[Feature] Allow users to select archiving behavior in regards to faces/people

[MelanieTanaka]

I have searched the existing feature requests to make sure this is not a duplicate request.

• Yes

The feature

Since archiving faces causing search for people to break is apparently seen as intended behavior and not a bug (see #15339)

I would like to request the ability to let users decide for themselves if that should be the case on their servers.

Something like this:

Any other requested granular controls for archiving could also be included in this section.

This would resolve:
#12585 (in addition to search, the potential of duplicate entries is another issue)
#15339
https://www.reddit.com/r/immich/comments/1g3qx2u/peopleface_detection_and_archived_photos/

Platform

• Server
• Web
• Mobile

[Aevaris]

I'd like this as well. My use case would be that I have some really old photos from my family. I don't want them generally in my timeline so I would like to archive them. But, I'd like to be able to still have face match and the option to search for them, e.g. 'include archive?' as a search option.

[MelanieTanaka]

The advanced search menu does have an "include in archive" however this doesn't enable you to select a face to search for if all that person's photos are archived. Which comes back around to the way it currently works breaking search ability.

[Pyramiden]

Thank you for this feature request, I need it as well.
I like to keep my timeline clean and archive the photos as soon as they are added to albums but it certainly don't mean I want the faces to disappear!