Bug 484802 - The 'album date' is updated to the 'creation date' of a picture when that picture is renamed outside of Digikam
Summary: The 'album date' is updated to the 'creation date' of a picture when that pic...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Database-Files (show other bugs)
Version: 8.3.0
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2024-03-31 08:13 UTC by guenael
Modified: 2024-03-31 09:51 UTC (History)
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Version Fixed In: 8.4.0
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Description guenael 2024-03-31 08:13:48 UTC 
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Activate  'monitor the albums for external changes' in the Digikam configuration
2. Set an album date to an arbitrary date
3. Using Windows file explorer, rename a picture of that album

OBSERVED RESULT
The album date is updated to the date of that picture.

EXPECTED RESULT
The album date should stay unchanged.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows 10 latest version
Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2024-03-31 09:18:17 UTC 
This is not a bug, you can set in the digiKam setup whether for new/changed images the album date is changed to the newest, to the oldest, to an average or not.

Maik
Comment 2 guenael 2024-03-31 09:39:53 UTC 
Well, I have spent quite a long time looking for any option related to the album date and haven't found it. Could you let me know where I can change that setting?
Comment 3 Maik Qualmann 2024-03-31 09:51:57 UTC 
https://docs.digikam.org/en/setup_application/miscs_settings.html#miscellaneous-settings

See: Get album date source

Maik