"scan for new items" always scans the entire collection

Rainer J.H. Brandt rjhb at bb-c.de
Thu Jul 9 19:33:34 BST 2026


Diego writes:
> In our case (no faces involved), "scan for new items" should only scan 
> new items; without this option checked, it should scan the entire 
> collection. The problem reported here (for DK 9.1.0) is that regardless 
> of whether you ask to "scan for new items" or not, it will scan the 
> entire collection. This is not the expected behavior.

I use the "Refresh" item of the album context menu, in the album tree opened
from the left edge controls.  That only scans the selected album for new
items.  Does that work for you?

Cheers, Rainer


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