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: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.