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When moving photos on disk collections set to "folder" reset to "film roll"

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Description

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Describe the bug

When moving photos on the disk (using shift+m) the collections module resets to "film roll" mode.

Steps to reproduce

Set collections to "folder". Move some photos on the disk using darktable. Observe module "collections" resetting to film-roll-mode.

Expected behavior

darktable should not change the mode of collections module when moving files.

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Where did you obtain darktable from?

darktable.org / GitHub release

darktable version

5.4 appimage

What OS are you using?

Linux

What is the version of your OS?

bazzite 43 (KDE)

Describe your system

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Are you using OpenCL GPU in darktable?

Yes

If yes, what is the GPU card and driver?

Nvidia RTX 2060m

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Research direction

Reproduce this in darktable 5.4 on Linux: set the Collections module to folder mode, move photos with Shift+M, and observe the mode afterward. Trace the file-moving action and Collections state handling; done means moving photos leaves the module in folder mode instead of resetting it to film-roll mode.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
50/100

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