Dates missing from my digiKam database

[Maik Qualmann]

The issue with the date view should be fixed in the digiKam-9.2.0 pre-release; 
please test it here:

https://files.kde.org/digikam/

Maik

Am Freitag, 17. Juli 2026, 06:03:22 Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit schrieb 
Randolph M. Fritz:
> I should add at this point that I can see dates in the file properties, so
> they're in the image metadata.
> 
> > I tried creating a small collection like you suggested and did the
> > metadata scan, and it doesn't seem to do anything. Still no dates in the
> > display.
> > 
> > How do I query the internal mysql database? I'm suspecting at this point
> > that the dates are actually in the database, but not being displayed; can
> > you send me some commands to run?
> > --
> > Randolph M. Fritz || rmfritz3 at gmail.com
> > 
> > 
> > On Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 1:52 AM Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
> > 
> > wrote:
> >> In fact this depend of multiple parameters.
> >> 
> >> What I don't understand is why the data is not populated in the
> >> database. If date of shoot cannot be taken from the file metadata
> >> there is a fail back to the file system date. So typically the date
> >> must be populated in all cases in the database.
> >> 
> >> I recommend creating a small collection for testing and to populate a
> >> small database with it. You must reproduce the problem. If yes,
> >> capture the debug trace from a terminal to see where the problem is.
> >> Look instructions here :
> >> 
> >> https://www.digikam.org/contribute/#freezes-and-other-run-time-issues
> >> 
> >> Best regards
> >> 
> >> Gilles Caulier
> >> 
> >> Le jeu. 16 juil. 2026 à 03:31, Randolph M. Fritz <rmfritz3 at gmail.com> a
> >> 
> >> écrit :
> >> > I've got the "Write to item and XMP Sidecar" setting turned on—is that
> >> 
> >> OK?
> >> 
> >> > Dates don't seem to be mentioned in the Advanced Metadata panel; do I
> >> 
> >> need to add them?
> >> 
> >> > --
> >> > Randolph M. Fritz || rmfritz3 at gmail.com
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > On Wed, Jul 15, 2026 at 11:16 AM Gilles Caulier <
> >> 
> >> caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> Yes the metadata sync to repopulate the date in the database.
> >> >> 
> >> >> But the most important point is to know where to take the date in
> >> >> metadata in your case. There is a advanced metadata panel in digiKam
> >> >> where you can customize that. Another point is to know if the XMP
> >> >> sidecar option need to be turned on.
> >> >> 
> >> >> Best regards
> >> >> 
> >> >> Gilles Caulier
> >> >> 
> >> >> Le mer. 15 juil. 2026 à 17:46, Randolph M. Fritz <rmfritz3 at gmail.com>
> >> 
> >> a écrit :
> >> >> > Thanks. I've been using mySQL internal which, at least on the Mac,
> >> 
> >> is in fact Maria.
> >> 
> >> >> > Which option of the maintenance tool should I use? The metadata
> >> 
> >> synchronizer? Or some other option?
> >> 
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Randolph M. Fritz || rmfritz3 at gmail.com
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > On Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 4:51 AM Gilles Caulier <
> >> 
> >> caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> >> Migrating the databases without dates will not solve the problem.
> >> 
> >> The
> >> 
> >> >> >> items are not re-scanned.
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> Try to run the maintenance tool and be forced to scan all items.
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> Note: MySQL has diverged from MariaDB in terms of compatibility,
> >> >> >> particularly with the latest versions of MySQL. We strongly
> >> 
> >> recommend
> >> 
> >> >> >> using MariaDB instead of MySQL.
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> Best regards
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> Gilles Caulier
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> Le mer. 15 juil. 2026 à 07:20, Randolph M. Fritz <
> >> 
> >> rmfritz3 at gmail.com> a écrit :
> >> >> >> > Since no-one replied, I ran the migration and…nothing happened.
> >> 
> >> It didn't change the database in settings, and the dates didn't reappear.
> >> Do I have to rebuild the database from scratch? How do I even do that?
> >> 
> >> >> >> > --
> >> >> >> > Randolph M. Fritz || rmfritz3 at gmail.com
> >> >> >> > 
> >> >> >> > 
> >> >> >> > On Sun, Jul 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM Randolph M. Fritz <
> >> 
> >> rmfritz3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> >> >> Or at least, the dates don’t show up in the “Dates” view.
> >> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> >> It’s an internal mySQL database. Is there any easy way to repair
> >> 
> >> this? Or would it be better just to migrate to SQLite? (I have 653 GB of
> >> image files.)
> >> 
> >> >> >> >>> digiKam: 9.1.0
> >> >> >> >>> KDE Frameworks: 6.26.0
> >> >> >> >>> Qt: Using 6.11.0 and built against 6.11.0
> >> >> >> >>> macOS Sequoia (15.7.7)
> >> >> >> >>> Build ABI: arm64-little_endian-lp64
> >> >> >> >>> Kernel: darwin 24.6.0
> >> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> >> Randolph M. Fritz || rmfritz3 at gmail.com