Bug 510179 - A DK background process remains after closing DK
Summary: A DK background process remains after closing DK
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Faces-Engine (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 8.7.0
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2025-10-02 18:16 UTC by Frederic Da Vitoria
Modified: 2025-11-07 01:58 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Version Fixed/Implemented In: 8.8.0
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2025-10-02 18:16 UTC, Frederic Da Vitoria 		Details
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Description Frederic Da Vitoria 2025-10-02 18:16:26 UTC 
Created attachment 185466 [details]
Windows task manager with 4 DK background processes

SUMMARY
After closing digiKam, a background process remains in memory.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Close digiKam
2. Wait a few seconds to allow the closing operations to end

OBSERVED RESULT
A background process named "advanced digital photo management application" remains. This process does not use any CPU or disk. Any file locked when dK was open stays locked, though.

EXPECTED RESULT
After a few seconds, no dK process should remain.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 11 24H2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I noticed because I wanted to rename a directory. The DK background process prevented me from doing it.

If I run DK without terminating the background process first, upon closing DK I get 2 DK background processes. At one point, I had 4 of them.
Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2025-10-02 19:14:57 UTC 
Fixed with Bug 505199

Pre-release digiKam-8.8.0: https://files.kde.org/digikam/

Maik
Comment 2 Frederic Da Vitoria 2025-10-02 20:01:40 UTC 
Wow, that was fast !