Bug 512207

Summary: Deleting files from disk adds them to the blocklist
Product: [Applications] kphotoalbum Reporter: Andreas Schleth <schleth_es>
Component: generalAssignee: KPhotoAlbum Bugs <kphotoalbum-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG    
Severity: normal CC: rsquared42
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: GIT master   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
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Description Andreas Schleth 2025-11-16 17:26:38 UTC 
SUMMARY
When deleting files from disk (from the KPA dialog), the files get added to the blocklist. But they shouldn't. Deleted from disk and deleted from the database should be enough. 

I do not know how often I  had to clear the blocklist manually with the editor (thanks for a human readable database!). This is a problem if I need to import the same images again (e.g. after some corrections in the original database).

I understand, that the blocklist is necessary to delete files from the database only.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
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** Do not follow these steps with valuable data, as it involves deleting files permanently. **
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1. Inspect the index.xml file with a text editor and look at the <blocklist> and take note of the listed images (if any)
2. In thumbnail view select some images, take note of their file name and hit "DEL"
3. In the pop up dialog select "delete files from disk"
4. Save the database (close KPA)
5. Inspect the <blocklist>

OBSERVED RESULT
The deleted images appear in the blocklist

EXPECTED RESULT
The deleted images should not be in the blocklist

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
KPhotoAlbum: v6.1.0-14-g3705a5703
KDE Frameworks: 6.17.0
Qt: Using 6.8.2 and built against 6.8.2
TUXEDO OS (Xcb)
Build ABI: x86_64-little_endian-lp64
Kernel: linux 6.14.0-115036-tuxedo

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Randall Rude 2025-12-05 17:56:32 UTC 
Thank you for reporting this, Andreas.

So far I am unable to reproduce this with the demo.  However, I do see files in the blocklist in my personal album and I'm sure I didn't block them deliberately.

Are you able to reproduce this with the demo?
Comment 2 Andreas Schleth 2025-12-05 21:35:14 UTC 
Hi Randall,

I just built a new KPA from git and cannot reproduce this issue with the demo and with one of my databases. 
However I had a lot images in the blocklist without intending to. Just checked another db with a longish blocklist - but most of the images in it were from 2018 or older. So that might be an issue from older KPA versions (?).

So ... I guess, we should close this as "not reproducible" - at least for now.

I also am quite sure, that I never deleted files from the database only - but who knows, maybe I failed to do a few times (??).

Thanks for looking into this.
Comment 3 Randall Rude 2025-12-06 16:15:20 UTC 
That's good news!  I checked my backup archive and my blocklist is also quite old.  I will clean it up and watch for new entries.

Thank you for the additional testing.

Closing as not reproducible.