Bug 223018

Summary: Lost Tags when replace foto's
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: Hansen <hansenht>
Component: Database-MediaAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: caulier.gilles, marcel.wiesweg
Priority: NOR    
Version: 0.10.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: openSUSE   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In: 5.0.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Hansen 2010-01-16 19:53:43 UTC
Version:           0.10.0 (using KDE 4.3.4)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    openSUSE RPMs

Hi,

I install open Suse 11.2 on my computer and take all my foto's from a network drive bag to my computer including digikam4.db.
But when i open digikam 0.10 digikam is lost the connections between the pictures and the tags. Also the pictures from the album were not recognized. When i removed the file digikam4.db and start digikam again then he is seeing my pictures in the album.the old tags are there but the link between the picture and tag are gone.
Please help because it is a lot of work to set al the tags in place.

Thanks
Comment 1 Marcel Wiesweg 2010-01-17 15:42:26 UTC
How did you "take" your pictures from the network drive? Did you create a new collection, before or after copying the database?
What does "pictures from the albums were not recognized" mean?

I definitely recommend to use digikam 1.0.0, available for you from the OpenSuse Build Service.

I am not sure what your initial setup was like. Normally, even if you copy files outside digikam, it will detect that files are identical and preserve all metadata including tags.
Comment 2 Hansen 2010-01-18 19:59:58 UTC
Op zondag 17 januari 2010 15:42:27 schreef Marcel Wiesweg:
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=223018
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> --- Comment #1 from Marcel Wiesweg <marcel wiesweg gmx de>  2010-01-17
>  15:42:26 --- How did you "take" your pictures from the network drive? Did
>  you create a new collection, before or after copying the database?
> What does "pictures from the albums were not recognized" mean?
> 
> I definitely recommend to use digikam 1.0.0, available for you from the
> OpenSuse Build Service.
> 
> I am not sure what your initial setup was like. Normally, even if you copy
> files outside digikam, it will detect that files are identical and preserve
>  all metadata including tags.
> 

Hello,

The following action were token.
As i deside to install a new Open suse version. i take the whole folder with 
the foto's in it and the data base file. There come up a pop up screen with 
the message "also copy the hidden files" this were confirmed so that the copy 
start. 
I installed the new Opensuse 11.2 with digikam 0.10.0.

I go to the network disc and copy the whole folders with foto's and the 
database file bag to the computer.

Whats now happen is that digikam don't  see  any foto's. The tags been thare 
but the link is missing between the tag and the foto.

When i now removed the database file  and start up digikam again digikam make 
a new database file and i can see the foto's. But the link between the foto 
and the tag is stil missing.

You ask me "about pictures from the albums were not recognized" I mean with 
the "old" database file there were no foto's to look at.
Zie also picture 1 for the albums there is nothing there.
Zie also pictures 2 and 3.

Picture 4,5,6, you can see what digikam did't after build up an new database 
file.
Foto's been there.

I hope it's more clear now 

THx
Comment 3 Marcel Wiesweg 2010-01-18 22:24:03 UTC
Ok, so the main problem is that there were no photos in digikam after copying back the collection.
It's clear that there are no tag<->image associations if there are no images. It's also clear that there are no tags - if tags were not stored in image metadata - after you removed the old db.

My recommendation is to use the old DB and digikam 1.0.0. It should detect the change in harddisk partition and ask you for confirmation that your collection has indeed moved.
Comment 4 caulier.gilles 2011-12-12 18:58:03 UTC
Hansen,

This entry still valid ?

Gilles Caulier
Comment 5 caulier.gilles 2014-08-07 06:43:49 UTC
We need a fresh feedback using last digiKam 4.2.0 release...

Gilles Caulier
Comment 6 caulier.gilles 2015-06-29 17:46:14 UTC
New digiKam 4.11.0 is available with official PKG installer for OSX.

https://www.digikam.org/node/740

Can you reproduce the problem with this release ?

Gilles Caulier
Comment 7 swatilodha27 2016-07-02 20:16:56 UTC
This file has been closed due to long inactivity. Try 5.0.0 version.

Please reopen the file if you still face the issue and provide necessary updates, if any.