Bug 516126

Summary: Windows 10: digikam.exe and exiftool.exe background processes remain running after digiKam is closed.
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: Pavel K <pavka99>
Component: Metadata-ExifToolAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: normal CC: caulier.gilles
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 8.8.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Microsoft Windows   
OS: Microsoft Windows   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments: running processes

Description Pavel K 2026-02-16 22:12:15 UTC
Created attachment 189679 [details]
running processes

1. Open Digikam
2. navigate to "People" -> "Unknown"
3. Close Digikam
Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2026-02-17 03:35:05 UTC
Please try with the 9.0.0 pre-release to see if this behavior have been improved :

 https://files.kde.org/digikam/

Best regards

Gilles Caulier