XnView Software

I recently had to rebuild my Categories using all the images that were tagged with the metadata using the "Import XMP subject or IPTC keywords to DB Categories" function.

I noticed that all the default categories I was able to delete except for one: "Other". Never had this issue before.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Yes.
Later, I created new categories , then I could delete this one.

I dont know if anything else permits to delete it
I think it's not possible to have no categories at all.

I created many new categories. I'm still unable to delete it.

rinthe wrote:I created many new categories. I'm still unable to delete it.

You can't delete some created categories? could you send me your .db?

xnview wrote:

rinthe wrote:I created many new categories. I'm still unable to delete it.

You can't delete some created categories? could you send me your .db?

I can delete categories I created myself. I can't delete the "Other" Category that comes by Default.

Yes this is still happening!

Also there is a side-effect: when you want to delete multiple categories with shift+select, it doesn't work if you select a group of categories with the Other category in it.

mattalex wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:31 pm Yes this is still happening!

what app version?
in 1.5.5 i can delete Other and it does not apper after restart

mattalex wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:31 pm when you want to delete multiple categories with shift+select, it doesn't work

+1
it just deletes cats one by one, but shall delete all selected


ps. regarding Other

xnview wrote: Thu Jun 22, 2023 8:26 am

user0 wrote: Wed Jun 21, 2023 3:47 pm Well, than its not special enough as it is possible to rename/delete/move_to_subcat and there is no option to revert these changes.

should not, but after checking the use, it seems that was old and no more used...

1.5.5 also. Delete option is greyed out on that, and only that, category.

mattalex wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2023 12:22 pm 1.5.5 also. Delete option is greyed out on that, and only that, category.

press Del on keyboard

nope

Do you have a lot of categories used ?

The only method I've found when this happens is:
Create a category. Move "Other" into this category, and then delete the parent category ...

Or wait for an unpredictable time, and then it will work.

bad-a-bing