https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=450261
Bug ID: 450261 Summary: Digikam searches for sidecar files even though reading them is disabled Product: digikam Version: 7.5.0 Platform: Microsoft Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Status: REPORTED Severity: minor Priority: NOR Component: Metadata-Sidecar Assignee: digikam-bugs-n...@kde.org Reporter: tahar...@gmail.com Target Milestone: --- I was debugging my PC's samba connections with Wireshark, when I started seeing constant xmp file access errors. I have never used sidecar files, but in any case I made sure that the read/write options on Digikam aboyt sidecar files were disabled STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Make sure that read/write sidecar files are disabled 2. Select any image in your library 3. Use any tool to see digikam file access. Observed for first time with wireshark 4. Digikam try to access to the xmp file sidecar (1.jpg, search for 1.xmp and 1.jpg.xmp in the same folder). OBSERVED RESULT Digikam try to find for each selected image, the sidecar xmp. even when the use of sidecar files is disabled. This is an avoidable waste of resources especially when the photos are being accessed remotely, for example via SMB EXPECTED RESULT Since the use of sidecar files is disabled, Digikam should never attempt to access sidecar files. It's not really a big problem, especially when we work with local files, but in remote files, where we usually have lower performance and higher latency, any improvement is welcome. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: 11 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.