Re: "scan for new items" always scans the entire collection
VALÍK Robert <[email protected]> Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:02:28 +0200
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--Apple-Mail-CBB08F4C-EF3A-4D53-9D57-E3E4579B8530 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable No, a) that disables the whole functionality - detecting new items and albums in= the collection b) as I regularly create new albums (folders) I cannot refresh them as they d= o not exist in Digikam. I have to refresh the whole subtree (folder above th= em) to let Digikam detect them and it takes almost an hour and the result is= almost the same, every existing image in tget path gets scanned again and i= t=E2=80=99s metadata (abd thumbnail) are rewritten c) I do import photos from different sources and different dates so it is qu= ite impossible to know every folder I should refresh --=20 Robert Val=C3=ADk https://robert.valik.sk/ Sent from my MUA > On 9 Jul 2026, at 20:34, Rainer J.H. Brandt <[email protected]> wrote: >=20 > =EF=BB=BFDiego writes: >> In our case (no faces involved), "scan for new items" should only scan >> new items; without this option checked, it should scan the entire >> collection. The problem reported here (for DK 9.1.0) is that regardless >> of whether you ask to "scan for new items" or not, it will scan the >> entire collection. This is not the expected behavior. >=20 > I use the "Refresh" item of the album context menu, in the album tree open= ed > from the left edge controls. That only scans the selected album for new > items. Does that work for you? >=20 > Cheers, Rainer --Apple-Mail-CBB08F4C-EF3A-4D53-9D57-E3E4579B8530 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html class=3D"apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equi= v=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body dir=3D= "auto">No,<div><br></div><div>a) that disables the whole functionality - det= ecting new items and albums in the collection</div><div>b) as I regularly cr= eate new albums (folders) I cannot refresh them as they do not exist in Digi= kam. I have to refresh the whole subtree (folder above them) to let Digikam d= etect them and it takes almost an hour and the result is almost the same, ev= ery existing image in tget path gets scanned again and it=E2=80=99s metadata= (abd thumbnail) are rewritten</div><div>c) I do import photos from differen= t sources and different dates so it is quite impossible to know every folder= I should refresh</div><div><br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div d= ir=3D"ltr">-- <br><div><b>Robert Val=C3=ADk</b><div>https://robert.vali= k.sk/</div><div><br></div><div>Sent from my MUA</div></div></div><div dir=3D= "ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On 9 Jul 2026, at 20:34, Rainer J.H. Bra= ndt <[email protected]> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D= "cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<span>Diego writes:</span><br><blockquote t= ype=3D"cite"><span>In our case (no faces involved), "scan for new items" sho= uld only scan </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>new it= ems; without this option checked, it should scan the entire </span><br></blo= ckquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>collection. The problem reported her= e (for DK 9.1.0) is that regardless </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type= =3D"cite"><span>of whether you ask to "scan for new items" or not, it will s= can the </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>entire colle= ction. This is not the expected behavior.</span><br></blockquote><span></spa= n><br><span>I use the "Refresh" item of the album context menu, in the album= tree opened</span><br><span>from the left edge controls. That only sc= ans the selected album for new</span><br><span>items. Does that work f= or you?</span><br><span></span><br><span>Cheers, Rainer</span><br></div></bl= ockquote></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-CBB08F4C-EF3A-4D53-9D57-E3E4579B8530--