Splitting the database

[digikam at sritch.com]

On Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:38:34 +0100
Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> One database to rule all (as Gandalf said)...

Sounds good

> 
> If one database is used for all, you can process search cross-over
> all, with common capture settings for ex.
> 
> One collection set in the database to the local SSD.
> One collection set in the database to the removal SSD.
> 
> Take a care to setup right collection type in the configuration
> dialog page :
> 
> https://docs.digikam.org/en/setup_application/collections_settings.html

Great, just read it. If I do all the moving between collections
then I wouldn't need to enable the:

Monitor the Albums for External Changes

Correct?

Thanks

> 
> Best regards
> 
> Gilles Caulier
> 
> Le jeu. 30 oct. 2025 à 08:25, Thomas <sdktda at gmail.com> a écrit :
> >
> > I would go with 1 database; 2 albums.
> >
> >
> > On 2025-10-30 01.03, digikam at sritch.com wrote:  
> > > My current setup is:
> > >
> > > - DK 8.8.0 appimage with the db on the laptop and all the
> > > photos on an usb external drive.
> > > - SQLite db.
> > > - I currently have have over 50k images and only 8k to 10k are
> > > to be keepers.
> > > - Every image has a corresponding XMP.
> > > - I use DK only for the DAM functionality. I use Darktable and
> > > ART for editing the photos.
> > >
> > > I just bought a second internal SSD (2tb) for my laptop.
> > >
> > > I want to split my images between the 2 drives:
> > > - The keepers to go to the 2nd internal SSD.
> > > - The others to stay on the external USB drive.
> > >
> > > What's the better option?
> > >
> > > a: 1 single database: 2 albums.
> > >
> > > One album for the keepers (always online) and another album for
> > > the others, rarely online. Any change to the 'non-keepers',
> > > like keywords or labels, and I would have to connect to
> > > external USB (not too often).
> > >
> > >   b: 2 databases with 2 different desktop shortcuts with
> > > --database-directory <dir> and --config <config>
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >  


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