FAQs

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Table of Contents

• Import Tool
  • My camera is not in the list of supported devices
  • How to use a USB Mass Storage Camera
  • Why Do I Get an Error: “No Default Album Selected to Process Download”?
• Run Time Issues
  • Why Does Video Playback in digiKam on Windows Have No Sound?
  • Why is digiKam Can be Slow or Unresponsive Under Windows?
  • digiKam Freezes at Startup With or Without Main Window
  • Thumbnail Generation Fails on Large Files
  • Why are my RAW images so dark?
  • Some Properties in Sidebar are Unknown or Unavailable
  • How can I inform you about bugs and wishes?
  • What can I do if digiKam always crashes when doing something?
  • How to deal with UTF-8 encoding issues?
  • ExifTool not Found at Startup
  • HEIF Metadata Not Updated
• Database
  • digiKam does not work when the album library is on a network share
  • How to Import Tags from Another Program?
  • How to Migrate a Database Between Different Computers?
  • Why Low Performances When Processing Items in Parallel on Windows With MySQL or MariaDB?
• Customizations
  • How to create a color theme?
  • How can I change the default external video player?
  • How can I change the text font size?
  • How to change the single-click behavior on a thumbnail?
  • How can I change the browser used with the More Info button from the map sidebar?
  • Is digiKam available in my language?
• Setup
  • Why Does digiKam Display Google Maps With a “for development only” Overlay?
  • Why Does digiKam Show a “Location not Found” Error?
  • Why Are Many Data Files Downloaded at Application Startup?
  • Why Download of Data Files Fails at Application Startup?
  • Where Are All Configuration Files Used by digiKam Located?
  • Why Do macOS and Windows Warn About Non-Signed Bundles?
• Workflow
  • How to Include or Exclude an Album and All Its Sub-Albums in digiKam?
  • Which File Format Should I Use?
  • How to Copy Files Outside the digiKam Collection?
  • How Can I Ignore or Remove Multiple Detected Faces at Once in digiKam?
  • Why Are My Small or Low-Resolution Images With Faces Being Ignored?
  • Where Can I Find the List of Internal Keyboard Shortcuts?
  • How Can I Display More Photo Properties in Icon View?
  • Does digiKam Support Non Latin Scripts and Special Characters?
• Contribute
  • digiKam does not compile
  • digiKam Mixes English and My Native Language in the Main Menu
  • A Section of the Documentation Is Incomplete or Does Not Exist Yet

🟠 Skill Level: INTERMEDIATE

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.digikam.org/documentation/faq/