diff --git a/lib/Command/RescanPhotos.php b/lib/Command/RescanPhotos.php
index 6dac6b03d..e7d70f842 100644
--- a/lib/Command/RescanPhotos.php
+++ b/lib/Command/RescanPhotos.php
@@ -26,84 +26,94 @@
 
 class RescanPhotos extends Command {
 
-	protected IUserManager $userManager;
-	protected OutputInterface $output;
-	protected IManager $encryptionManager;
-	protected PhotofilesService $photofilesService;
-	protected IConfig $config;
+  protected IUserManager $userManager;
+  protected OutputInterface $output;
+  protected IManager $encryptionManager;
+  protected PhotofilesService $photofilesService;
+  protected IConfig $config;
 
-	public function __construct(IUserManager $userManager,
-		IManager $encryptionManager,
-		PhotofilesService $photofilesService,
-		IConfig $config) {
-		parent::__construct();
-		$this->userManager = $userManager;
-		$this->encryptionManager = $encryptionManager;
-		$this->photofilesService = $photofilesService;
-		$this->config = $config;
-	}
+  public function __construct(
+    IUserManager $userManager,
+    IManager $encryptionManager,
+    PhotofilesService $photofilesService,
+    IConfig $config) {
+    parent::__construct();
+    $this->userManager = $userManager;
+    $this->encryptionManager = $encryptionManager;
+    $this->photofilesService = $photofilesService;
+    $this->config = $config;
+  }
 
-	/**
-	 * @return void
-	 */
-	protected function configure() {
-		$this->setName('maps:scan-photos')
-			->setDescription('Rescan photos GPS exif data')
-			->addArgument(
-				'user_id',
-				InputArgument::OPTIONAL,
-				'Rescan photos GPS exif data for the given user'
-			)
-			->addOption(
-				'now',
-				null,
-				InputOption::VALUE_NONE,
-				'Dot the rescan now and not as background jobs. Doing it now might run out of memory.'
-			);
-	}
+  /**
+   * @return void
+   */
+  protected function configure() {
+    $this->setName('maps:scan-photos')
+      ->setDescription('Rescan photos GPS exif data')
+      ->addArgument(
+        'user_id',
+        InputArgument::OPTIONAL,
+        'Rescan photos GPS exif data for the given user'
+      )
+      ->addArgument(
+        'path',
+        InputArgument::OPTIONAL,
+        'Scan photos GPS exif data for the given path under user\'s files without wiping the database.'
+      )
+      ->addOption(
+        'now',
+        null,
+        InputOption::VALUE_NONE,
+        'Dot the rescan now and not as background jobs. Doing it now might run out of memory.'
+      );
+  }
 
-	/**
-	 * @param InputInterface $input
-	 * @param OutputInterface $output
-	 * @return int
-	 */
-	protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int {
-		if ($this->encryptionManager->isEnabled()) {
-			$output->writeln('Encryption is enabled. Aborted.');
-			return 1;
-		}
-		$this->output = $output;
-		$userId = $input->getArgument('user_id');
-		$inBackground = !($input->getOption('now') ?? true);
-		if ($inBackground) {
-			echo "Extracting coordinates from photo is performed in a BackgroundJob \n";
-		}
-		if ($userId === null) {
-			$this->userManager->callForSeenUsers(function (IUser $user) use ($inBackground) {
-				$this->rescanUserPhotos($user->getUID(), $inBackground);
-			});
-		} else {
-			$user = $this->userManager->get($userId);
-			if ($user !== null) {
-				$this->rescanUserPhotos($userId, $inBackground);
-			}
-		}
-		return 0;
-	}
+  /**
+   * @param InputInterface $input
+   * @param OutputInterface $output
+   * @return int
+   */
+  protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int {
+    if ($this->encryptionManager->isEnabled()) {
+      $output->writeln('Encryption is enabled. Aborted.');
+      return 1;
+    }
+    $this->output = $output;
+    $userId = $input->getArgument('user_id');
+    $pathToScan = $input->getArgument('path');
+    $inBackground = !($input->getOption('now') ?? true);
+    if ($inBackground) {
+      echo "Extracting coordinates from photo is performed in a BackgroundJob \n";
+    }
+    if ($userId === null) {
+      $this->userManager->callForSeenUsers(function (IUser $user, string $pathToScan) use ($inBackground) {
+        $this->rescanUserPhotos($user->getUID(), $inBackground, $pathToScan);
+      });
+    } else {
+      $user = $this->userManager->get($userId);
+      if ($user !== null) {
+        $this->rescanUserPhotos($userId, $inBackground, $pathToScan);
+      }
+    }
+    return 0;
+  }
 
-	/**
-	 * @param string $userId
-	 * @param bool $inBackground
-	 * @return void
-	 * @throws \OCP\PreConditionNotMetException
-	 */
-	private function rescanUserPhotos(string $userId, bool $inBackground = true) {
-		echo '======== User '.$userId.' ========'."\n";
-		$c = 1;
-		foreach ($this->photofilesService->rescan($userId, $inBackground) as $path) {
-			echo '['.$c.'] Photo "'.$path.'" added'."\n";
-			$c++;
-		}
-		$this->config->setUserValue($userId, 'maps', 'installScanDone', 'yes');
-	}
+  /**
+   * @param string $userId
+   * @param bool $inBackground
+   * @param string $pathToScan
+   * @return void
+   * @throws \OCP\PreConditionNotMetException
+   */
+  private function rescanUserPhotos(string $userId, bool $inBackground = true, string $pathToScan = null) {
+    echo '======== User ' . $userId . ' ========' . "\n";
+    $c = 1;
+    foreach ($this->photofilesService->rescan($userId, $inBackground, $pathToScan) as $path) {
+      echo '[' . $c . '] Photo "' . $path . '" added' . "\n";
+      $c++;
+    }
+    if ($pathToScan === null) {
+      $this->config->setUserValue($userId, 'maps', 'installScanDone', 'yes');
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Service/PhotofilesService.php b/lib/Service/PhotofilesService.php
index 461b0c3ca..c87a2ee0d 100644
--- a/lib/Service/PhotofilesService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/PhotofilesService.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
 require_once __DIR__ . '/../../vendor/autoload.php';
+
 use lsolesen\pel\PelDataWindow;
 use lsolesen\pel\PelEntryAscii;
 use lsolesen\pel\PelEntryRational;
@@ -71,11 +72,16 @@ public function __construct(
 		$this->backgroundJobCache = $this->cacheFactory->createDistributed('maps:background-jobs');
 	}
 
-	public function rescan($userId, $inBackground = true) {
+	public function rescan($userId, $inBackground = true, $pathToScan = null) {
 		$this->photosCache->clear($userId);
 		$userFolder = $this->root->getUserFolder($userId);
-		$photos = $this->gatherPhotoFiles($userFolder, true);
-		$this->photoMapper->deleteAll($userId);
+		if ($pathToScan === null) {
+			$folder = $userFolder;
+			$this->photoMapper->deleteAll($userId);
+		} else {
+			$folder = $userFolder->get($pathToScan);
+		}
+		$photos = $this->gatherPhotoFiles($folder, true);
 		foreach ($photos as $photo) {
 			if ($inBackground) {
 				$this->addPhoto($photo, $userId);
@@ -404,7 +410,7 @@ private function gatherPhotoFiles($folder, $recursive) {
 				}
 				try {
 					$notes = array_merge($notes, $this->gatherPhotoFiles($node, $recursive));
-				} catch (\OCP\Files\StorageNotAvailableException|\Exception $e) {
+				} catch (\OCP\Files\StorageNotAvailableException | \Exception $e) {
 					$msg = 'WARNING: Could not access ' . $node->getName();
 					echo($msg . "\n");
 					$this->logger->error($msg);
@@ -442,12 +448,12 @@ private function getExif($file) : ?ExifGeoData {
 			$exif_geo_data->validate(true);
 		} catch (ExifDataInvalidException $e) {
 			$exif_geo_data = null;
-			$this->logger->notice($e->getMessage(), ['code' => $e->getCode(),'path' => $path]);
+			$this->logger->notice($e->getMessage(), ['code' => $e->getCode(), 'path' => $path]);
 		} catch (ExifDataNoLocationException $e) {
-			$this->logger->notice($e->getMessage(), ['code' => $e->getCode(),'path' => $path]);
+			$this->logger->notice($e->getMessage(), ['code' => $e->getCode(), 'path' => $path]);
 		} catch (\Throwable $f) {
 			$exif_geo_data = null;
-			$this->logger->error($f->getMessage(), ['code' => $f->getCode(),'path' => $path]);
+			$this->logger->error($f->getMessage(), ['code' => $f->getCode(), 'path' => $path]);
 		}
 		return $exif_geo_data;
 	}
@@ -519,19 +525,25 @@ private function setGeolocation($pelSubIfdGps, $latitudeDegreeDecimal, $longitud
 			= $this->degreeDecimalToDegreeMinuteSecond(abs($longitudeDegreeDecimal));
 
 		$pelSubIfdGps->addEntry(new PelEntryAscii(
-			PelTag::GPS_LATITUDE_REF, $latitudeRef));
+			PelTag::GPS_LATITUDE_REF,
+			$latitudeRef
+		));
 		$pelSubIfdGps->addEntry(new PelEntryRational(
 			PelTag::GPS_LATITUDE,
 			[$latitudeDegreeMinuteSecond['degree'], 1],
 			[$latitudeDegreeMinuteSecond['minute'], 1],
-			[round($latitudeDegreeMinuteSecond['second'] * 1000), 1000]));
+			[round($latitudeDegreeMinuteSecond['second'] * 1000), 1000]
+		));
 		$pelSubIfdGps->addEntry(new PelEntryAscii(
-			PelTag::GPS_LONGITUDE_REF, $longitudeRef));
+			PelTag::GPS_LONGITUDE_REF,
+			$longitudeRef
+		));
 		$pelSubIfdGps->addEntry(new PelEntryRational(
 			PelTag::GPS_LONGITUDE,
 			[$longitudeDegreeMinuteSecond['degree'], 1],
 			[$longitudeDegreeMinuteSecond['minute'], 1],
-			[round($longitudeDegreeMinuteSecond['second'] * 1000), 1000]));
+			[round($longitudeDegreeMinuteSecond['second'] * 1000), 1000]
+		));
 	}
 
 	private function degreeDecimalToDegreeMinuteSecond($degreeDecimal) {
@@ -542,5 +554,4 @@ private function degreeDecimalToDegreeMinuteSecond($degreeDecimal) {
 		$second = $remainder * 60;
 		return ['degree' => $degree, 'minute' => $minute, 'second' => $second];
 	}
-
 }