Re: Dates missing from my digiKam database

"Randolph M. Fritz" <[email protected]> Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:45:57 -0700
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Thanks. I've been using mySQL internal which, at least on the Mac, is in
fact Maria.

Which option of the maintenance tool should I use? The metadata
synchronizer? Or some other option?

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Randolph M. Fritz || [email protected]

On Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 4:51=E2=80=AFAM Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles@gmail.=
com>
wrote:

> Migrating the databases without dates will not solve the problem. The
> items are not re-scanned.
>
> Try to run the maintenance tool and be forced to scan all items.
>
> Note: MySQL has diverged from MariaDB in terms of compatibility,
> particularly with the latest versions of MySQL. We strongly recommend
> using MariaDB instead of MySQL.
>
> Best regards
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> Le mer. 15 juil. 2026 =C3=A0 07:20, Randolph M. Fritz <[email protected]=
> a
> =C3=A9crit :
> >
> > Since no-one replied, I ran the migration and=E2=80=A6nothing happened.=
 It
> didn't change the database in settings, and the dates didn't reappear. Do=
 I
> have to rebuild the database from scratch? How do I even do that?
> > --
> > Randolph M. Fritz || [email protected]
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 12, 2026 at 8:38=E2=80=AFPM Randolph M. Fritz <rmfritz3@gma=
il.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Or at least, the dates don=E2=80=99t show up in the =E2=80=9CDates=E2=
=80=9D view.
> >>
> >> It=E2=80=99s an internal mySQL database. Is there any easy way to repa=
ir this?
> Or would it be better just to migrate to SQLite? (I have 653 GB of image
> files.)
> >>>
> >>> digiKam: 9.1.0
> >>> KDE Frameworks: 6.26.0
> >>> Qt: Using 6.11.0 and built against 6.11.0
> >>> macOS Sequoia (15.7.7)
> >>> Build ABI: arm64-little_endian-lp64
> >>> Kernel: darwin 24.6.0
> >>
> >> --
> >> Randolph M. Fritz || [email protected]
>

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<div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>Thanks. I&#39;ve=
 been using mySQL internal which, at least on the Mac, is in fact Maria.</d=
iv><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Which option of the mainte=
nance tool should I use? The metadata synchronizer? Or some other option?</=
div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"=
><div>-- <br>Randolph M. Fritz=C2=A0<span>|| </span><a href=3D"mailto:rmfri=
[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">rmfritz3@gma=
il.com</a></div></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 4:51=E2=80=AFAM Gilles =
Caulier &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer n=
oreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></d=
iv><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left=
:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Migrating the databases without dates wil=
l not solve the problem. The<br>
items are not re-scanned.<br>
<br>
Try to run the maintenance tool and be forced to scan all items.<br>
<br>
Note: MySQL has diverged from MariaDB in terms of compatibility,<br>
particularly with the latest versions of MySQL. We strongly recommend<br>
using MariaDB instead of MySQL.<br>
<br>
Best regards<br>
<br>
Gilles Caulier<br>
<br>
Le mer. 15 juil. 2026 =C3=A0 07:20, Randolph M. Fritz &lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_bl=
ank">[email protected]</a>&gt; a =C3=A9crit :<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Since no-one replied, I ran the migration and=E2=80=A6nothing happened=
. It didn&#39;t change the database in settings, and the dates didn&#39;t r=
eappear. Do I have to rebuild the database from scratch? How do I even do t=
hat?<br>
&gt; --<br>
&gt; Randolph M. Fritz || <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"nore=
ferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On Sun, Jul 12, 2026 at 8:38=E2=80=AFPM Randolph M. Fritz &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" tar=
get=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Or at least, the dates don=E2=80=99t show up in the =E2=80=9CDates=
=E2=80=9D view.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; It=E2=80=99s an internal mySQL database. Is there any easy way to =
repair this? Or would it be better just to migrate to SQLite? (I have 653 G=
B of image files.)<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; digiKam: 9.1.0<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; KDE Frameworks: 6.26.0<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; Qt: Using 6.11.0 and built against 6.11.0<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; macOS Sequoia (15.7.7)<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; Build ABI: arm64-little_endian-lp64<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; Kernel: darwin 24.6.0<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; --<br>
&gt;&gt; Randolph M. Fritz || <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"=
noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><=
br>
</blockquote></div>
<br><br></div>
<br><br></div>

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