Question: How to move photos to another drive while retaining the Digikam database

[Maik Qualmann]

Simply go to the digiKam settings under Collections and use the "update" 
function for the relevant collection (tool button with the round circle icon).
Process the dialogs according to the new collection; usually, only the new 
path needs to be set. Even if the path doesn't change, process the dialogs; 
the drive UUID will be updated accordingly.

If you are unsure, make a copy of the digikam4.db file beforehand.

Maik

Am Mittwoch, 1. Oktober 2025, 20:42:16 Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit schrieb 
Johannes Stephany:
> Hello,
> I'm new here and not sure if this is the right place to ask my question:
> I want to move my photos from one drive to another—a 1:1 copy. I want to
> keep the DigiKam database with everything in it. How do I go about
> reconfiguring DigiKam after copying without too much effort?
> 
> If this question isn't appropriate here, where can I ask it?
> Best regards,
> Johannes