Bug 510462

Summary:	cannot rename album/directory
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	George Koulomzin <george>
Component:	Albums-Engine	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	caulier.gilles, george, metzpinguin
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	8.7.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Microsoft Windows
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:	8.9.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description George Koulomzin 2025-10-10 15:22:36 UTC

SUMMARY
Cannot rename an album/directory which has sub-album/directory.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. choose a album; rename it; works successfully.
2. add a sub album (ctl^N)
3. attempt to rename album of step 1

OBSERVED RESULT
Get error dialog

EXPECTED RESULT
Should be able to rename any folder/album

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

digiKam: 8.7.0
KDE Frameworks: 6.12.0
Qt: Using 6.8.3 and built against 6.8.3
Windows 11 Version 24H2
Build ABI: x86_64-little_endian-llp64
Kernel: winnt 10.0.26100


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sounds a little like 402938.

Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2025-10-10 15:26:11 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 402938 ***

Comment 2 Maik Qualmann 2025-10-10 15:31:36 UTC

Renaming albums generally works without issues, even in sub-albums. This could be caused by Album Monitoring being enabled in the digiKam settings under Collections. This feature should only be used if you absolutely need to update albums based on external events while digiKam is running. Otherwise, problems occur under Windows if albums are open in other programs or if digiKam is still scanning the contents itself (file locking issue).
Then just try again later, we don't have any other way to bypass or detect file locking under Windows.

Maik

Comment 3 caulier.gilles 2025-12-15 14:36:13 UTC

Fixed with bug 402938