Bug 419771

Summary:	A possible configuration for automatically scanning for new added pictures?
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	Marcus <wellendorf>
Component:	Albums-Engine	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	metzpinguin
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.4.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:	7.0.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Marcus 2020-04-06 23:49:40 UTC

Using digikam since version two I will soon have 100.000 pictures in my database. If I configure digikam to scan for new pictures at the start it takes quite a long time, some minutes actually. I deactivated the scan at the start and as I  sometimes import photographies with rapid-photo-downloader I manually do a scan in the used folders.

I just thought: If the scan could get limited to the last 1 (or 2,3,4,10) folders used or for folders used in the last 1 (or 2,3,4,10...) days in the configuration an automatic scan could cover most cases of new added pictures. at least for my usecase it would be great!

Thank you for this great peace of software!
Marcus

Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2020-04-07 04:34:23 UTC

You can activate in the settings of the collections that digiKam automatically scans external added images at runtime. The monitoring of the albums is deactivated in the newer version via default, but can be activated again.

Maik

Comment 2 Marcus 2020-04-07 09:34:28 UTC

Great, that works. Thank you so much!