Bug 91361 - Store digikam files in ~/.digikam/
Summary: Store digikam files in ~/.digikam/
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Setup-ConfigFiles (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2004-10-15 01:55 UTC by Ben Dodson
Modified: 2022-01-21 22:01 UTC (History)
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Version Fixed In: 7.6.0

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Description Ben Dodson 2004-10-15 01:55:16 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.3.0)
OS:                Linux

It would be great to be able to store all digikam-related files in ~/.digikam/. This would help keep the filesystem clean, since most photo directories are used for other purposes too, and also would help people who do not have write access to their photo directory (and only use digikam to view photos)
Comment 1 Renchi Raju 2004-11-09 01:35:45 UTC 
digikam maintains exactly one file (digikam.db) in your album library path. this is to allow users to move/copy/rename their entire collection to a different location/computer/storage-media and still have all the metadata retained. also this design allows you to have multiple album library paths and be able to switch between them.
Comment 2 Woodhouse 2006-05-25 17:21:53 UTC 
I think it is also very useful that different users can have acces to the digikam photo db by just pointing to the path where the root of the collection is stored, All tags and settings are system wide then.