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==Optimise DigiKam’s Performance..==
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Transcribed from Mohamed Malik's web post of 21 February 2011
Transcribed from Mohamed Malik's web post of 21 February 2011


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There are a few things that you can do inorder to optimise the performance of '''digiKam''' when you are using it for the first time.
There are a few things that you can do inorder to optimise the performance of '''digiKam''' when you are using it for the first time.


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;1. Rebuild All Thumbnails...  
;1. Rebuild All Thumbnails...  
:When '''digiKam''' starts it loads the thumbnails whenever an album is opened. Most of the time this takes sometime, however you can solve this issue by generating thumbnails. To do this go to <menuchoice>Tools -> Rebuild All Thumbnails</menuchoice>. Depending on the amount of images on your collection this will take sometime.
:When '''digiKam''' starts it loads the thumbnails whenever an album is opened. Most of the time this takes sometime, however you can solve this issue by generating thumbnails. To do this go to <menuchoice>Tools -> Rebuild All Thumbnails</menuchoice>. Depending on the amount of images on your collection this will take sometime.


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;2. Rebuild All Finger Prints…..
;2. Rebuild All Finger Prints…..
:This option is a must if you want to search your images for duplicates or if you want to enable fuzzy searches. To do this go to <menuchoice>Tools -> Rebuild Finger Prints</menuchoice>.
:This option is a must if you want to search your images for duplicates or if you want to enable fuzzy searches. To do this go to <menuchoice>Tools -> Rebuild Finger Prints</menuchoice>.


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;3. Disable Scanning For New Images At Start up…  
;3. Disable Scanning For New Images At Start up…  
:By default '''digiKam''' scans your collections for new images. If you feel '''digiKam''' opens slowly when starting up disable this option.  To do this go to <menuchoice>Settings -> Configure digiKam</menuchoice>.  When the  window opens go to the last option on the <menuchoice>Miscellaneous</menuchoice> screen and disable it. See screen capture below..
:By default '''digiKam''' scans your collections for new images. If you feel '''digiKam''' opens slowly when starting up disable this option.  To do this go to <menuchoice>Settings -> Configure digiKam</menuchoice>.  When the  window opens go to the last option on the <menuchoice>Miscellaneous</menuchoice> screen and disable it. See screen capture below..




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[[Image:Digikam_Screenshot-14.jpg|center|500px|thumb]]
[[Image:Digikam_Screenshot-14.jpg|center|500px|thumb]]




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These options will definitely improve performance and will give you a much more pleasant experience with '''digiKam…'''
These options will definitely improve performance and will give you a much more pleasant experience with '''digiKam…'''


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Revision as of 11:30, 22 February 2011

Optimise DigiKam’s Performance..

Transcribed from Mohamed Malik's web post of 21 February 2011

There are a few things that you can do inorder to optimise the performance of digiKam when you are using it for the first time.

1. Rebuild All Thumbnails...
When digiKam starts it loads the thumbnails whenever an album is opened. Most of the time this takes sometime, however you can solve this issue by generating thumbnails. To do this go to Tools -> Rebuild All Thumbnails. Depending on the amount of images on your collection this will take sometime.
2. Rebuild All Finger Prints…..
This option is a must if you want to search your images for duplicates or if you want to enable fuzzy searches. To do this go to Tools -> Rebuild Finger Prints.
3. Disable Scanning For New Images At Start up…
By default digiKam scans your collections for new images. If you feel digiKam opens slowly when starting up disable this option. To do this go to Settings -> Configure digiKam. When the window opens go to the last option on the Miscellaneous screen and disable it. See screen capture below..



These options will definitely improve performance and will give you a much more pleasant experience with digiKam…