Re: Renaming and major changes to the file storage

Albums and images should be renamed in digiKam so that their respective 
database IDs remain the same.

You cannot rename the root album in digiKam; it must be renamed externally.

Then, in digiKam's collection settings, use the "update" function to switch to 
the new root folder/album path.

Maik

Am Sonntag, 30. November 2025, 12:48:26 Mitteleuropäische Normalzeit schrieb 
Milind Joshi:
> I have been using digiKam for a number of years now and am currently on
> 8.7.0.
> 
> I have set up extensive searches for my current set up. Recent changes
> to my image storage strategy have necessitated renaming and deleting
> some folders which were mapped to collections in digiKam. e.g. folder A
> needs to be deleted. Folder B will be renamed to Folder C on disk and
> the files inside the folder also need to be renamed. How do I do this
> without losing the tons of searches. There are some more folders which
> are unchanged. I tried renaming the album in digiKam but it just renames
> the collection without renaming the folder on the disk.
> 
> mj