Bug 505211

Summary: Weird creation of files
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: MassimoS <massimo>
Component: Metadata-XmpAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: caulier.gilles
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 8.7.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Microsoft Windows   
OS: Microsoft Windows   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In: 8.7.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description MassimoS 2025-06-04 16:44:33 UTC
SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  I've tagged several photo with face and metadata
2.  I imported them in digiKam 
3.  I updated the faces
4. wrote metadata

OBSERVED RESULT
I got tons of files:
-a---l        04/06/2025     18:39        2023013 PC040155.JPG
-a---l        02/06/2025     16:36        2023825 PC040155.JPG_original
-a---l        02/06/2025     16:40        2023825 PC040155.JPG_original_original
-a---l        02/06/2025     16:40        2023825 PC040155.JPG_original_original_original
-a---l        02/06/2025     11:10        2024940 PC040155.JPG_original_original_original_original
-a---l        04/06/2025     18:39        1255107 PC040181.JPG
-a---l        02/06/2025     16:36        1255849 PC040181.JPG_original
-a---l        02/06/2025     16:40        1255849 PC040181.JPG_original_original
-a---l        02/06/2025     16:40        1255849 PC040181.JPG_original_original_original
-a---l        02/06/2025     11:10        1256968 PC040181.JPG_original_original_original_original
-a---l        04/06/2025     18:39        1247787 PC040185.JPG
-a---l        02/06/2025     16:36        1247498 PC040185.JPG_original
-a---l        02/06/2025     16:40        1247498 PC040185.JPG_original_original
-a---l        02/06/2025     16:40        1247498 PC040185.JPG_original_original_original
-a---l        02/06/2025     11:10        1248691 PC040185.JPG_original_original_original_original
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it makes no sense

EXPECTED RESULT
to have the file correctly updated

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 MassimoS 2025-06-04 17:12:24 UTC
sorry me dummy, not your problem