https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=499616

            Bug ID: 499616
           Summary: Ability to load/unload collections and their databases
                    (Suggestion)
    Classification: Applications
           Product: digikam
           Version: 8.5.0
          Platform: Microsoft Windows
                OS: Microsoft Windows
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: Albums-Engine
          Assignee: digikam-bugs-n...@kde.org
          Reporter: daniel.scho...@bluewin.ch
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY

If working with large collections, which are containing independent content,
the only way to change a collection is, to remove one and add the other, then
to rebuild the database ...
This takes time and is almost impossible with large collections.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  Remove a collection from the settings dialog.
2.  Add anothe one.
3.  Rebuild the database.

OBSERVED RESULT

First at all, there is no description, how to rebuild the database ... or at
least I didn't find it.
With a large amount of pictures (100'000 or more) this takes days, even on a
strong machine with 24 cores (5GHz), 128 GB of RAM, SSDs ...
This has to be done everytime, one wants to work with a different collection.

EXPECTED RESULT

I just would like to unload a collection (or disable it ...) and load another
one, including another database.
(Similar to calibre ebook management, which allows just to select another
database ...)

The benefit would be: 
 - smaller databases and image libraries
 - higher efficiency
 - higher speed to find and compare something

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: Windows 10 Pro, 22H2, Build 19045.5247
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: 

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