Bug 508323 - Actively synchronize an album between two devices
Summary: Actively synchronize an album between two devices
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 322946
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Database-Multiusers (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 8.8.0
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2025-08-16 09:02 UTC by Andy
Modified: 2025-08-16 11:11 UTC (History)
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Description Andy 2025-08-16 09:02:25 UTC
Hello!
My wife and I are currently sorting through all our vacation photos. They're located in a folder on the network (NAS). Album monitoring is enabled in the settings. If one of us now enters, moves, or changes a folder name, it won't be displayed on the other computer. F5 or Refresh Album doesn't help. The program needs to be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Is there another way to actively keep the album names synchronized?
(MariaDB-Server Remote on Synology)

Regards
Andy
Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2025-08-16 09:15:58 UTC
This requires both digiKams to communicate over the network. This is already implemented for Linux on a local computer using DBus in digiKam. There's also the option of using MySQL Server Events, but this is also problematic. We've already received bug reports on this.

You can simply select "Search for new entries" in the Extras menu. This is the same as the initial scan and saves you from having to restart the digiKam.

Album monitoring will probably not work on network drives.

Maik
Comment 2 Maik Qualmann 2025-08-16 09:19:46 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 322946 ***
Comment 3 Maik Qualmann 2025-08-16 09:21:15 UTC
See also Bug 460648 or Bug 499827

Maik
Comment 4 Andy 2025-08-16 09:28:19 UTC
All right!
Thanks for the tip -> "Tools" menu

One quick question. Does it make sense to assign a drive letter to the network share, or is the network path sufficient? Would this change performance?

Andy
Comment 5 Maik Qualmann 2025-08-16 11:11:09 UTC
digiKam has supported UNC paths under Windows for some time now, and issues shouldn't be an issue anymore. I can't comment on performance; I've never tested it, but I don't think it makes a difference.
Loading HEIF images over the network has become significantly faster in the digiKam-8.8.0 pre-release version.

Maik