Bug 441019

SUMMARY
While my Digikam database lives on my internal drive (as recommended), my photograph files live on an external. If I have another external of a similar make and model as my photography drive plugged in before launching Digikam, the software seems to 'become confused' about which of the externals the photographs reside. The evidence of this I've seen more than once when consulting my 'Configure digicam' settings menu: The path to my 'Collection' shifts from my correct external to the other one. Changing the settings seems to make no difference; Upon saving the path seems to immediately and automatically revert to the incorrect location. I need to unplug the other external in order to proceed.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Save Digikam database locally;
2. Save photography files onto an external harddrive;
3. Close Digikam;
4. Plug in a second external harddrive of a similar make and model as the first;
5. Launch Digikam.


OBSERVED RESULT
The settings for 'Collection' show that the path to the photographs changes from the first external to the second.

EXPECTED RESULT
Path to the collection should remain unchanged.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
OS Name: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
OS Type: 64-bit
GNOME Version: 3.36.8
Windowing System: X11

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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