Re: whats the difference between copy from server to dolphin or to digikam?

On Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:16, Daniel Bauer wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I connect to my server passwordless with the ssh keys. I can use dolphin for 
> about everything with files. Copy, move in both directions from one dolphin 
> window to another.
>
> Now when I select some files in dolphin on the server side and drag them to a 
> digikam "album" (which is just a folder), I get "directory does not exist" - 
> nothing happens.
>
> Locally I can easily copy or move files from dolphin to any "album" in 
> digikam, but not from the server. The other way round - selected images from 
> digikam dragged to dolphin server window - just works normal.
>
> What is the difference here?
>
> Is there anything I can do, so that copying/moving from server directly to 
> local digikam is also possible?
>
> Have a nice evening!
> Daniel

Proposal: (A Hack-Around)

1. create a directory for a mountpoint
2. use sshfs to mount your server directory to the mountpoint
3. use as you wish, any program can work with the data on the server

Hint: fuse-fs (what sshfs uses) does not like to "sleep" or "hibernate"
just like any other ssh session.

IFAIK "sshfs" is its own package

Happy mounting with all the options (e.g. -o idmap=user)

  - Yamaban.