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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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

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Robert Val=C3=ADk
https://robert.valik.sk/

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> On 9 Jul 2026, at 20:34, Rainer J.H. Brandt <[email protected]> wrote:
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> =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.
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> 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?
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> Cheers, Rainer

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"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">--&nbsp;<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 &lt;[email protected]&gt; 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. &nbsp;That only sc=
ans the selected album for new</span><br><span>items. &nbsp;Does that work f=
or you?</span><br><span></span><br><span>Cheers, Rainer</span><br></div></bl=
ockquote></div></body></html>=

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