Koulomzin]

Maik,

What are the consequences of having the collections on a windows network 
drive with SQLite.  It seems to work for me, but I want to make sure 
there are no nasty surprises later on....

George

On 11/17/2025 3:17 PM, Maik Qualmann wrote:
> If it's an SQLite database, simply copy the digiKam4.db file. The image
> collections must be located in the same folder structure. Update the base path
> using the "Update" function in the digiKam collection settings.
>
> Maik
>
> Am Montag, 17. November 2025, 11:57:13 Mitteleuropäische Normalzeit schrieb
> Antonio Angelo:
>> Hi all!
>> I want to migrate databases from a Ubuntu 24 notebook with Digikam 8.7 to a
>> new prepared Debian 13 PC. I just installed Digikam 8.8 to Debian 13 PC and
>> would like to have the same tags and images infos of the other DK 8.7
>> installation. How to proceed?
>> Thank you in advance.
>> --
>> Antonio Angelo
>>
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>> Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home).
>
>
>
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