https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=454344
Bug ID: 454344
Summary: Sync from Collection makes all Virtual Files to be
loaded on real file system
Product: digikam
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS: Microsoft Windows
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Maintenance-Metadata
Assignee: digikam-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: igor.mach...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
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Congratulations for digiKam, this is a proposal to improve it. I use it on
Microsoft Windows to sync my photos loaded from iCloud Photos and OwnCloud
Desktop, which use Virtual File System mounted on Windows. Currently, my system
does not have enough space to hold all photos on disk, so only the photos I'm
actually using are loaded on disk, while the rest only remains on cloud... I
often use the option "Free Up Space" , that unloads photos from disk and only
keeps them on cloud, but my issue is when I'm adding and syncing a Collection
on digiKam, it loads the whole disk while syncing, and leaves no physical
space in my disk.
I wonder if there's an existing solution to this, and my guess is that these
use cases will increase more and more in the future (with more cloud usage with
virtual file system), so it would be nice if there was be an option on
Configurations -> Configure digiKam -> Collections -> FOURTH OPTION Collection
On Virtual File Systems.
I currently use "Collection on Network Shares" but this doesn't prevent
everything to be loaded... I expected that digiKam could sync, by loading each
photo and then applying "Free Up Space" property again automatically, leaving
on Cloud the things that were already on cloud, and keeping local the things
that were already local, thus not increasing disk space during sync.
Best regards!
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Mount a Virtual File System directory (from OwnCloud, iCloud, etc)
2. Go to Configurations -> Configure digiKam -> Collections -> Add to
Collection in Network Share
OBSERVED RESULT
See disk space be consumed when every photo is loaded to disk during sync
EXPECTED RESULT
Disk space should not change (or just slightly change) when photos are loaded
during sync.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 10
macOS:
Linux/KDE Plasma:
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version:
KDE Frameworks Version:
Qt Version:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This will affect any other system that supports Virtual Files.
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