Dates missing from my digiKam database

[Gilles Caulier]

How did you double check that. Did you start a new database from
scratch on a small collection to see if the datetime field is
populated ?

Best regards

Gilles Caulier

Le sam. 18 juil. 2026 à 06:29, Randolph M. Fritz <rmfritz3 at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
> Unfortunately, no, that version does not fix the problem.
> --
> Randolph M. Fritz || rmfritz3 at gmail.com
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 9:37 PM Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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
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